Kennys Vargas

ABOUT KENNYS VARGAS

First baseman and designated hitter who has gained fame for his play for the Minnesota Twins of the MLB between 2014-2017. He later signed with Chiba Lotte Marines of the Nippon Professional Baseball league in 2018.

He was originally undrafted in the 2008 MLB Draft. He later signed with the Twins in February 2009 after being invited for an independent evaluation.

He won a silver medal with the Puerto Rican national baseball club at the 2017 World Baseball Classic. He has played with Indios de Mayagüez in Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente.

He was born and raised in Canóvanas, Puerto Rico. He is married to Sheilyann Rodríguez. They have two children together.

He and Javier Baez have played as teammates for Puerto Rico's national baseball team.