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On January 9, 2020, Chargois signed with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Chargois was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Dodgers on February 23, 2018. He split both 2018 and 2019 between the AAA Oklahoma City Dodgers and Los Angeles. With the Dodgers he was 3–4 with a 4.53 ERA in 60 games. Chargois was released by the Dodgers on December 28, 2019 to pursue an opportunity in Japan.

In 2017, Chargois was optioned to Rochester towards the end of spring training, where he was intended to be the team's closer After making two appearances for Rochester, Chargois went on the disabled list with an elbow injury. He missed the rest of the season while recovering from the injury, which was labeled as a stress reaction.

Chargois opened the 2015 season with the Fort Myers Miracle of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League. After pitching to a 1-0 record and a 2.40 ERA in 15 relief innings pitched, the Twins promoted Chargois to the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Class AA Southern League, where he finished the season with a 1-1 record and 2.73 ERA in 32 relief appearances. After the 2015 season, the Twins added Chargois to their 40-man roster. He began the 2016 season in Chattanooga, and after compiling a 1.54 ERA through 11.2 innings, received a promotion to the Rochester Red Wings of the Class AAA International League in May.

The Minnesota Twins selected Chargois as a pitcher in the second round, with the 72nd overall selection, of the 2012 MLB draft. He signed with the Twins, receiving a $712,600 signing bonus. He appeared in 12 games for the Elizabethton Twins of the Rookie-level Appalachian League, pitching to a 1.69 earned run average (ERA), and recording five saves in 16 innings. He underwent Tommy John surgery in 2013. After missing the 2013 and 2014 season with recovery from surgery, he pitched for the Twins in an instructional league after the 2014 season.

Chargois attended Sulphur High School in Sulphur, Louisiana. He was named to the All-State team in 2009, his senior year. He then enrolled at Rice University to play college baseball for the Rice Owls baseball team as a first baseman and pitcher. In 2011, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was named a league all-star. In 2012, his junior year, he went 4-1 with a 2.15 ERA in 37.2 relief innings along with batting .323 in 51 games.

Jon Thomas Chargois (Shag-wa; born December 3, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins and Los Angeles Dodgers.