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Stephen Vogt

January 13, 2023

This article is about the American baseball player. For the American astronomer, see Steven S. Vogt.

Stephen Guy Vogt (/ˈvoʊt/ VOHT;[1] born November 1, 1984) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays, Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Atlanta Braves. He was an MLB All-Star in 2015 and 2016. Vogt was selected by Tampa Bay in the 12th round of the 2007 MLB draft. He currently serves as the bullpen and quality control coach for the Seattle Mariners.

Stephen Vogt
Vogt with the Oakland Athletics in 2015
Seattle Mariners
Catcher
Born: (1984-11-01) November 1, 1984 (age 38)
Visalia, California
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 6, 2012, for the Tampa Bay Rays
Last MLB appearance
October 5, 2022, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average.239
Home runs82
Runs batted in313
Teams
As player

As coach

Career highlights and awards

Vogt spent six years in minor leagues in Tampa Bay and was named the franchise's Minor League Player of the Year in 2011, before debuting with the Rays in 2012 at age 27. He started his major league career with a streak of 32 consecutive at-bats without a hit, which set a Tampa Bay record and lasted into his debut with Oakland in 2013. That year, he started all three games of the 2013 American League Division Series, and hit a game-winning single in Game 2. Vogt led American League catchers in most offensive categories for the first half of his 2015 season, and his .277 batting average in 2016 was ranked in the top five among catchers heading into the All-Star break that year.

Vogt left Oakland in 2017 with a batting average of .255 with 49 home runs and 198 runs batted in over 458 games. Vogt joined the Brewers in 2017, playing one injury-shortened season with the team and finishing with a .254 batting average, his highest since 2015. After missing more than a year due to a 2018 shoulder injury, he joined the Giants, his childhood favorite team. He finished 2019 in San Francisco with some of the best offensive numbers of his career, including a .263 batting average, his highest since 2014. Vogt signed a one-year contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks in November 2019.

In 2014, Oakland fans coined for him the chant "I believe in Stephen Vogt!" Vogt won the Catfish Hunter Award for being the Athletics' most inspirational player for three consecutive years and the Dave Stewart Community Service Award for two straight years. Vogt played college baseball at Azusa Pacific University, where he was a two-time All-American selection and set multiple school records.

Early life

Stephen Vogt was born on November 1, 1984,[2] in Visalia, California.[3] He was one of two boys born to Randy and Toni Vogt,[4][5] along with his older brother Danny.[6][7] Randy Vogt was an accountant,[8] and Toni Vogt was the owner and president of the PRISM Weight Loss Program.[5] Stephen Vogt was born into a baseball family: his father had been a pitcher at Fresno State,[9] and two of his uncles played at University of California, Davis, including Mike Vogt, a member of the UC Davis Aggies' All-Time Century Team.[9] Stephen began playing tee-ball at age four,[8] and Randy coached both Stephen and Danny through Little League and Babe Ruth League.[6][8] Randy said his son displayed an aptitude for athletics from an unusually early age: "I don't know if it was a developmental aspect with him, but Stephen's been playing sports since he can walk."[8] Vogt first became a catcher at age nine, when his coach told the kids to run to whichever position they wanted to play; he originally ran for middle infield, but switched to the catcher position after seeing that none of his teammates had taken it.[10]

Vogt's father made his sons participate in at least two sports and two non-athletic activities in school. Vogt played baseball and basketball, joined Associated Student Body, sung in choir, played trumpet and baritone horn through his sophomore year of high school, and participated in plays and musicals all throughout high school.[11][12] He also performed in church musicals since his youth,[12] and dreamed of performing on Broadway if he could not have a career in baseball.[13] Vogt grew up a fan of the San Francisco Giants,[6][14] the favorite team of his father and grandfather;[15] Vogt's favorite players as a child were Will Clark and Barry Bonds,[6][14] and he also admired Marvin Benard and his underdog story.[16][17] His family would drive to San Francisco several times a year for Giants games,[6][18] and they attended the final game at Candlestick Park in 2000, the franchise's first game at Pacific Bell Park,[18][19] and every game of the 2002 World Series at Pac Bell Park.[20]

Vogt attended Central Valley Christian Schools (CVC),[19][21] where his father Randy was the coach of the school's baseball team, the Cavaliers.[8][19] Randy had been coach of the team since 1998, when Vogt was in seventh grade and was the team's batboy.[8] When Vogt reached high school, he played for the team himself,[8][19] and during his four years there set CIF Central Section records for career walks (79) and consecutive steals (65), and second-best career marks for hits (160) and runs (147).[22] In 2003 he was named the East Sierra League Most Valuable Player.[23] Vogt graduated CVC in 2003,[19][21] and as his senior year was concluding he received little interest from prospective college baseball teams, which he attributed in part to the small size of his school. He dreamed of playing baseball at Fresno State, where his father played, but the school did not recruit him.[8] Vogt took part in showcases being put on by Baseball Factory, Inc., a specialist company in player development and college placement for baseball players, and during one of those showcases he was noticed by a recruiting coach from Azusa Pacific University, a small college in Azusa, California.[8] The recruiting coach provided Azusa Pacific coach Paul Svagdis a tape of Vogt, and after watching Vogt take just three swings, Svagdis knew he wanted him on the team and contacted Vogt to recruit him.[22]

Collegiate career

Vogt played as catcher for the Azusa Pacific Cougars baseball team for four years.[8][24] During his time there, his brother Danny was playing baseball for Westmont College, which meant the two occasionally played against each other.[8] In Vogt's freshman season, Vogt had a .431 batting average with six home runs, 20 doubles, 41 runs, and 49 runs batted in (RBIs), and had a 30-game hitting streak,[22] which fell just two games short of the school record.[25] Vogt was selected for an National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) All-American Honorable Mention for the season.[22] In his sophomore year, through April 1, 2005, he was leading the Golden State Athletic Conference with a .422 batting average, and had a team-best 11 doubles, one home run, and 20 RBIs.[22] In May 2005, Vogt was named the Golden State Athletic Conference Player of the Year, the first Cougar to receive the honor. He batted .453 on the season with 67 hits, and finished in the top five in the conference RBIs, doubles, triples, and total bases. He also had 46 walks against 15 strikeouts and an on-base percentage of .582, with a 84-game streak of reaching base safely. Vogt ranked third on the team with a .975 fielding percentage for the season, and threw out 14 of 39 base-stealers.[26]

In his junior year, Vogt had a .404 batting average by April 14, 2006, that ranked fourth in the Golden State Athletic Conference.[27] In his senior year, Vogt had 14 home runs, 70 RBIs,[28][29] 108 hits, 26 doubles,[8] and a .476 batting average, which was one point short of the school record set by Jim Phillips in 1962.[8][19] Vogt's senior year performance helped the Cougars achieve a No. 2 national ranking in baseball and the No. 1 seed in the NAIA World Series.[8][30] Vogt hit higher than .400 each of his four seasons at Azusa Pacific.[8][27] and had an average batting record of .448 across all four seasons.[31] By the end of his collegiate baseball career, Vogt had been a two-time NAIA All-American selection,[9][29] and set 10 school records,[29][31] including single-season school records for hits (108) and doubles (26),[19] as well as career school records for hits (294), doubles (74), total bases (471), RBIs (199), walks (163), and batting average (.448).[19]

Professional career

Draft and minor leagues

The Tampa Bay Rays selected Vogt in the 12th round of the 2007 Major League Baseball draft,[32] with the 365th overall selection.[33][34] He spent the first few years of his minor league career in the Class A divisions of the Rays organization,[8] starting with the Hudson Valley Renegades of the short-season New York–Penn League. He recorded his first professional hit during his 14th at-bat for the team, playing against the Brooklyn Cyclones. Vogt initially struggled in his transition to the pros, hitting .173 through 17 games as of July 13, 2007, with one home run and a team second-best nine RBIs.[31] However, by the end of the season, Vogt had a batting average higher than .300.[35] In 2008, Vogt played for the Columbus Catfish of the South Atlantic League, where he hit .383 in 42 games from June 27 to August 22, with 31 RBIs and a .427 on-base percentage.[36] By the end of the season, he had a .291 batting average,[37][38] with 22 doubles and four home runs.[38]

Vogt joined the Charlotte Stone Crabs of the Florida State League (FSL) in 2009 as a catcher and designated hitter,[37] but appeared in only 10 games before seriously injuring his shoulder.[39][40] While running to home plate during a game, he slid headfirst and tore the labrum in his left shoulder,[8] which required season-ending surgery in May 2009.[41] Vogt never played in the catcher position during the season,[38] and was unable to throw or hit for eight months after the injury,[42] which many feared could be a career-ender.[38] Vogt requested to stay on with the team for the rest of the season, providing encouragement and support without playing as Charlotte advanced to the FSL championship series in September.[37][43] As Vogt worked to rehabilitate his shoulder at his home near Seattle during his offseason,[8][37][44] Vogt repeatedly questioned whether he should continue pursuing a baseball career,[42][44] particularly when his recovery suffered a setback in January 2010.[42][43] He considered retiring as a player and asking the Tampa Bay scouting director for a job in coaching,[40][43] but on multiple occasions, his wife Alyssa encouraged him not to quit.[40][44]

Vogt made it onto Charlotte's opening day roster in 2010,[37] but the team staff did not believe he was fully ready to return, so he was assigned to be a third-string catcher.[8] Despite getting limited playing time due to his spot on the depth chart,[8][43] Vogt was named Player of the Month for the entire Rays organization after a May that included a .404 batting average and 10 RBIs.[43] Vogt still recorded a 17-game hitting streak,[8][43] which was a franchise high,[43] and made the Class A Florida State League All-Star team,[37][45] despite having only 80 at-bats.[40] Vogt played in 106 games as a catcher, first baseman, and outfielder for Charlotte in 2010.[46] He finished the season with a career-high .345 batting average,[42][47] the third-highest all-time by a Rays minor league player. Vogt led the league with a .511 slugging percentage and .910 on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS), ranked second for on-base percentage (.399), and ranked sixth in doubles (31),[38] and won the Florida State League batting title.[46][48] He also won the Rays' 2010 Erik Walker Community Champion Award,[46][49] which honors a minor league player who exemplifies teamwork, sportsmanship, and community involvement.[46]

