Vargas' Streak Ends, Still Leads MLB Batting Average

0:00It's May 3rd, I'm Cory with the story. This is MLB News today, driven by AI and built for baseball fans. Ildemar O Vargas' epic hit streak came to an end today, going 0 for 4 in his last ad bats. That wraps it up at 27 straight games for the Arizona Diamondbacks, the second longest in franchise history. Only Club Legend, Luis Gonzalez, tops it with 30 back in 1999. Nobody saw this coming from Vargas, a career 249 hitter entering the year, and a journeyman on his fifth go-round with Arizona. His streak kicked off with 24 games to start the season, the longest season opening run in 50 years. Before this, his best was just 10 games with Washington in 2022. Fans and analysts are buzzing because it's arguably more impressive than Gonzalez' in today's tougher hitting environment. League batting averages set at 271 in 1999, but they're down to 243 this year, making long streaks rarer. Over the past 20 years, only a few debacks like Paul Goldschmitt and Kettle Marte crack

1:0420. Vargas pushed into rare air by leading Major League Baseball in batting average through 99 played appearances, batting 404 the deepest any diamondback has held that spot. He joins Elite Company like Goldschmitt and Orlando Hudson for early season leads. Even after today's blank, Vargas holds a 47-point edge over Houston's Jordan Alvarez for the top spot. We'll savor the surprises from an underdog lighting up the league.