D-backs' Ildemaro Vargas extends 23-game hit streak, tied for second longest to start MLB season since 1940
Arizona Diamondbacks utility infielder Ildemaro Vargas extended his hit streak to 23 games, tying the second-longest streak to begin a Major League Baseball season since 1940. The 34-year-old switch-hitter currently leads the majors with a .378 batting average. Vargas matched Édgar Rentería's 2006 mark with the Atlanta Braves and is seven games shy of tying Ron LeFlore's record of 30 consecutive hits to start a season.
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