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Detroit Tigers News: Kennys Vargas Has to Live Up To The Hype

As reported by himself and Bless You Boys, the Tigers signed Kennys Vargas to a minor league deal. According to MLB.com, and to Minnesota Twins fans, he is known as “Little Papi”. Originally signed by the Twins as an undrafted free agent out of Puerto Rico in 2009. In 2014, he played the Futures Game and was able to play for Ron Gardenhire for 54 games in 2014. His MLB career numbers are .252/.311/.437 with 35 career home runs. Another interesting fact is that he is friends with David Ortiz, which might serve as the “Did you know Matthew Stafford played with Clayton Kershaw?