Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said Thursday there are no plans to take playing time away from Vargas when Carlos Santana (thigh) is ready to be activated, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports. Gilbert reports that Santana could rejoin the Diamondbacks as early as Friday, but there may not be a path to regular at-bats for the 39-year-old, who batted .083 over eight games at the time of his injury. Vargas as filled in at first base and has been an offensive juggernaut for Arizona, compiling a .364/.386/.627 slash line while topping the team with six home runs and 22 RBI.
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Ildemaro Vargas Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/24L 10-5400000000020003/23L 7-0100000000010003/22W 11-1411000120050043/21W 5-2212020000000043/20W 8-7100000000000003/18W 16-8221100021020013/154-4311100000020013/13W 11-5402200000060023/11L 13-3312100110020053/9W 2-1300000000040003/7L 7-4301100000020013/5L 8-1300000000020003/1W 9-6422200010010022/27W 3-1312200000000022/25L 10-7301010020010022/23L 9-5402110000030032/21L 11-630000001004000
Preseason Totals 5091711402910370027 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB5/7L 4-2401100000050015/6L 1-0300000000010005/5W 9-0501010010050025/3L 8-2300000000020005/2L 2-0400000000030005/1L 6-5404400011070044/30L 13-1402200000030024/29W 6-2512200000050024/28L 13-2201100001040014/26W 12-7533011140060094/25L 6-4411100000040014/23L 4-1401100000030014/22W 11-7522000250040084/21L 11-5411000130020044/19L 10-4401100000050014/182-2200000000030004/17W 6-3301100000050014/15W 8-5512110000040034/14W 4-3511000130070044/13L 9-7412110000010034/12W 4-3511010000060024/10W 5-4411100010070014/9W 7-1411010001040024/8W 7-2423300000010034/7L 4-3501100000030014/5W 6-5201001021040034/2L 17-2202110010010034/1W 1-0301100000010013/30W 9-642210011002005
Regular Season Totals 11218392472622401080068
Ildemaro Vargas Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 622410.36026724000700.381Away 15220.37317403000290.403Home 517190.3459321000410.357Night 515180.3409402000370.364Day 17230.37717322000330.397March 1120.500100000050.500April 519320.37219623000570.393May 0270.292610100080.320Opponent vs CWS 3 8 4 0.308 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0.308 vs NYM 0 0 5 0.385 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 0.429 vs BAL 1 3 5 0.357 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.357 vs DET 1 1 3 0.429 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.429 vs CHC 0 1 5 0.417 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0.462 vs ATL 0 3 3 0.750 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 0.800 vs SD 1 4 4 0.444 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 0.444 vs MIL 0 0 5 0.455 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0.500 vs PHI 0 1 2 0.222 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.222 vs PIT 0 1 2 0.167 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.167 vs TOR 0 0 3 0.300 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.300 Venue @ Philadelphia 0 1 2 0.222 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.222 @ New York 0 0 5 0.385 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 0.429 @ Arizona 4 13 15 0.326 8 2 1 1 0 0 0 31 0.340 @ Chicago 0 1 5 0.417 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0.462 @ Baltimore 1 3 5 0.357 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.357 @ Milwaukee 0 0 5 0.455 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0.500
Ildemaro Vargas Player Profile
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Ildemaro Vargas: Breaking News
Hitting streak comes to end
Vargas went 0-for-4 in Saturday's loss to the Cubs. Arizona's offense was limited to four hits and zero runs by Chicago, so Vargas certainly wasn't the only Diamondback to have a quiet day at the plate. The veteran infielder entered the game with three straight multi-hit performances and a 24-game hitting streak to open the campaign, and he's still slashing a robust .388/.412/.673 overall, so Saturday's hitless effort shouldn't dim what has been an out-of-nowhere torrid start.
Extends streak with four-hit game
Vargas went 4-for-4 with a walk and an RBI in Friday's 6-5 loss to the Cubs. While Arizona wasn't able to take advantage of having Vargas on base every time through the order, it was still another impressive effort from the 34-year-old switch hitter. Vargas has hit safely in 24 straight games to begin the campaign, tied for the second-longest streak within a single season in Diamondbacks history with Tony Womack in 2000, and his overall streak stands at 27 games dating back to the end of last year -- putting him within striking distance of matching or exceeding Luis Gonzalez's club-record streak of 30 games, set in 1999. Vargas is slashing a stunning .404/.429/.702 so far in 2026 with 14 extra-base hits, including six homers to already tie his career high, along with 19 runs and 21 RBI.