During the off-season, Vogt played winter baseball to help return to hitting form after his limited at-bats with Charlotte. He could not find a spot in one of the premier winter leagues, however, so he played in the Colombian Professional Baseball League, an unusual move for an American player. Vogt enjoyed the experience, but the league ran out of money and Vogt concluded the season a month earlier than expected.[40] Heading into the 2011 minor league season, Baseball America ranked Vogt #30 on its list of the Rays top 30 prospects, prior to a trade that brought Chris Archer, Hak-Ju Lee, Brandon Guyer and Robinson Chirinos to the Rays; after that trade, Vogt dropped off Baseball America's ranking altogether.[50] Vogt was invited to take part in major league spring training for the Rays,[51][52] marking his first major league invite to camp, at age 26.[37] He was cut and sent down to the minor leagues in March,[53] starting off with the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits of the Southern League,[48] marking Vogt's first time playing above the Class A level.[47][54] By May 19, Vogt was on an eight-game hitting streak and was batting .325, with seven homers and 33 RBIs, the third-best in the league. He also ranked second in the league in total bases, and third in slugging percentage.[48] Vogt received midseason and postseason Southern League All-Star honors for his play in Montgomery.[55][56]

On July 28, 2011, Vogt was called up to the Durham Bulls, a Triple-A team in the International League, after having recorded 85 RBIs in 97 games for Montgomery,[57] the second-highest of any Southern League player.[58][59] Vogt played in his first Triple-A game on July 29, batting 2 for 4 against the Gwinnett Braves,[58][60] during which he was the only Durham player with more than one hit.[60] On August 19, Vogt made his 15th RBI with Durham, which combined with his 85 from Montgomery to bring him to a 100-RBI season for the first time in his career.[61] Vogt batted .301 at Montgomery in 2011, and .290 at Durham.[62] In total between the two teams, Vogt finished the season with a .298 batting average,[63][64] 35 doubles,[55][63] 152 hits, seven triples,[55][56] and 17 home runs,[64] which was just one short of his total of 18 homers across Vogt's previous four seasons combined.[56] He also had 105 RBIs, which led the Rays organization for the season,[56][65] was the 11th highest total in the minor leagues,[38][56] and ranked fourth all-time in Rays farm history.[55][56] Vogt lacked a consistent position in 2011: in 128 total games, he was a catcher in 50,[66] playing other games as a first baseman or outfielder.[67] Vogt was named Tampa Bay's Minor League Player of the Year for 2011.[63][68] Following the season, Vogt again played winter baseball, this time at the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. During one game while playing left field, a large firecracker was thrown behind him and he was forced to flee. The resulting explosion blew a hole in the ground and singeing his neck, resulting in a suspended game as the police were called.[40]

Tampa Bay Rays (2012)

During spring training for the Rays, Vogt was batting .323 through April 3,[64][69] and was awarded the Al Lopez Award, given to the team's top rookie in spring training.[70] Due to his lack of experience at the catcher position, Vogt was initially planned to be sent back to the minor leagues,[69][71] but was a last-minute addition to Tampa Bay's opening day roster,[40][63] in part due to injuries to Rays players B. J. Upton and Sam Fuld.[72] Vogt was 27 when he was first called up to the major leagues.[73] He was the third catcher on the roster behind José Molina and José Lobatón,[74] and the team planned to use Vogt as a pinch hitter and utility player,[67][75] primarily in left field but also occasionally at first base and catcher.[69] Vogt made his major league debut on April 6, 2012, against the New York Yankees, and struck out in his first at-bat against Yankees pitcher David Robertson.[8] Vogt failed to record a hit in his first 13 at-bats, a franchise record for a Rays player at the start of his career;[76][77] the previous record was 12, held by pitcher Jeff Niemann.[78] Vogt was sent back down to the Durham Bulls on April 20, in part because Upton had returned from his injury.[72][79] Vogt was briefly recalled on May 14 due to a knee injury to Desmond Jennings,[80][81] and Vogt's major league hitless streak stretched to 17 total at-bats,[82][83] extending the franchise record.[84] He was sent down to Durham again on May 29 to make room on the Rays roster for Hideki Matsui.[82][85]

Vogt initially struggled in his return to Durham, hitting .214 with one home run and 8 RBIs in 19 games through May 13.[86] But his numbers soon improved, including a season-high hitting streak of eight games May 31 to June 7.[87][88] Vogt recorded a .364 batting average for the month of June, and was named Tampa Bay's top minor league player of the month.[89] Vogt also had a 27-game on-base streak from May 31 to June 30,[66][90] and then another on-base streak of 12 games from July 13 to 25.[88] Vogt also had doubles in four straight games from August 15 to 18,[91] and collected his 300th career minor league RBI with a single on August 24 against the Norfolk Tides.[92] Vogt finished the 2012 Durham Bulls season with a .272 batting average,[62][93] 43 RBIs,[88][93] and nine home runs.[88] Vogt played 37 Durham games in 2012 as a catcher and 35 as an outfielder,[94] as well as games at other positions like first base.[44] By the end of 2012, his minor league career batting average was .299,[95][96] in nearly 1,900 at-bats.[96]

Vogt was called back up to the Tampa Bay Rays on September 5 after Durham's season ended.[97] He played in his first major league game at the catcher position on September 23 against the Toronto Blue Jays.[98][99] Vogt recorded zero hits in 25 total at-bats for the Rays in 2012,[73][100] making him the first American League position player, and one of four players overall, to go hitless for the season with at least 25 at-bats.[101] Across three separate stints with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2012,[102][103] Vogt played in 18 games,[104][105] as an outfielder, catcher, and first baseman.[104][106] Rays scouts and coaching staff believed Vogt needed some work defensively,[10][94] so he lifted weights and began practicing yoga to improve in this area.[10]

Oakland Athletics (2013–2017)

2013

The Tampa Bay Rays designated Vogt for assignment on March 31, 2013;[94][107] he and his family were driving to Durham in anticipation of Vogt playing for the Bulls when he was called with the news.[9][8] On April 5,[19][108] he was traded for cash to the Oakland Athletics,[67][102] who bought his contract for $150,000.[96][109] Oakland assigned Vogt to the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats of the Pacific Coast League, where Vogt debuted on April 7, going 3 for 4 in hits including a home run and two doubles. He embarked on a 13-game hit streak,[110][111] which was a team-high,[111] highlighted by an April 14 game against the Reno Aces in which Vogt hit 5 for 6 and recorded four runs, six RBIs, and two home runs, one of which was a grand slam.[112][113] Through April 20, Vogt led the Pacific Coast League in hitting (.529), on-base percentage (.579) and slugging percentage (1.000), and he had multiple hits in 10 of his first 14 games with Sacramento.[95] By April 28, Vogt had a league-leading batting average of .457, as well as five home runs and 18 RBIs.[32] Unlike the previous season, Vogt was an everyday catcher for the River Cats, starting in the position six out of every seven games,[106] and as of May 7, the team was 15–5 when Vogt played as catcher, and 2–9 when he did not.[114]

Vogt was called up to the Oakland A's on June 25.[104][115] The team was in need of backup because catcher John Jaso suffered an abrasion on his hand, and Derek Norris, also a catcher, was in a hitting slump.[10][116] At the time of his recall, Vogt was hitting .324 in 58 games with the River Cats, with 13 home runs and 58 RBI,[117][118] and having thrown out 19 of 47 (40.4%) base-stealers, the third-best ratio in the Pacific Coast League.[103] Having spent six years almost entirely in the minor leagues,[119][109] Vogt was a rookie at age 28 for the Athletics.[119][120] In his debut game with Oakland on June 25, Vogt failed to get a hit but did record his first major league RBI, when a fly ball was caught for an out was deep enough to score Josh Donaldson from third base.[103][121] Vogt started off 0 for 7 in hits for the A's, extending his hitless streak to his first 32 at-bats.[122][123] though he only struck out twice over that span.[10] It marked the longest hitless streak to start a career by a non-pitcher since Chris Carter went 0 for 33 with the A's in 2010.[124][125] Vogt got his first hit in the major leagues in his third game with Oakland,[106][115] on June 28,[126][106] a home run off a pitch from Joe Kelly of the St. Louis Cardinals, breaking Vogt's 0 for 32 hitless streak.[123][125] Vogt was returned to Sacramento after about a week at Oakland in the catcher position, during which time the Athletics won all four games,[118][127] and Vogt recorded 2 hits in 13 at-bats.[106][117]

 
Vogt before a game for the Oakland Athletics on August 21, 2013, against the Seattle Mariners.

Through July 22, Vogt was batting .325 with 12 home runs and 57 RBI in Sacramento, having played a career-high 71 games as catcher.[106] He was named the Pacific Coast League player of the week on July 23, which capped a week in which he had four home runs in six games.[128] Vogt was called back up to Oakland again on July 25 after Juso was placed on the disabled list due to a concussion.[118][129] Jaso did not return for the season, leaving Vogt the sole left-handed-hitting catcher on the roster, sharing playing time with right-handed Derek Norris and Kurt Suzuki.[116] The A's won the next four games with Vogt catching, making a total of eight consecutive wins in the first games with Vogt as catcher.[130][131] Vogt hit his first career major league triple on August 31 in a 2–1 win over his former team, the Tampa Bay Rays.[132] In the month of August, Vogt batted .328 over 56 at-bats.[133] He finished September hitting 4 for 26 in his final 10 regular season games in September.[119] In total, Vogt had a .252 batting average with four home runs in the 2013 regular season,[104][116] as well as 16 RBIs,[104][133] having appeared in 45 regular season games,[134][135] and 135 at-bats.[133][119] The Athletics were 27–13 in games that Vogt started.[136][137]

Vogt started in all five games of the 2013 American League Division Series,[122][134] catching all but two postseason innings for the A's in their series with the Detroit Tigers.[133] Although Vogt finished the regular season with a hitting slump, Oakland manager Bob Melvin started him in the ALDS because Vogt played well against Detroit during their series in August, when he played three of the four games and batted 4 for 11, with at least one hit in each game.[119] Vogt led the Athletics to a win in Game 2 of the ALDS with a bases-loaded walk-off single in the ninth inning,[116][126] off pitcher Rick Porcello.[96]>[138] It was Vogt's first career game-winning hit in the major leagues,[139] and the first walk-off RBI in Major League Baseball postseason history by a rookie catcher.[119] In Game 3 of the series, Vogt hit a triple off Aníbal Sánchez, and scored on Coco Crisp's sacrifice fly ball.[119] Detroit ultimately won the series in five games.[140]

