US EditionArizona’s Ildemaro Vargas Sets Record for Venezuela-Born Player with a 27-Game Hit Streak
Vargas was batting .378 with six homers and 20 RBIs, and his 27-game run broke the mark held by Wilson Ramos.
- On Friday, Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ildemaro Vargas extended his hitting streak to 27 games, breaking the major league record for a Venezuela-born player and establishing himself as one of baseball's biggest surprises this year.
- Vargas surpassed the 26-game hitting streak set by Wilson Ramos for the New York Mets in 2019, breaking the previous record held by a Venezuela-born player. He had previously been tied with Ramos for the distinction.
- Entering the weekend series against the Chicago Cubs, Vargas was batting.378 with six homers and 20 RBIs. His 24-game streak to start this season also established a new franchise record for Arizona.
- Coming into this year, the 34-year-old journeyman was a.249 hitter with 145 RBIs in 458 big league games, including time in Washington. He has already matched his career high for homers set in 2019.
- Recent success includes a single at Wrigley Field against the Cubs and an RBI single during Thursday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers. These performances underscore his transformative 2026 season.
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Arizona's Ildemaro Vargas sets record for Venezuela-born player with a 27-game hit streak
Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ildemaro Vargas has extended his hitting streak to 27 games, breaking the major league record for a Venezuela native.
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Since this Friday May 1 Ildemaro Vargas is the Venezuelan with the longest chain of games connecting hit that is already 27, leaving Wilson Ramos (26) behind, after getting four unstoppable in the game that his Arizona Cascabeles lost 6 runs by 5 to Chicago Cubros, on the day of Great League baseball. Ildemaro Vargas, born in Caripito (Monagas state) 34 years ago, had four attempts with the bat and in all it connected simple, received a base by …
Caripito overcame the historic Wilson Ramos brand in his first turn before the Cubs. With an average of .404, Arizona’s utility not only has the longest run of the day, but also signs the best start of season for a criollo in the history of the Major Leagues. The post Ildemaro Vargas reaches 27 games with hit and sets a record for criollos in MLB appeared first on EL NATIONAL.
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