DH Kennys Vargas hit a 3-run homer in the third inning of Tuesday's game. Vargas' blast was estimated at 475 feet, which marks the third-longest homer in Target Field history. It was the first time this season that Vargas had gone deep against a left-handed pitcher.

1B Kennys Vargas was credited with the second-longest home run of the 2017 season when his fourth-inning shot to center field against San Francisco Giants RHP Jeff Samardzija was measured at 471 feet. It was his sixth homer of the season. Washington Nationals 1B Ryan Zimmerman has the longest homer of the season, a 481-footer.

1B Kennys Vargas was recalled from Triple-A Rochester to take the place of SS Jorge Polanco on the roster. Polanco was placed on the bereavement list. Vargas put on a show in batting practice, hitting a ball into the upper deck in right field at Safeco Field. The only player reach that level during a game was retired slugger Mo Vaughn. "Where I think he'll fit in the lineup, we'll use him," Twins manager Paul Molitor said of Vargas. "When Jorge gets back, we'll see where we're at."

DH Kennys Vargas was optioned to Triple-A Rochester after the 15-inning game Sunday with the Twins needing bullpen reinforcements. Vargas went 0-for-8 with four strikeouts Sunday, leaving him with a .258/.280/.483 slash line. He has five homers and 19 RBIs.

DH Kennys Vargas had two hits on Friday and drove in Minnesota's first run with a single in the seventh off Tampa Bay RHP Chris Archer. Vargas has hit safely in six straight games and has three games in a row with multiple hits. He's hit .474 during the streak and has an RBI in four of his last six games.

DH Kennys Vargas seems to always hit well versus the Orioles. He doubled twice in Tuesday's 2-0 victory over Baltimore. It is the first time he has hit two doubles in a game since last July 9 versus Texas. Vargas has a .381 career average against the Orioles (8-for-21) in six games.

1B Kennys Vargas stroked a two-run double in the sixth inning, accounting for two of the Twins' three runs. Since being recalled from Triple-A Rochester on April 23, Vargas leads the Twins with 13 RBIs. He has seven RBIs in his last five games.

DH/1B Kennys Vargas hit his third homer of the season on Sunday against Boston. Vargas has homered three times in just 10 games this season since being recalled from Triple-A Rochester. Vargas has hit .294 with eight RBIs and provided a couple of slick fielding plays at first base on Sunday in place of Joe Mauer.

NEW YORK -- Aaron Judge hit his major-league-leading 13th home run and scored the tying run in the seventh inning as the New York Yankees rallied from an early four-run deficit and posted an 8-6 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.Judge had his first career three-hit game -- with a single in the first, a two-run homer in the third and a single in the seventh, when the Yankees scored three times off Joe Biagini (0-1).Matt Holliday also hit a three-run homer as New York won for the 16th time in 21 games. Four relievers combined on five scoreless innings, with Dellin Betances (3-1) recording four outs for the victory and Aroldis Chapman posting his sixth save.Steve Pearce hit a three-run homer and Justin Smoak added an RBI single off CC Sabathia in the first inning. The Blue Jays scored their other runs on a bases-loaded walk by Russell Martin and a groundout by Kendrys Morales.Astros 10, Rangers 1HOUSTON -- Charlie Morton produced his second consecutive quality start while... [More]

OF Kennys Vargas continues to love playing games against the Rangers in Texas. His solo homer in the fourth inning was his third homer in eight career games in Arlington. Vargas is now 9-for-26 lifetime against the Rangers, and all those games have come in Arlington.

1B Kennys Vargas was recalled from Triple-A Rochester before Sunday's game. Minnesota, which hadn't made a roster move until optioning LHP Adalberto Mejia and placing RHP Justin Haley on the disabled list on Sunday, had been using 13 pitchers. Vargas gives manager Paul Molitor a fourth position player off the bench, as well as a bit of switch-hitting power. Vargas was hitting .227 with a double, triple, two homers and 10 RBIs in 12 games with Rochester.

DH/1B Kennys Vargas (left foot) had X-rays after fouling a ball off his foot. The X-rays were negative and Vargas has started to swing the bat in the cages again.

DH/1B Kennys Vargas looks doubtful to open the season with the major league club with Byung Ho Park earning the DH spot. Vargas was used sparingly while away from the team for the World Baseball Classic. Vargas had just nine at-bats during the tournament. When he returned to the team, he fouled a ball off his left foot and had to miss time. He's had 15 spring training at-bats and has one hit.

1B Kennys Vargas homered in the sixth, his 10th, which is a career high. He has homered in back-to-back games for the third time in his career. Of his 35 hits this season, 21 have gone for extra bases. "There have been some things that we have been encouraged about," Twins manager Paul Molitor said. "He's had some stretches where he seems to be a little bit more patient and does a better job of looking for pitches to hit. We've seen that kind of come and go. He hasn't had a lot of hits as far as driving in people when it hasn't gone over the fence. We're looking for some consistency in those type of at-bats as well. But, yeah, I would have to say overall, he's taken somewhat advantage of getting a little bit of an opportunity here in the second half."

1B Kennys Vargas tied the score at 2 with a sixth inning two-run homer. It was his ninth home run, matching a career high set in 2014. Of his 33 hits this season, 19 have gone for extra-bases.

1B Kennys Vargas collected his 17th RBI of the season on Friday, matching his 2015 total.

1B Kennys Vargas was recalled from Rochester. Vargas has a .259 average with six homers and 13 RBIs in 25 games for the big-league club in 2016.

1B Kennys Vargas was recalled from Triple-A Rochester. Vargas has a .259 average with six homers and 13 RBIs in 25 games for the big-league club in 2016.

1B Kennys Vargas made his fifth start in the field on Sunday in his ninth game since his July 4 call-up from Triple-A Rochester. He started in place of Joe Mauer, who was given the day off after scoring the winning run on Saturday night. Vargas was 1-for-4 and has hit safely in seven of his nine games.

DH Kennys Vargas singled in the fourth inning, his first single among 10 hits since making his 2016 MLB debut on July 4. Vargas started the season with six doubles and three homers and was named the American League's Player of the Week before the All-Star break.