2014

Vogt posted strong numbers during the 2014 spring training,[67][122] with a .357 batting average through March 25, as well as three home runs and 12 RBIs, both of which were tied for the team lead.[141] However, he did not make the opening day roster, as the presence of Jaso and Norris meant the team did not need another catcher.[135][142] Melvin called one of the decision one of the hardest cuts he ever had to make.[134][135] Vogt returned to the Sacramento River Cats,[94][134] where he was considered a leader on the team.[143] On April 8, Vogt suffered a strained oblique muscle and missed several weeks;[144][145] he was re-activated on May 12,[145][146] after missing 30 games.[147] Vogt had a 10-game hitting streak through May 28,[147][148] over which he had seven multi-hit games. Vogt was recalled to Oakland on June 1,[126][149] after having hit .364 in Sacramento in 2014, with three home runs and 19 RBIs in 21 games.[21]

Vogt hit his first home run of the season on June 11, a two-run homer against Jered Weaver of the Los Angeles Angels.[150] On June 22, Vogt made his first career appearance at first base in the major leagues when he was moved to the position in the top of the ninth inning against the Boston Red Sox.[151] Vogt started 13 games in right field in 2014,[152] and fans in the stands near him during those games began a "I believe in Stephen Vogt!" chant, which was modeled after the United States men's national soccer team chant "I believe that we will win!".[109][142] The chant became widespread,[152][153] with the Athletics even selling T-shirts and merchandise with the catchphrase in team stores throughout O.co Coliseum.[154] After suffering a bad bone bruise on his right foot, Vogt was unable to play in the catcher position in any games after July 7.[155][156] As of that date, Vogt had appeared in 31 games for the Athletics, with a hit in 24 of them.[157] He had a career-best 12-game hitting streak from June 30 to July 12,[142][158] which included six multi-hit games.[157][158]

As of July 31, Vogt was batting .351, and had played nearly every day in June and July,[159] appearing in a variety of positions including catcher, outfield, and first base.[157][159] Vogt entered into a hitting slump, recording 0 hits on 23 at-bats from July 29 to August 6, but he ended the drought with a home run on August 7,[160][161] after which he had five hits in four games.[162] After already having played with a right foot injury for about two months, Vogt sprained his left ankle during a September 3 game when he slid into second base, breaking up a double play.[163] Vogt was out from September 3 to 17,[164] and was limited to first base upon his return.[155][164] Vogt ultimately only caught 15 games in 2014.[165][166] By September 20, Vogt was leading the team in batting average with .298.[17]

By the end of the season, Vogt played in a career-high 84 games,[155][166] marking the first time Vogt had played more than 47 games in a major league season.[166] He ended the year with a .279 batting average,[155][167] 35 RBIs,[155][166] nine home runs, and 75 hits[158] Vogt was the 2014 recipient of Oakland's annual Catfish Hunter Award, presented to the team's most inspirational player in recognition of contributions on and off the field.[16][126] The award is voted on by A's players.[16] Vogt required foot surgery after the season concluded,[168][169] to repair a ruptured plantar plate,[155][170] which took about five months to heal.[171]

2015

With Oakland trading John Jaso and Derek Norris during the offseason, Vogt became the starting catcher for the Athletics heading into 2015.[172][173] The team traded for catcher Josh Phegley,[165] and initially planned for Vogt and Phegley to be in a platoon together, but Vogt quickly earned the clear starting role,[166][173] marking his first full-time opportunity at the catcher position.[152] During the offseason, Vogt made an adjustment to his hitting approach at the direction of hitting coach Darren Bush, placing a greater emphasis on making low, hard contact;[44][166] Vogt credited this with helping make him a better big-league player.[44] Having recovered from offseason foot surgery, Vogt started on opening day with no restrictions.[169] Vogt hit a three-run home run against the Texas Rangers during the Athletics' season opener on April 6.[174] On April 17, Vogt hit two home runs against the Kansas City Royals, his first multi-homer game.[175] In the first 20 games of the season through April 26, Vogt had started 15 games at catcher and was hitting .345 with a team-leading four home runs, 14 RBIs, and an on-base percentage of .426. Vogt was ranked in the top eight in the American League in batting average, RBIs, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage, and led all major league catchers in those categories as well as home runs.[152]

Vogt hit the second multi-home run game of his career on May 3, with two home runs against the Rangers,[176][177] as well as four RBIs.[178][179] He hit his first career grand slam on May 4 against Minnesota Twins pitcher Phil Hughes, which also marked his third home run in three consecutive at-bats.[180][181] Through May 13, Vogt was leading the American League in RBIs (30),[166][182] was ranked second in OPS (1.098),[166] and had nine home runs,[166][182] which matched both his career-high and his season total from the previous year. He also had only 5 fewer RBIs than he had in 84 games in 2014.[166] By May 16, he had the America League's ninth-highest batting average at .337,[94] and his slugging percentage of .598 was the league's third-highest as of May 26.[183] On May 31, Vogt reached a new career-high in RBIs, when he drove in all three runs in a 3–0 win against the New York Yankees, bringing his career total to 38.[184][185] On June 15, Vogt hit his second career grand slam against San Diego Padres pitcher Cory Mazzoni.[186]

Entering June 20, Vogt ranked among the American League leaders in several major categories, including RBIs (second) and on-base-plus-slugging percentage (seventh). Among A.L. catchers, Vogt ranked first in home runs (13), RBIs (50), walks (36) and OPS (.918).[187] On July 7, Vogt finished third in American League All-Star voting results, behind Toronto's Russell Martin and Kansas City's Salvador Pérez.[188] As of that date Vogt led American League catchers in most major offensive categories, including OPS (.882) and RBIs (53) and ranks second in WAR (2.6).[188] On July 12, Vogt hit his 14th home run of the season, surpassing his major league career total in all previous seasons combined,[189] and he finished the first half of the season with a 56 RBIs and a slash line of .287/.374/.498.[102][190]

Vogt was selected for the 2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, marking his first All-Star appearance.[188] He was the second former Azusa Pacific University student-athlete to earn All-Star accolades, after American football fullback Christian Okoye.[30][191] Vogt and Oakland pitcher Sonny Gray were the only starting pitcher-catcher combination from one team to make the year's American-League All-Star squad.[126] Vogt had one at-bat during the All-Star game, during which he struck out in the sixth inning.[192] Vogt had his jersey from the game framed and gifted it to Azusa Pacific, where it was displayed in their locker room.[193]

On July 18, Vogt hit a walk-off single against the Minnesota Twins, the second walk-off hit of his career, and his first in regular season play.[194] Vogt recorded 0 hits on 28 at-bats between July 22 and August 3,[195][196] the second-worst streak of his career, and the worst since his 0-for-32 skid when he debuted in the majors.[195] In June and July combined, Vogt had a .216 batting average, with three home runs and 20 RBI, a drop in production compared to April and May.[173] In July alone, he hit 13 for 80, for a batting average of .163.[197] In August, Vogt was batting .284, with four home runs and nine RBIs, which continued a decline compared to the first half of the season, although he had a .344 on-base percentage for the month due to eight hits and a walk in his final 15 plate trips.[173] On August 29, Vogt hit his 17th home run of the season against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field, with the ball landing in the swimming pool located in the park's right-center field, marking the 53rd homer to ever fall into the pool.[198][199] He hit his final home run of the season and second consecutive three-hit game the next day, also against the Diamondbacks.[196][200]

In a September 6 game against the Seattle Mariners, Vogt was injured after getting struck in the groin by a foul ball traveling 93 miles per hour,[201][202] which was hit by Ketel Marte,[203] resulting in Vogt missing 12 games before returning on September 20.[204] For the second half of the season, Vogt has a slash line of .217/.280/.349.[168] In total for 2015, Vogt played in 136 games,[205][206] finishing with a .261 batting average, as well a career-high 18 home runs and 71 RBIs,[206][207] which was more than twice the 35 RBIs he had the previous season.[208] Vogt had the second-highest RBIs on the Oakland roster, behind outfielder Josh Reddick's 77.[209] The Athletics finished with the season with the worst record in the American League at 68–94; Vogt said the team's struggles "got to me mentally" and that he had to improve his mental toughness.[168] Vogt was honored with the organization's Dave Stewart Community Service Award,[204][210] and for the second consecutive year received the Catfish Hunter Award.[210][211] He also received the 2015 Athletics Good Guy Award from the local Bay Area chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America,[204][212] was Oakland's nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award,[213] and was nominated for the 2015 Hutch Award.[214]

2016

Vogt earned a salary of $527,500 for 2016.[205] He underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow on January 29,[206][215] to address lingering pain he had been experiencing since the winter. The surgery removed a bone chip and dead tissue from his elbow joint.[206] He was gradually eased into action during spring training before starting the regular season on opening day.[206][216] Vogt hit .273 in his first 10 games of the season through April 13.[217][218] Vogt had 11 hits in 26-at bats through April 22, during which he had three hits in one game.[219] Vogt had only 7 RBI on the season through May 21, but he had five FBI on May 22 and 23 alone, as well as a home run and a double in those two games.[220] He also recorded at least one hit for 11 consecutive games from May 22 to June 5,[218][221] with 17 total hits in that span,[218] including three-hit games on May 31 and June 5.[218] Vogt also reached base at least once in 12 games ranging from May 19 to 31,[218][222] going 15 for 42 and batting .357 during that stretch, bringing his to get his batting average for the season up to .264.[222] On July 9, Vogt hit the first opposite-field home run of his career, a two-run solo homer against the Houston Astros. He also finishing the day one triple shy of a hitting for the cycle, marking the third time in his career that had happened.[223]

 
Vogt speaking to reporters on July 11, 2016, the day before the 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

Through the first half of the season, Vogt had a slash line was .277/.320/.442 in 72 games, with seven home runs,[224] and 27 RBIs.[30] Though his offensive numbers were lower than his first-half numbers in the 2015 season,[225][226] catchers' numbers in general were down across the league,[225] and Vogt's batting average ranked in the top five among catchers. He also led all catchers with 18 doubles.[30] Vogt was selected for the 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, marking his second consecutive appearance.[227][228] He was Oakland's sole All-Star representative for 2016,[229][230] and he was the first Athletics non-pitcher named to consecutive All-Star teams since Jason Giambi in 2000 and 2001.[225][226] Vogt did not get to play in the All-Star game itself,[231][232] as Salvador Pérez and Matt Wieters were the only American League catchers who played.[224]

On September 15, Vogt batted in five runs against the Kansas City Royals, matching his career-high single-game RBI.[233][234] He hit his 14h home run of the season during his final at-bat of 2016 in October 2 game against the Seattle Mariners.[235][236] Vogt finished the season with a .251 batting average, 14 home runs, and 56 RBIs,[207][205] playing in a career-high 137 games, which was one more than the previous season.[205] He also won the Catfish Hunter Award for a third consecutive year,[211][237][238] and won the Dave Stewart Community Service Award for a second year in a row, making him the first two-time winner.[239]

