Five months after making his return from Tommy John surgery, Jason Vargas made his spring debut on Monday, allowing three runs in two innings in the Royals’ 14-3 thrashing of the Seattle Mariners at the Peoria Sports Complex.
The game was moved up an hour and shortened to seven innings as an afternoon rain storm hit the area. The Royals improved to 2-1 in the Cactus League.
Vargas returned to the mound for the first time since allowing three runs in 12 innings across three starts last September. He allowed a single to former Royals outfielder Jarrod Dyson and an RBI double to Jean Segura in the first inning.