When asked about his performance last season, White Sox third baseman Miguel Vargas has amnesia.

“I don’t remember anything about last year,” he said.

It’s probably for the best that he’s trying to forget 2024. Vargas batted .104/.217/.170 with a .387 OPS in 42 games for the Sox after they acquired him in a three-team deal that sent right-handers Erick Fedde and Michael Kopech to the Cardinals and Dodgers, respectively.

Vargas’ struggles continued through the first 24 games this season. He batted .157/.247/.217 during that stretch, not providing much of anything for the Sox.

In a series against the Twins in April, however, Vargas moved his hands up higher on the bat, which allowed him to be more on time in the zone, and he has been raking ever since. Before Saturday, Vargas was batting .343/.418/.629 since April 24, including the first multihomer game of his career in the 13-3 loss to the Cubs on Friday. He has 14 RBI in his last 21 games.

“Sometimes that’s how baseball works,” Vargas said.

“You try to figure it out, and then one day, you find out, and it works. I’m very happy to get the results right away. I can be consistent with it.”

It’s a credit to Vargas, hitting coach Marcus Thames and director of hitting Ryan Fuller that they found a solution.

With no minor-league options, time was waning on how long of a runway the Sox could give Vargas to sort out his issues at the plate. But the immediate success has been striking.

Even Vargas’ outs have been hit hard — entering Saturday, he had the highest hard-hit percentage of his career (39.0%) aside from his brief 18-game stint with the Dodgers in 2022.

“The mechanical adjustment led to [Vargas] being able to be himself, be confident and just play the game and not have to think about: ‘Is my swing good enough?’ ” manager Will Venable said.

“He’s obviously impacting the ball, controlling the zone and playing good defense.”

Entering Saturday, shortstop Colson Montgomery , the Sox’ No. 6 prospect, was 6-for-17 with three doubles and four RBI in four games since returning to Triple-A Charlotte after being sent to Arizona to reset in April.

“We feel like he’s on a positive track,” general manager Chris Getz said.

“Happy for him considering what he’s gone through, but also happy for the organization. We acted on that one and another example of a process that we feel like was working.”

The Sox put left-hander Tyler Gilbert on the 15-day injured list with a sprained medial collateral ligament. He left the series opener Friday after facing two batters in the sixth inning and experiencing some discomfort.

Gilbert, who has a 4.85 ERA in 13 games, began the season on the injured list with bursitis in his left knee.

In a corresponding move, the Sox called up left-hander Jared Shuster from Triple-A.