Miguel Vargas named AL Player of the Week

After a swing tweak, Miguel Vargas seems like he may have reinvented himself. Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images MLB announced its Players of the Week for May 12, with White Sox infielder Miguel Vargas taking home AL honors after hitting .417 with four longballs and nine driven in against the Reds and Cubs. Cincinnati outfielder Will Benson won the award on the NL side. Vargas is the first Sox player to win the distinction since Luis Robert Jr. in June 2023, with other recent honorees including Johnny Cueto, José Abreu, and, of course, Yermín Mercedes.

Vargas posted his best week as a member of the South Siders, hitting .417/.423/1.000 and notching four multi-hit games, including his first career…