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Vargas Gets 5 Hits
Saturday, July 18th , 2026
It's not something you read about in the sports pages every day -- a 5-for-6 day. For many, it might come around only once in a career -- and for Tony Vargas, it came around today.
The 25-year-old right fielder scattered hits all over Ballpark of Brooklyn to pace the 17-2 Brooklyn Cyclones victory over the Hickory Crawdads.
Hickory skipper Antonio Jones told reporters in the press room that "Vargas deserves a hat-tip."
"He hit some good pitches against us," he said. "In fact, according to our scouting reports, Vargas hit several that he is not supposed to be able to hit."
Tony Vargas singled in the 1st, singled in the 2nd, hit a two-run home run off Alex Giron in the 3rd, grounded out in the 4th, hit an RBI single in the 5th and hit an RBI single in the 6th.
This season, Vargas is swinging the bat at a .349 pace. He has hit 4 home runs and scored 18 times, while driving in 26. His on-base percentage is .381 and he has played in 31 games.
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Injury Derails Season for Mahaffy
Thursday, July 16th , 2026
The Rome Braves have lost the services of Jonathan Mahaffy for the rest of this season. He suffered a torn flexor tendon in his elbow in a recent ballgame and the follow-up report from the medical staff is not good. Mahaffy is out for the year.
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King Keeps Hit Streak Alive
Wednesday, July 15th , 2026
Nobody has been able to shut down Greensboro Grasshoppers catcher Nathan King in recent days. The Aberdeen Ironbirds fared no better than the rest.
Today at Ironbirds Ballpark, King picked up 1 hit in 2 at-bats en route to a win, 8-7. It stretched his hitting string to 20 consecutive games.
Nathan King flied out in the 11th and hit an RBI single in the 13th.
This season, King has banged out 62 hits in 209 at-bats for a .297 average with 2 home runs. He is getting on base at a .352 pace and his totals also include 20 RBIs and 22 runs scored.
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