2017

Vogt signed a contract for $2,965,000 on January 13, 2017.[240][241] With the addition of catcher Bruce Maxwell to the Oakland roster, Bob Melvin planned to reduce the number of games Vogt would play behind the plate, giving Vogt more time off and reducing the chance of injuries.[242] Vogt hit a solo home run in the April 3 season opener against the Los Angeles Angels.[243] On April 28, Vogt threw out Alex Bregman of the Houston Astros on a steal attempt, his first time successfully throwing out a runner in 14 consecutive opposing runs dating back to 2016. The game also marked the first two-error game of Vogt's career, with two interference calls against him.[244]

In 54 games for Oakland in 2017,[245] Vogt had a slash line of .217/.287/.357 batting line,[246] in 157 at-bats.[247][246] He also had four home runs, 20 RBIs,[245][207] and a .644 on-base-plug-slugging percentage.[248][247] His defensive performance had declined compared to previous years,[207][248] throwing out only 15% of runners,[247] which led to an increase in base-stealing while he was playing as catcher.[249] On June 22, Oafkland designated Vogt for assignment.[245][250] He was the second-longest-tenured Athletic at the time he was cut.[248] During his five seasons with the Oakland A's, Vogt had a slash line of .255/.316/.416,[251] with 49 home runs,[251][247] and 198 RBIs,[247] in 458 games.[252] In his combined time with Oakland and the Tampa Bay Rays over six seasons, had a career .251/.312/.409 slash line.[253] There was a great deal of disappointment on the Oakland roster after Vogt was cut; pitcher Sean Doolittle called him "the unquestioned captain of the team",[245][254] and Josh Reddick said it was "hard to imagine a clubhouse without him".[254][246]

Milwaukee Brewers (2017)

2017

On June 25, 2017, Vogt was claimed off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers,[255][256] where he was planned to play in a timeshare with catcher Manny Piña.[257][258] Through his first 12 games for Milwaukee, he was hitting .250 with four home runs and nine RBIs,[259][260] which combined with his 2007 games in Oakland brought his numbers to a .222 batting average, eight home runs, and 29 RBIs.[259][261] On July 17, Vogt was injured when Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Chad Kuhl collided with him while running for home.[259][261] Vogt's left leg bent backwards during the collision, and he suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament in his knee,[261][262] forcing him to miss about a month.[262][263] Vogt had a rehabilitation assignment with Milwaukee's Triple-A affiliate Colorado Springs Sky Sox in August before rejoining the Brewers.[264][265] He returned to the team on August 18, where he played wearing a protective brace on his knee and doubled in his only at-bat.[262]

By September 4, Vogt was batting .317 with five home runs and 11 RBI over 23 games, including a .412 average in the last week of that span.[266] On September 29, Vogt had a home run and three RBIs in a 5–3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals that helped keep Milwaukee's playoff hopes alive.[267] Vogt's game on September 30 would be his last in the major leagues for more than a year.[39] He finished 2017 with a .254 batting average for the Brewers, his highest since his 2015 All-Star season.[268] Vogt also had eight home runs,[263][269] 20 RBIs,[268][269] and a .508 slugging percentage,[270] in 45 games for Milwaukee,[14][263][269] over 129 at-bats.[271] Including his time in both Oakland and Milwaukee, Vogt had a 2017 batting average of .233, with 12 home runs, 40 RBIs,[272][273] and a .285 on-base percentage, his lowest since his major league debut season in 2012.[274] Vogt threw out just three of 66 runners in stolen base attempts in total during his time in Oakland and Milwaukee in 2017,[255] including just one of 28 during his time with the Brewers.[270][275]

2018

The Brewers re-signed Vogt in 2018, again planning for him to split time with Piña.[276] Vogt agreed to a one-year non-guaranteed contract of $3,065,000,[263][277] which he signed to avoid salary arbitration and a possible non-tender.[240][255] During the offseason, Vogt worked on improving his throwing motion, adjusting his arm slot, and further strengthening his arm to improve his defense behind the plate.[255][275] However, Vogt ended up playing in only three spring training games for the Brewers for the entire year.[278] He hurt his right shoulder during a spring training workout, and when the discomfort lingered, it was later discovered to be a strained capsule.[263][269] After being sidelined for several months, Vogt began a rehabilitation assignment with Milwaukee's Double-A affiliate Biloxi Shuckers on May 2, hitting a solo home run in his first game.[268] On May 5,[41][271] when he was one day away from returning to the Brewers,[39] Vogt reinjured the shoulder making a throw to third base,[271][279] while trying to throw out Cade Gotta of the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp during a stolen base attempt.[280] Vogt damaged his rotator cuff, labrum, and capsule,[270][281] which required season-ending surgery.[41][282] The surgery took place on May 17.[39][256] and due in part to his age of 33 at the time of the surgery, doubts were raised as to whether he would ever play again.[283][284] Though Vogt never played a major league game in 2018,[14][278] he opted to travel with the Brewers, supporting the players and assisting the coaching staff,[276][285] in what Vogt described his as a "weird hybrid of player-coach".[39] On November 1, Vogt elected to enter free agency,[286][287] and departed from the Brewers after clearing waivers.[287]

San Francisco Giants (2019)

Vogt held a workout for interested teams on January 31, 2019,[14][251] which was attended by five teams, including the San Francisco Giants.[14] On February 10, Vogt agreed to a minor-league deal with the Giants, his favorite team during his childhood.[14][18] Vogt said: "It's been a lifelong dream of mine to play for the Giants. It's going to come true this year."[14] The Giants wanted Vogt to take pressure off catcher Buster Posey as he recovered from right hip surgery;[18][282] the team also wanted Vogt to provide some competition for young Giants backup option Aramis Garcia.[282] Vogt did not make the opening day roster,[256] instead starting in the minor leagues to get more repetitions and help rebuild his arm strength.[288][289] This marked Vogt's third tour with the Sacramento River Cats (which had been Oakland's Triple-A affiliate until 2015), and his first since 2014.[6] In 72 at-bats for Sacramento in 2019, Vogt had a slash line of .241/.389/.500,[256][39] with three doubles,[39] four home runs, and seven RBI.[256][39] as well as an .889 on-base plus slugging (OPS).[290] Vogt was called up to San Francisco on May 1, making his return to the major leagues less than a year after his shoulder surgery.[256][291] On May 3, Vogt appeared in his first major league game since the shoulder injury, in which he pinch hit against the Cincinnati Reds. He recorded three hits, two RBIs, and a game-tying home run,[153][292] marking his first three-hit game since September 26, 2017, and his first major league home run since September 29, 2017.[153]

Vogt batted .467 in his first six games with San Francisco from May 3 to 10.[293] He hit two triples against the Brewers on June 15, his only triples of the season.[2][294] He was the first Giants catcher to record two triples in one game since Steve Nicosia in 1984,[295][296] and just the third catcher from any team to do so in the previous eight years; it also marked the first two-triple game from any Giants player in three years.[294] By June 17, Vogt was hitting .264 with a .783 OPS, which was among the best offense numbers for catchers on the season.[295] Those numbers improved even further following the All-Star break, when Vogt was hitting .357 with a 1.223 OPS in 14 games between July 13 and 27.[2][297] In his first 53 games of the season through July 22, Vogt had a .262 batting average, his highest since 2014, as well as career-highs in OPS (.844) and slugging percentage (.508).[298] On August 9, Vogt hit a two-run home run 423 feet out of Oracle Park into McCovey Cove, the 79th "splash hit" by a Giant in the history of the park; he was the first Giant to hit one since Brandon Belt on May 15, 2018.[299][300] Vogt hit a three-run home run in the eighth inning in a game against the Oakland A's on August 24, his first game played at Oakland Coliseum since leaving the team.[301][302]

By the end of August, Vogt was considered a front-runner for the Willie Mac Award, which is presented annually to the most inspirational player on the Giants.[303][304] Late in the season, with Posey still struggling, Vogt was called to play more often than originally planned, with his backup position turning into more of a timeshare.[305][306] On September 17, Vogt caught all 294 pitches thrown in a 5-hour 54-minute game that lasted 15 innings against the Boston Red Sox, during which a franchise-record 13 pitchers were used.[307]

Vogt finished the season with some of his best offensive numbers of his career,[290][308] posting a .263/.314/.490 slash line,[115][309] with 10 home runs and 40 RBI,[309][252] across 99 games and 255 at-bats.[2][290] Vogt's batting average was his highest since 2014, and he posted new career highs in slugging percentage (.490) and OPS (.804).[290] However, he threw out only six of 35 base-stealers (17%) for the year, and had the slowest poptime (2.14) among the year's major league catchers, meaning the amount of time between when a pitch hits a catcher's glove to when it reaches the glove of the middle infielder at second base.[306] During the off-season, Vogt said he wanted to play for a team that could compete for the World Series, which was interpreted as a sign he would not remain with the Giants.[252][310] Vogt entered into free agency in November.[311][312]

Arizona Diamondbacks (2020–2021)

On November 26, 2019, Vogt signed a one-year contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks.[313] In 2020 for Arizona, Vogt batted .167/.247/.278 with 1 home run and 7 RBI in 72 at-bats. Vogt played in 52 games for the Diamondbacks in 2021, slashing .212/.307/.386 with 5 home runs and 17 RBI.

