José Sotero Vargas (1905 – death date unknown) was a Cuban

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in the

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in the 1930s and 1940s. A native of

Manzanillo, Cuba Manzanillo is a municipality and city in the Granma Province of Cuba. By population, it is the 14th-largest Cuban city and the most populated one not being a provincial seat. Geography It is a port city in the Granma Province in eastern Cuba on ...

, Vargas made his

debut in 1935 with the

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. He went on to play for the

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in 1939 and 1944.

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1905 births Date of birth missing Year of death missing Place of death missing 20th-century Cuban sportsmen Baseball outfielders Baseball players from Granma Province Cuban baseball coaches Cuban baseball players Cuban expatriate baseball players in the United States Cuban Stars (East) players Negro league baseball players New York Cubans players People from Manzanillo, Cuba {{negro-league-baseball-outfielder-stub