Jason Matthew Vargas was born on February 2,1983 and is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
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30 Facts About Jason Vargas
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Jason Vargas has played in Major League Baseball for the Florida Marlins, Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Angels, Kansas City Royals, New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies.
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Jason Vargas attended Victor Valley High School in Victorville, California, where he played for the school's baseball team under his father, who was head coach.
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Jason Vargas's father retired in 1998, and Vargas transferred to Apple Valley High School in Apple Valley.
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Jason Vargas declined to sign with Minnesota, and instead enrolled at Louisiana State University to play college baseball for the LSU Tigers.
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Jason Vargas saw occasional playing time as a first baseman and designated hitter.
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Jason Vargas decided to transfer out of LSU after the 2002 season to Cypress College for the 2003 season, picking a junior college so he would still be eligible for the draft.
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Jason Vargas was the Southern California junior college player of the year for his work on the mound and at the plate.
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That, combined with Jason Vargas' signing bonus demands, depressed his draft stock, so he went undrafted.
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Jason Vargas transferred to California State University, Long Beach to play for the Long Beach State 49ers for his junior year.
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Florida Marlins drafted Jason Vargas out of Long Beach State with their second-round pick in the 2004 MLB draft, and he was signed by scout Robby Cosaro; he was a collegiate teammate of Jered Weaver, who was the Anaheim Angels' first-round pick in 2004.
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Jason Vargas finished 2004 with three starts at the end of the 2004 campaign with one of the Marlins' Single-A affiliates, the Greensboro Grasshoppers of the South Atlantic League.
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Baseball America predicted that Jason Vargas would start the season in Greensboro and finish it in High A with the Jupiter Hammerheads; Jason Vargas would very easily surpass that expectation during the 2005 season.
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Jason Vargas did start the 2005 season with Greensboro, as was expected, but he advanced quickly through the Marlins' minor-league system.
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Jason Vargas made his major-league debut on July 14,2005, the same day on which the Marlins designated veteran starter Al Leiter for assignment.
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Unlike Kensing, Olsen, and Bazardo, Jason Vargas enjoyed nearly immediate success upon his arrival in the major leagues, and after Ismael Valdez returned from a leg injury, the Marlins moved Brian Moehler to the bullpen and left Jason Vargas in their rotation.
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Jason Vargas had a bone spur removed from his left elbow in October, and had surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left hip on March 17,2008, following which he missed the entire 2008 season.
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On December 10,2008, Jason Vargas was one of seven players sent to the Seattle Mariners in a three-team trade between the Mets, Mariners, and the Cleveland Indians.
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Jason Vargas was optioned down to the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers on July 7,2009, to make roster room for Chris Shelton.
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Jason Vargas started the 2010 Mariner season in the squad's starting rotation, and through June proved to be one of the most surprising success stories on the troubled Seattle team's roster.
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On December 19,2012, Jason Vargas was traded to the Los Angeles Angels for first baseman Kendrys Morales.
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On November 21,2013, Jason Vargas signed a four-year, $32 million contract with the Kansas City Royals.
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Jason Vargas opened the 2014 season as the number three starter for the Royals and posted a career-best 3.
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On July 21,2015, during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Jason Vargas was forced to leave the game after throwing only 26 pitches, with an apparent injury to his throwing arm.
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The next day, Jason Vargas was diagnosed with a torn UCL in his left elbow, forcing him to undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the remainder of the 2015 season and much of the 2016 season.
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On February 18,2018, Jason Vargas signed with the Mets for two years and $16 million, plus an $8 million option for a third year.
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Jason Vargas missed the first month of the season due to the broken right hand.
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Jason Vargas became a free agent following the season on November 4,2019.
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