Atlanta Braves (2021)

 
Vogt with the Atlanta Braves in 2021

On July 16, 2021, Vogt was traded to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for Mason Berne.[314][315] On October 8, Vogt was designated for assignment by the Braves and outrighted to the Triple-A Gwinnett Stripers.[316] Despite not being in the postseason roster, he received a World Series ring from the Braves.[317]

Return to Oakland (2022)

On March 24, 2022, Vogt signed a one-year contract to return to the Oakland Athletics.[318] He was placed on the injured list on April 21 after spraining his right knee.[319] Vogt returned from the injured list on May 7.[320] On September 22, 2022, Vogt announced he would retire at the end of the 2022 season.[321] In the final plate appearance of his career, he hit a home run against the Angels, sending the ball almost exactly at the same spot in the stands of Oakland Coliseum where he hit his first home run, which was also his first hit of his career, nine years before.[322]

Coaching career

On January 10, 2023, Vogt was hired by the Seattle Mariners to serve as the team’s bullpen and quality control coach.[323]

Personal life

Vogt is married to Alyssa Vogt (née Ferdaszewski).[9][68] They met when both were attending Azusa Pacific University,[6][324] where Alyssa was a standout on the college basketball team,[324] playing in all five positions and scoring more than 1,000 points from 2004 to 2007.[9] A 2003 graduate of Capital High School in Olympia, Washington,[68][133] Alyssa has coached girls' basketball at Evergreen State College in Olympia,[42] and the Tumwater High School in Tumwater, Washington.[324][325] Stephen and Alyssa Vogt have three children: a daughter named Payton and two sons named Clark and Bennett.[6][324] Payton was born in 2011,[326][327] Clark in 2014,[328] and Bennett in 2016.[329] The family has previously lived in Olympia,[68][325] Tumwater,[330][331] and Oakland.[324] Vogt's mother Toni died in July 2016.[4]

Stephen and Alyssa Vogt support the School of Imagination in Dublin, California, which offers services and support systems to children, including those with special needs, disabilities, and developmental disorders like autism.[213][239] The couple have made multiple visits to work with autistic and special needs children there.[213] In November 2016, Vogt received a 2016 Threads of Hope Award from Diablo Magazine for his work with the School of Imagination; the magazine described Vogt and the other winners as "exceptional volunteers who give their time to charitable causes in the East Bay".[332]

Vogt has been considered a favorite among fans,[14][19][142] who saw him as an underdog and everyman.[109][6] He was also popular among teammates on each team with which he has played,[248][295] and is well known for his sense of humor.[333][334] He won the Tampa Bay Rays talent show in both 2009 and 2010, eventually becoming emcee of the shows,[12][40] and in March 2019 he was voted one of the funniest teammates on the San Francisco Giants in a poll of players.[334] He is well known for his impressions of various people,[11][335] including baseball manager Joe Maddon,[336][337] a basketball referee,[333][338] and Matt Foley, the motivational speaker character portrayed by Chris Farley on the sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live.[11][335] Farley was Vogt's favorite actor and the person who inspired him to start doing impressions,[42] and Vogt delivered a speech to the Oakland players at the start of the 2015 season as Matt Foley.[13][339] An interview Vogt delivered as Matt Foley in 2015 won him an Esurance MLB Award for Best Interview,[340] and he also performed his basketball referee impression on the MLB Network talk show Intentional Talk, which generated a great deal of viral Internet attention,[13][160] and led to the creation of a Vogt referee bobblehead with sound.[67]

Vogt has aspirations to be a manager in major league baseball one day.[42][284] He has a superstitious habit of getting dressed in a specific sequence each day, including how he pulls on his socks and in what order.[341]

