Alexander Vargas

Alexander Vargas (born October 29, 2001) is a Cuban professional baseball infielder who is a free agent. He was named to the Cuba national baseball team for the 2026 World Baseball Classic.

Career Vargas was signed as an international free agent by the New York Yankees in 2018 to a $2.5 million signing bonus. In 2020, he was the No. 20 ranked prospect in all of baseball according to MLB Pipeline. Vargas was promoted to the Double-A Somerset Patriots for the 2024 season where he hit .254/.375/.668.

In August 2025, Vargas was released by the Yankees. He signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds later that month and was assigned to the High-A Dayton Dragons. In 18 games with Dayton in 2025, Vargas hit .242/.323/.617.

Vargas was assigned to the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts to begin the 2026 season, where he batted .339/.383/.393 with eight RBI and two stolen bases across 16 appearances. On April 28, 2026, Vargas was released by the Reds organization.