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stephen, vogt, this, article, about, american, baseball, player, american, astronomer, steven, vogt, stephen, vogt, voht, born, november, 1984, american, former, professional, baseball, catcher, played, major, league, baseball, tampa, rays, oakland, athletics,. This article is about the American baseball player For the American astronomer see Steven S Vogt Stephen Guy Vogt ˈ v oʊ t VOHT 1 born November 1 1984 is an American former professional baseball catcher He played in Major League Baseball MLB for the Tampa Bay Rays Oakland Athletics Milwaukee Brewers San Francisco Giants Arizona Diamondbacks and Atlanta Braves He was an MLB All Star in 2015 and 2016 Vogt was selected by Tampa Bay in the 12th round of the 2007 MLB draft He currently serves as the bullpen and quality control coach for the Seattle Mariners Stephen VogtVogt with the Oakland Athletics in 2015Seattle MarinersCatcherBorn 1984 11 01 November 1 1984 age 38 Visalia CaliforniaBatted LeftThrew RightMLB debutApril 6 2012 for the Tampa Bay RaysLast MLB appearanceOctober 5 2022 for the Oakland AthleticsMLB statisticsBatting average 239Home runs82Runs batted in313TeamsAs player Tampa Bay Rays 2012 Oakland Athletics 2013 2017 Milwaukee Brewers 2017 San Francisco Giants 2019 Arizona Diamondbacks 2020 2021 Atlanta Braves 2021 Oakland Athletics 2022 As coach Seattle Mariners 2023 present Career highlights and awards2 All Star 2015 2016 Vogt spent six years in minor leagues in Tampa Bay and was named the franchise s Minor League Player of the Year in 2011 before debuting with the Rays in 2012 at age 27 He started his major league career with a streak of 32 consecutive at bats without a hit which set a Tampa Bay record and lasted into his debut with Oakland in 2013 That year he started all three games of the 2013 American League Division Series and hit a game winning single in Game 2 Vogt led American League catchers in most offensive categories for the first half of his 2015 season and his 277 batting average in 2016 was ranked in the top five among catchers heading into the All Star break that year Vogt left Oakland in 2017 with a batting average of 255 with 49 home runs and 198 runs batted in over 458 games Vogt joined the Brewers in 2017 playing one injury shortened season with the team and finishing with a 254 batting average his highest since 2015 After missing more than a year due to a 2018 shoulder injury he joined the Giants his childhood favorite team He finished 2019 in San Francisco with some of the best offensive numbers of his career including a 263 batting average his highest since 2014 Vogt signed a one year contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks in November 2019 In 2014 Oakland fans coined for him the chant I believe in Stephen Vogt Vogt won the Catfish Hunter Award for being the Athletics most inspirational player for three consecutive years and the Dave Stewart Community Service Award for two straight years Vogt played college baseball at Azusa Pacific University where he was a two time All American selection and set multiple school records Contents 1 Early life 2 Collegiate career 3 Professional career 3 1 Draft and minor leagues 3 2 Tampa Bay Rays 2012 3 3 Oakland Athletics 2013 2017 3 3 1 2013 3 3 2 2014 3 3 3 2015 3 3 4 2016 3 3 5 2017 3 4 Milwaukee Brewers 2017 3 4 1 2017 3 4 2 2018 3 5 San Francisco Giants 2019 3 6 Arizona Diamondbacks 2020 2021 3 7 Atlanta Braves 2021 3 8 Return to Oakland 2022 4 Coaching career 5 Personal life 6 References 7 External linksEarly life EditStephen Vogt was born on November 1 1984 2 in Visalia California 3 He was one of two boys born to Randy and Toni Vogt 4 5 along with his older brother Danny 6 7 Randy Vogt was an accountant 8 and Toni Vogt was the owner and president of the PRISM Weight Loss Program 5 Stephen Vogt was born into a baseball family his father had been a pitcher at Fresno State 9 and two of his uncles played at University of California Davis including Mike Vogt a member of the UC Davis Aggies All Time Century Team 9 Stephen began playing tee ball at age four 8 and Randy coached both Stephen and Danny through Little League and Babe Ruth League 6 8 Randy said his son displayed an aptitude for athletics from an unusually early age I don t know if it was a developmental aspect with him but Stephen s been playing sports since he can walk 8 Vogt first became a catcher at age nine when his coach told the kids to run to whichever position they wanted to play he originally ran for middle infield but switched to the catcher position after seeing that none of his teammates had taken it 10 Vogt s father made his sons participate in at least two sports and two non athletic activities in school Vogt played baseball and basketball joined Associated Student Body sung in choir played trumpet and baritone horn through his sophomore year of high school and participated in plays and musicals all throughout high school 11 12 He also performed in church musicals since his youth 12 and dreamed of performing on Broadway if he could not have a career in baseball 13 Vogt grew up a fan of the San Francisco Giants 6 14 the favorite team of his father and grandfather 15 Vogt s favorite players as a child were Will Clark and Barry Bonds 6 14 and he also admired Marvin Benard and his underdog story 16 17 His family would drive to San Francisco several times a year for Giants games 6 18 and they attended the final game at Candlestick Park in 2000 the franchise s first game at Pacific Bell Park 18 19 and every game of the 2002 World Series at Pac Bell Park 20 Vogt attended Central Valley Christian Schools CVC 19 21 where his father Randy was the coach of the school s baseball team the Cavaliers 8 19 Randy had been coach of the team since 1998 when Vogt was in seventh grade and was the team s batboy 8 When Vogt reached high school he played for the team himself 8 19 and during his four years there set CIF Central Section records for career walks 79 and consecutive steals 65 and second best career marks for hits 160 and runs 147 22 In 2003 he was named the East Sierra League Most Valuable Player 23 Vogt graduated CVC in 2003 19 21 and as his senior year was concluding he received little interest from prospective college baseball teams which he attributed in part to the small size of his school He dreamed of playing baseball at Fresno State where his father played but the school did not recruit him 8 Vogt took part in showcases being put on by Baseball Factory Inc a specialist company in player development and college placement for baseball players and during one of those showcases he was noticed by a recruiting coach from Azusa Pacific University a small college in Azusa California 8 The recruiting coach provided Azusa Pacific coach Paul Svagdis a tape of Vogt and after watching Vogt take just three swings Svagdis knew he wanted him on the team and contacted Vogt to recruit him 22 Collegiate career EditVogt played as catcher for the Azusa Pacific Cougars baseball team for four years 8 24 During his time there his brother Danny was playing baseball for Westmont College which meant the two occasionally played against each other 8 In Vogt s freshman season Vogt had a 431 batting average with six home runs 20 doubles 41 runs and 49 runs batted in RBIs and had a 30 game hitting streak 22 which fell just two games short of the school record 25 Vogt was selected for an National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics NAIA All American Honorable Mention for the season 22 In his sophomore year through April 1 2005 he was leading the Golden State Athletic Conference with a 422 batting average and had a team best 11 doubles one home run and 20 RBIs 22 In May 2005 Vogt was named the Golden State Athletic Conference Player of the Year the first Cougar to receive the honor He batted 453 on the season with 67 hits and finished in the top five in the conference RBIs doubles triples and total bases He also had 46 walks against 15 strikeouts and an on base percentage of 582 with a 84 game streak of reaching base safely Vogt ranked third on the team with a 975 fielding percentage for the season and threw out 14 of 39 base stealers 26 In his junior year Vogt had a 404 batting average by April 14 2006 that ranked fourth in the Golden State Athletic Conference 27 In his senior year Vogt had 14 home runs 70 RBIs 28 29 108 hits 26 doubles 8 and a 476 batting average which was one point short of the school record set by Jim Phillips in 1962 8 19 Vogt s senior year performance helped the Cougars achieve a No 2 national ranking in baseball and the No 1 seed in the NAIA World Series 8 30 Vogt hit higher than 400 each of his four seasons at Azusa Pacific 8 27 and had an average batting record of 448 across all four seasons 31 By the end of his collegiate baseball career Vogt had been a two time NAIA All American selection 9 29 and set 10 school records 29 31 including single season school records for hits 108 and doubles 26 19 as well as career school records for hits 294 doubles 74 total bases 471 RBIs 199 walks 163 and batting average 448 19 Professional career EditDraft and minor leagues Edit The Tampa Bay Rays selected Vogt in the 12th round of the 2007 Major League Baseball draft 32 with the 365th overall selection 33 34 He spent the first few years of his minor league career in the Class A divisions of the Rays organization 8 starting with the Hudson Valley Renegades of the short season New York Penn League He recorded his first professional hit during his 14th at bat for the team playing against the Brooklyn Cyclones Vogt initially struggled in his transition to the pros hitting 173 through 17 games as of July 13 2007 with one home run and a team second best nine RBIs 31 However by the end of the season Vogt had a batting average higher than 300 35 In 2008 Vogt played for the Columbus Catfish of the South Atlantic League where he hit 383 in 42 games from June 27 to August 22 with 31 RBIs and a 427 on base percentage 36 By the end of the season he had a 291 batting average 37 38 with 22 doubles and four home runs 38 Vogt joined the Charlotte Stone Crabs of the Florida State League FSL in 2009 as a catcher and designated hitter 37 but appeared in only 10 games before seriously injuring his shoulder 39 40 While running to home plate during a game he slid headfirst and tore the labrum in his left shoulder 8 which required season ending surgery in May 2009 41 Vogt never played in the catcher position during the season 38 and was unable to throw or hit for eight months after the injury 42 which many feared could be a career ender 38 Vogt requested to stay on with the team for the rest of the season providing encouragement and support without playing as Charlotte advanced to the FSL championship series in September 37 43 As Vogt worked to rehabilitate his shoulder at his home near Seattle during his offseason 8 37 44 Vogt repeatedly questioned whether he should continue pursuing a baseball career 42 44 particularly when his recovery suffered a setback in January 2010 42 43 He considered retiring as a player and asking the Tampa Bay scouting director for a job in coaching 40 43 but on multiple occasions his wife Alyssa encouraged him not to quit 40 44 Vogt made it onto Charlotte s opening day roster in 2010 37 but the team staff did not believe he was fully ready to return so he was assigned to be a third string catcher 8 Despite getting limited playing time due to his spot on the depth chart 8 43 Vogt was named Player of the Month for the entire Rays organization after a May that included a 404 batting average and 10 RBIs 43 Vogt still recorded a 17 game hitting streak 8 43 which was a franchise high 43 and made the Class A Florida State League All Star team 37 45 despite having only 80 at bats 40 Vogt played in 106 games as a catcher first baseman and outfielder for Charlotte in 2010 46 He finished the season with a career high 345 batting average 42 47 the third highest all time by a Rays minor league player Vogt led the league with a 511 slugging percentage and 910 on base plus slugging percentage OPS ranked second for on base percentage 399 and ranked sixth in doubles 31 38 and won the Florida State League batting title 46 48 He also won the Rays 2010 Erik Walker Community Champion Award 46 49 which honors a minor league player who exemplifies teamwork sportsmanship and community involvement 46 During the off season Vogt played winter baseball to help return to hitting form after his limited at bats with Charlotte He could not find a spot in one of the premier winter leagues however so he played in the Colombian Professional Baseball League an unusual move for an American player Vogt enjoyed the experience but the league ran out of money and Vogt concluded the season a month earlier than expected 40 Heading into the 2011 minor league season Baseball America ranked Vogt 30 on its list of the Rays top 30 prospects prior to a trade that brought Chris Archer Hak Ju Lee Brandon Guyer and Robinson Chirinos to the Rays after that trade Vogt dropped off Baseball America s ranking altogether 50 Vogt was invited to take part in major league spring training for the Rays 51 52 marking his first major league invite to camp at age 26 37 He was cut and sent down to the minor leagues in March 53 starting off with the Double A Montgomery Biscuits of the Southern League 48 marking Vogt s first time playing above the Class A level 47 54 By May 19 Vogt was on an eight game hitting streak and was batting 325 with seven homers and 33 RBIs the third best in the league He also ranked second in the league in total bases and third in slugging percentage 48 Vogt received midseason and postseason Southern League All Star honors for his play in Montgomery 55 56 On July 28 2011 Vogt was called up to the Durham Bulls a Triple A team in the International League after having recorded 85 RBIs in 97 games for Montgomery 57 the second highest of any Southern League player 58 59 Vogt played in his first Triple A game on July 29 batting 2 for 4 against the Gwinnett Braves 58 60 during which he was the only Durham player with more than one hit 60 On August 19 Vogt made his 15th RBI with Durham which combined with his 85 from Montgomery to bring him to a 100 RBI season for the first time in his career 61 Vogt batted 301 at Montgomery in 2011 and 290 at Durham 62 In total between the two teams Vogt finished the season with a 298 batting average 63 64 35 doubles 55 63 152 hits seven triples 55 56 and 17 home runs 64 which was just one short of his total of 18 homers across Vogt s previous four seasons combined 56 He also had 105 RBIs which led the Rays organization for the season 56 65 was the 11th highest total in the minor leagues 38 56 and ranked fourth all time in Rays farm history 55 56 Vogt lacked a consistent position in 2011 in 128 total games he was a catcher in 50 66 playing other games as a first baseman or outfielder 67 Vogt was named Tampa Bay s Minor League Player of the Year for 2011 63 68 Following the season Vogt again played winter baseball this time at the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League During one game while playing left field a large firecracker was thrown behind him and he was forced to flee The resulting explosion blew a hole in the ground and singeing his neck resulting in a suspended game as the police were called 40 Tampa Bay Rays 2012 Edit During spring training for the Rays Vogt was batting 323 through April 3 64 69 and was awarded the Al Lopez Award given to the team s top rookie in spring training 70 Due to his lack of experience at the catcher position Vogt was initially planned to be sent back to the minor leagues 69 71 but was a last minute addition to Tampa Bay s opening day roster 40 63 in part due to injuries to Rays players B J Upton and Sam Fuld 72 Vogt was 27 when he was first called up to the major leagues 73 He was the third catcher on the roster behind Jose Molina and Jose Lobaton 74 and the team planned to use Vogt as a pinch hitter and utility player 67 75 primarily in left field but also occasionally at first base and catcher 69 Vogt made his major league debut on April 6 2012 against the New York Yankees and struck out in his first at bat against Yankees pitcher David Robertson 8 Vogt failed to record a hit in his first 13 at bats a franchise record for a Rays player at the start of his career 76 77 the previous record was 12 held by pitcher Jeff Niemann 78 Vogt was sent back down to the Durham Bulls on April 20 in part because Upton had returned from his injury 72 79 Vogt was briefly recalled on May 14 due to a knee injury to Desmond Jennings 80 81 and Vogt s major league hitless streak stretched to 17 total at bats 82 83 extending the franchise record 84 He was sent down to Durham again on May 29 to make room on the Rays roster for Hideki Matsui 82 85 Vogt initially struggled in his return to Durham hitting 214 with one home run and 8 RBIs in 19 games through May 13 86 But his numbers soon improved including a season high hitting streak of eight games May 31 to June 7 87 88 Vogt recorded a 364 batting average for the month of June and was named Tampa Bay s top minor league player of the month 89 Vogt also had a 27 game on base streak from May 31 to June 30 66 90 and then another on base streak of 12 games from July 13 to 25 88 Vogt also had doubles in four straight games from August 15 to 18 91 and collected his 300th career minor league RBI with a single on August 24 against the Norfolk Tides 92 Vogt finished the 2012 Durham Bulls season with a 272 batting average 62 93 43 RBIs 88 93 and nine home runs 88 Vogt played 37 Durham games in 2012 as a catcher and 35 as an outfielder 94 as well as games at other positions like first base 44 By the end of 2012 his minor league career batting average was 299 95 96 in nearly 1 900 at bats 96 Vogt was called back up to the Tampa Bay Rays on September 5 after Durham s season ended 97 He played in his first major league game at the catcher position on September 23 against the Toronto Blue Jays 98 99 Vogt recorded zero hits in 25 total at bats for the Rays in 2012 73 100 making him the first American League position player and one of four players overall to go hitless for the season with at least 25 at bats 101 Across three separate stints with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2012 102 103 Vogt played in 18 games 104 105 as an outfielder catcher and first baseman 104 106 Rays scouts and coaching staff believed Vogt needed some work defensively 10 94 so he lifted weights and began practicing yoga to improve in this area 10 Oakland Athletics 2013 2017 Edit 2013 Edit The Tampa Bay Rays designated Vogt for assignment on March 31 2013 94 107 he and his family were driving to Durham in anticipation of Vogt playing for the Bulls when he was called with the news 9 8 On April 5 19 108 he was traded for cash to the Oakland Athletics 67 102 who bought his contract for 150 000 96 109 Oakland assigned Vogt to the Triple A Sacramento River Cats of the Pacific Coast League where Vogt debuted on April 7 going 3 for 4 in hits including a home run and two doubles He embarked on a 13 game hit streak 110 111 which was a team high 111 highlighted by an April 14 game against the Reno Aces in which Vogt hit 5 for 6 and recorded four runs six RBIs and two home runs one of which was a grand slam 112 113 Through April 20 Vogt led the Pacific Coast League in hitting 529 on base percentage 579 and slugging percentage 1 000 and he had multiple hits in 10 of his first 14 games with Sacramento 95 By April 28 Vogt had a league leading batting average of 457 as well as five home runs and 18 RBIs 32 Unlike the previous season Vogt was an everyday catcher for the River Cats starting in the position six out of every seven games 106 and as of May 7 the team was 15 5 when Vogt played as catcher and 2 9 when he did not 114 Vogt was called up to the Oakland A s on June 25 104 115 The team was in need of backup because catcher John Jaso suffered an abrasion on his hand and Derek Norris also a catcher was in a hitting slump 10 116 At the time of his recall Vogt was hitting 324 in 58 games with the River Cats with 13 home runs and 58 RBI 117 118 and having thrown out 19 of 47 40 4 base stealers the third best ratio in the Pacific Coast League 103 Having spent six years almost entirely in the minor leagues 119 109 Vogt was a rookie at age 28 for the Athletics 119 120 In his debut game with Oakland on June 25 Vogt failed to get a hit but did record his first major league RBI when a fly ball was caught for an out was deep enough to score Josh Donaldson from third base 103 121 Vogt started off 0 for 7 in hits for the A s extending his hitless streak to his first 32 at bats 122 123 though he only struck out twice over that span 10 It marked the longest hitless streak to start a career by a non pitcher since Chris Carter went 0 for 33 with the A s in 2010 124 125 Vogt got his first hit in the major leagues in his third game with Oakland 106 115 on June 28 126 106 a home run off a pitch from Joe Kelly of the St Louis Cardinals breaking Vogt s 0 for 32 hitless streak 123 125 Vogt was returned to Sacramento after about a week at Oakland in the catcher position during which time the Athletics won all four games 118 127 and Vogt recorded 2 hits in 13 at bats 106 117 Vogt before a game for the Oakland Athletics on August 21 2013 against the Seattle Mariners Through July 22 Vogt was batting 325 with 12 home runs and 57 RBI in Sacramento having played a career high 71 games as catcher 106 He was named the Pacific Coast League player of the week on July 23 which capped a week in which he had four home runs in six games 128 Vogt was called back up to Oakland again on July 25 after Juso was placed on the disabled list due to a concussion 118 129 Jaso did not return for the season leaving Vogt the sole left handed hitting catcher on the roster sharing playing time with right handed Derek Norris and Kurt Suzuki 116 The A s won the next four games with Vogt catching making a total of eight consecutive wins in the first games with Vogt as catcher 130 131 Vogt hit his first career major league triple on August 31 in a 2 1 win over his former team the Tampa Bay Rays 132 In the month of August Vogt batted 328 over 56 at bats 133 He finished September hitting 4 for 26 in his final 10 regular season games in September 119 In total Vogt had a 252 batting average with four home runs in the 2013 regular season 104 116 as well as 16 RBIs 104 133 having appeared in 45 regular season games 134 135 and 135 at bats 133 119 The Athletics were 27 13 in games that Vogt started 136 137 Vogt started in all five games of the 2013 American League Division Series 122 134 catching all but two postseason innings for the A s in their series with the Detroit Tigers 133 Although Vogt finished the regular season with a hitting slump Oakland manager Bob Melvin started him in the ALDS because Vogt played well against Detroit during their series in August when he played three of the four games and batted 4 for 11 with at least one hit in each game 119 Vogt led the Athletics to a win in Game 2 of the ALDS with a bases loaded walk off single in the ninth inning 116 126 off pitcher Rick Porcello 96 gt 138 It was Vogt s first career game winning hit in the major leagues 139 and the first walk off RBI in Major League Baseball postseason history by a rookie catcher 119 In Game 3 of the series Vogt hit a triple off Anibal Sanchez and scored on Coco Crisp s sacrifice fly ball 119 Detroit ultimately won the series in five games 140 2014 Edit Vogt posted strong numbers during the 2014 spring training 67 122 with a 357 batting average through March 25 as well as three home runs and 12 RBIs both of which were tied for the team lead 141 However he did not make the opening day roster as the presence of Jaso and Norris meant the team did not need another catcher 135 142 Melvin called one of the decision one of the hardest cuts he ever had to make 134 135 Vogt returned to the Sacramento River Cats 94 134 where he was considered a leader on the team 143 On April 8 Vogt suffered a strained oblique muscle and missed several weeks 144 145 he was re activated on May 12 145 146 after missing 30 games 147 Vogt had a 10 game hitting streak through May 28 147 148 over which he had seven multi hit games Vogt was recalled to Oakland on June 1 126 149 after having hit 364 in Sacramento in 2014 with three home runs and 19 RBIs in 21 games 21 Vogt hit his first home run of the season on June 11 a two run homer against Jered Weaver of the Los Angeles Angels 150 On June 22 Vogt made his first career appearance at first base in the major leagues when he was moved to the position in the top of the ninth inning against the Boston Red Sox 151 Vogt started 13 games in right field in 2014 152 and fans in the stands near him during those games began a I believe in Stephen Vogt chant which was modeled after the United States men s national soccer team chant I believe that we will win 109 142 The chant became widespread 152 153 with the Athletics even selling T shirts and merchandise with the catchphrase in team stores throughout O co Coliseum 154 After suffering a bad bone bruise on his right foot Vogt was unable to play in the catcher position in any games after July 7 155 156 As of that date Vogt had appeared in 31 games for the Athletics with a hit in 24 of them 157 He had a career best 12 game hitting streak from June 30 to July 12 142 158 which included six multi hit games 157 158 As of July 31 Vogt was batting 351 and had played nearly every day in June and July 159 appearing in a variety of positions including catcher outfield and first base 157 159 Vogt entered into a hitting slump recording 0 hits on 23 at bats from July 29 to August 6 but he ended the drought with a home run on August 7 160 161 after which he had five hits in four games 162 After already having played with a right foot injury for about two months Vogt sprained his left ankle during a September 3 game when he slid into second base breaking up a double play 163 Vogt was out from September 3 to 17 164 and was limited to first base upon his return 155 164 Vogt ultimately only caught 15 games in 2014 165 166 By September 20 Vogt was leading the team in batting average with 298 17 By the end of the season Vogt played in a career high 84 games 155 166 marking the first time Vogt had played more than 47 games in a major league season 166 He ended the year with a 279 batting average 155 167 35 RBIs 155 166 nine home runs and 75 hits 158 Vogt was the 2014 recipient of Oakland s annual Catfish Hunter Award presented to the team s most inspirational player in recognition of contributions on and off the field 16 126 The award is voted on by A s players 16 Vogt required foot surgery after the season concluded 168 169 to repair a ruptured plantar plate 155 170 which took about five months to heal 171 2015 Edit With Oakland trading John Jaso and Derek Norris during the offseason Vogt became the starting catcher for the Athletics heading into 2015 172 173 The team traded for catcher Josh Phegley 165 and initially planned for Vogt and Phegley to be in a platoon together but Vogt quickly earned the clear starting role 166 173 marking his first full time opportunity at the catcher position 152 During the offseason Vogt made an adjustment to his hitting approach at the direction of hitting coach Darren Bush placing a greater emphasis on making low hard contact 44 166 Vogt credited this with helping make him a better big league player 44 Having recovered from offseason foot surgery Vogt started on opening day with no restrictions 169 Vogt hit a three run home run against the Texas Rangers during the Athletics season opener on April 6 174 On April 17 Vogt hit two home runs against the Kansas City Royals his first multi homer game 175 In the first 20 games of the season through April 26 Vogt had started 15 games at catcher and was hitting 345 with a team leading four home runs 14 RBIs and an on base percentage of 426 Vogt was ranked in the top eight in the American League in batting average RBIs on base percentage and slugging percentage and led all major league catchers in those categories as well as home runs 152 Vogt hit the second multi home run game of his career on May 3 with two home runs against the Rangers 176 177 as well as four RBIs 178 179 He hit his first career grand slam on May 4 against Minnesota Twins pitcher Phil Hughes which also marked his third home run in three consecutive at bats 180 181 Through May 13 Vogt was leading the American League in RBIs 30 166 182 was ranked second in OPS 1 098 166 and had nine home runs 166 182 which matched both his career high and his season total from the previous year He also had only 5 fewer RBIs than he had in 84 games in 2014 166 By May 16 he had the America League s ninth highest batting average at 337 94 and his slugging percentage of 598 was the league s third highest as of May 26 183 On May 31 Vogt reached a new career high in RBIs when he drove in all three runs in a 3 0 win against the New York Yankees bringing his career total to 38 184 185 On June 15 Vogt hit his second career grand slam against San Diego Padres pitcher Cory Mazzoni 186 Entering June 20 Vogt ranked among the American League leaders in several major categories including RBIs second and on base plus slugging percentage seventh Among A L catchers Vogt ranked first in home runs 13 RBIs 50 walks 36 and OPS 918 187 On July 7 Vogt finished third in American League All Star voting results behind Toronto s Russell Martin and Kansas City s Salvador Perez 188 As of that date Vogt led American League catchers in most major offensive categories including OPS 882 and RBIs 53 and ranks second in WAR 2 6 188 On July 12 Vogt hit his 14th home run of the season surpassing his major league career total in all previous seasons combined 189 and he finished the first half of the season with a 56 RBIs and a slash line of 287 374 498 102 190 Vogt was selected for the 2015 Major League Baseball All Star Game marking his first All Star appearance 188 He was the second former Azusa Pacific University student athlete to earn All Star accolades after American football fullback Christian Okoye 30 191 Vogt and Oakland pitcher Sonny Gray were the only starting pitcher catcher combination from one team to make the year s American League All Star squad 126 Vogt had one at bat during the All Star game during which he struck out in the sixth inning 192 Vogt had his jersey from the game framed and gifted it to Azusa Pacific where it was displayed in their locker room 193 On July 18 Vogt hit a walk off single against the Minnesota Twins the second walk off hit of his career and his first in regular season play 194 Vogt recorded 0 hits on 28 at bats between July 22 and August 3 195 196 the second worst streak of his career and the worst since his 0 for 32 skid when he debuted in the majors 195 In June and July combined Vogt had a 216 batting average with three home runs and 20 RBI a drop in production compared to April and May 173 In July alone he hit 13 for 80 for a batting average of 163 197 In August Vogt was batting 284 with four home runs and nine RBIs which continued a decline compared to the first half of the season although he had a 344 on base percentage for the month due to eight hits and a walk in his final 15 plate trips 173 On August 29 Vogt hit his 17th home run of the season against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field with the ball landing in the swimming pool located in the park s right center field marking the 53rd homer to ever fall into the pool 198 199 He hit his final home run of the season and second consecutive three hit game the next day also against the Diamondbacks 196 200 In a September 6 game against the Seattle Mariners Vogt was injured after getting struck in the groin by a foul ball traveling 93 miles per hour 201 202 which was hit by Ketel Marte 203 resulting in Vogt missing 12 games before returning on September 20 204 For the second half of the season Vogt has a slash line of 217 280 349 168 In total for 2015 Vogt played in 136 games 205 206 finishing with a 261 batting average as well a career high 18 home runs and 71 RBIs 206 207 which was more than twice the 35 RBIs he had the previous season 208 Vogt had the second highest RBIs on the Oakland roster behind outfielder Josh Reddick s 77 209 The Athletics finished with the season with the worst record in the American League at 68 94 Vogt said the team s struggles got to me mentally and that he had to improve his mental toughness 168 Vogt was honored with the organization s Dave Stewart Community Service Award 204 210 and for the second consecutive year received the Catfish Hunter Award 210 211 He also received the 2015 Athletics Good Guy Award from the local Bay Area chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America 204 212 was Oakland s nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award 213 and was nominated for the 2015 Hutch Award 214 2016 Edit Vogt earned a salary of 527 500 for 2016 205 He underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow on January 29 206 215 to address lingering pain he had been experiencing since the winter The surgery removed a bone chip and dead tissue from his elbow joint 206 He was gradually eased into action during spring training before starting the regular season on opening day 206 216 Vogt hit 273 in his first 10 games of the season through April 13 217 218 Vogt had 11 hits in 26 at bats through April 22 during which he had three hits in one game 219 Vogt had only 7 RBI on the season through May 21 but he had five FBI on May 22 and 23 alone as well as a home run and a double in those two games 220 He also recorded at least one hit for 11 consecutive games from May 22 to June 5 218 221 with 17 total hits in that span 218 including three hit games on May 31 and June 5 218 Vogt also reached base at least once in 12 games ranging from May 19 to 31 218 222 going 15 for 42 and batting 357 during that stretch bringing his to get his batting average for the season up to 264 222 On July 9 Vogt hit the first opposite field home run of his career a two run solo homer against the Houston Astros He also finishing the day one triple shy of a hitting for the cycle marking the third time in his career that had happened 223 Vogt speaking to reporters on July 11 2016 the day before the 2016 Major League Baseball All Star Game Through the first half of the season Vogt had a slash line was 277 320 442 in 72 games with seven home runs 224 and 27 RBIs 30 Though his offensive numbers were lower than his first half numbers in the 2015 season 225 226 catchers numbers in general were down across the league 225 and Vogt s batting average ranked in the top five among catchers He also led all catchers with 18 doubles 30 Vogt was selected for the 2016 Major League Baseball All Star Game marking his second consecutive appearance 227 228 He was Oakland s sole All Star representative for 2016 229 230 and he was the first Athletics non pitcher named to consecutive All Star teams since Jason Giambi in 2000 and 2001 225 226 Vogt did not get to play in the All Star game itself 231 232 as Salvador Perez and Matt Wieters were the only American League catchers who played 224 On September 15 Vogt batted in five runs against the Kansas City Royals matching his career high single game RBI 233 234 He hit his 14h home run of the season during his final at bat of 2016 in October 2 game against the Seattle Mariners 235 236 Vogt finished the season with a 251 batting average 14 home runs and 56 RBIs 207 205 playing in a career high 137 games which was one more than the previous season 205 He also won the Catfish Hunter Award for a third consecutive year 211 237 238 and won the Dave Stewart Community Service Award for a second year in a row making him the first two time winner 239 2017 Edit Vogt signed a contract for 2 965 000 on January 13 2017 240 241 With the addition of catcher Bruce Maxwell to the Oakland roster Bob Melvin planned to reduce the number of games Vogt would play behind the plate giving Vogt more time off and reducing the chance of injuries 242 Vogt hit a solo home run in the April 3 season opener against the Los Angeles Angels 243 On April 28 Vogt threw out Alex Bregman of the Houston Astros on a steal attempt his first time successfully throwing out a runner in 14 consecutive opposing runs dating back to 2016 The game also marked the first two error game of Vogt s career with two interference calls against him 244 In 54 games for Oakland in 2017 245 Vogt had a slash line of 217 287 357 batting line 246 in 157 at bats 247 246 He also had four home runs 20 RBIs 245 207 and a 644 on base plug slugging percentage 248 247 His defensive performance had declined compared to previous years 207 248 throwing out only 15 of runners 247 which led to an increase in base stealing while he was playing as catcher 249 On June 22 Oafkland designated Vogt for assignment 245 250 He was the second longest tenured Athletic at the time he was cut 248 During his five seasons with the Oakland A s Vogt had a slash line of 255 316 416 251 with 49 home runs 251 247 and 198 RBIs 247 in 458 games 252 In his combined time with Oakland and the Tampa Bay Rays over six seasons had a career 251 312 409 slash line 253 There was a great deal of disappointment on the Oakland roster after Vogt was cut pitcher Sean Doolittle called him the unquestioned captain of the team 245 254 and Josh Reddick said it was hard to imagine a clubhouse without him 254 246 Milwaukee Brewers 2017 Edit 2017 Edit On June 25 2017 Vogt was claimed off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers 255 256 where he was planned to play in a timeshare with catcher Manny Pina 257 258 Through his first 12 games for Milwaukee he was hitting 250 with four home runs and nine RBIs 259 260 which combined with his 2007 games in Oakland brought his numbers to a 222 batting average eight home runs and 29 RBIs 259 261 On July 17 Vogt was injured when Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Chad Kuhl collided with him while running for home 259 261 Vogt s left leg bent backwards during the collision and he suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament in his knee 261 262 forcing him to miss about a month 262 263 Vogt had a rehabilitation assignment with Milwaukee s Triple A affiliate Colorado Springs Sky Sox in August before rejoining the Brewers 264 265 He returned to the team on August 18 where he played wearing a protective brace on his knee and doubled in his only at bat 262 By September 4 Vogt was batting 317 with five home runs and 11 RBI over 23 games including a 412 average in the last week of that span 266 On September 29 Vogt had a home run and three RBIs in a 5 3 victory over the St Louis Cardinals that helped keep Milwaukee s playoff hopes alive 267 Vogt s game on September 30 would be his last in the major leagues for more than a year 39 He finished 2017 with a 254 batting average for the Brewers his highest since his 2015 All Star season 268 Vogt also had eight home runs 263 269 20 RBIs 268 269 and a 508 slugging percentage 270 in 45 games for Milwaukee 14 263 269 over 129 at bats 271 Including his time in both Oakland and Milwaukee Vogt had a 2017 batting average of 233 with 12 home runs 40 RBIs 272 273 and a 285 on base percentage his lowest since his major league debut season in 2012 274 Vogt threw out just three of 66 runners in stolen base attempts in total during his time in Oakland and Milwaukee in 2017 255 including just one of 28 during his time with the Brewers 270 275 2018 Edit The Brewers re signed Vogt in 2018 again planning for him to split time with Pina 276 Vogt agreed to a one year non guaranteed contract of 3 065 000 263 277 which he signed to avoid salary arbitration and a possible non tender 240 255 During the offseason Vogt worked on improving his throwing motion adjusting his arm slot and further strengthening his arm to improve his defense behind the plate 255 275 However Vogt ended up playing in only three spring training games for the Brewers for the entire year 278 He hurt his right shoulder during a spring training workout and when the discomfort lingered it was later discovered to be a strained capsule 263 269 After being sidelined for several months Vogt began a rehabilitation assignment with Milwaukee s Double A affiliate Biloxi Shuckers on May 2 hitting a solo home run in his first game 268 On May 5 41 271 when he was one day away from returning to the Brewers 39 Vogt reinjured the shoulder making a throw to third base 271 279 while trying to throw out Cade Gotta of the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp during a stolen base attempt 280 Vogt damaged his rotator cuff labrum and capsule 270 281 which required season ending surgery 41 282 The surgery took place on May 17 39 256 and due in part to his age of 33 at the time of the surgery doubts were raised as to whether he would ever play again 283 284 Though Vogt never played a major league game in 2018 14 278 he opted to travel with the Brewers supporting the players and assisting the coaching staff 276 285 in what Vogt described his as a weird hybrid of player coach 39 On November 1 Vogt elected to enter free agency 286 287 and departed from the Brewers after clearing waivers 287 San Francisco Giants 2019 Edit Vogt held a workout for interested teams on January 31 2019 14 251 which was attended by five teams including the San Francisco Giants 14 On February 10 Vogt agreed to a minor league deal with the Giants his favorite team during his childhood 14 18 Vogt said It s been a lifelong dream of mine to play for the Giants It s going to come true this year 14 The Giants wanted Vogt to take pressure off catcher Buster Posey as he recovered from right hip surgery 18 282 the team also wanted Vogt to provide some competition for young Giants backup option Aramis Garcia 282 Vogt did not make the opening day roster 256 instead starting in the minor leagues to get more repetitions and help rebuild his arm strength 288 289 This marked Vogt s third tour with the Sacramento River Cats which had been Oakland s Triple A affiliate until 2015 and his first since 2014 6 In 72 at bats for Sacramento in 2019 Vogt had a slash line of 241 389 500 256 39 with three doubles 39 four home runs and seven RBI 256 39 as well as an 889 on base plus slugging OPS 290 Vogt was called up to San Francisco on May 1 making his return to the major leagues less than a year after his shoulder surgery 256 291 On May 3 Vogt appeared in his first major league game since the shoulder injury in which he pinch hit against the Cincinnati Reds He recorded three hits two RBIs and a game tying home run 153 292 marking his first three hit game since September 26 2017 and his first major league home run since September 29 2017 153 Vogt batted 467 in his first six games with San Francisco from May 3 to 10 293 He hit two triples against the Brewers on June 15 his only triples of the season 2 294 He was the first Giants catcher to record two triples in one game since Steve Nicosia in 1984 295 296 and just the third catcher from any team to do so in the previous eight years it also marked the first two triple game from any Giants player in three years 294 By June 17 Vogt was hitting 264 with a 783 OPS which was among the best offense numbers for catchers on the season 295 Those numbers improved even further following the All Star break when Vogt was hitting 357 with a 1 223 OPS in 14 games between July 13 and 27 2 297 In his first 53 games of the season through July 22 Vogt had a 262 batting average his highest since 2014 as well as career highs in OPS 844 and slugging percentage 508 298 On August 9 Vogt hit a two run home run 423 feet out of Oracle Park into McCovey Cove the 79th splash hit by a Giant in the history of the park he was the first Giant to hit one since Brandon Belt on May 15 2018 299 300 Vogt hit a three run home run in the eighth inning in a game against the Oakland A s on August 24 his first game played at Oakland Coliseum since leaving the team 301 302 By the end of August Vogt was considered a front runner for the Willie Mac Award which is presented annually to the most inspirational player on the Giants 303 304 Late in the season with Posey still struggling Vogt was called to play more often than originally planned with his backup position turning into more of a timeshare 305 306 On September 17 Vogt caught all 294 pitches thrown in a 5 hour 54 minute game that lasted 15 innings against the Boston Red Sox during which a franchise record 13 pitchers were used 307 Vogt finished the season with some of his best offensive numbers of his career 290 308 posting a 263 314 490 slash line 115 309 with 10 home runs and 40 RBI 309 252 across 99 games and 255 at bats 2 290 Vogt s batting average was his highest since 2014 and he posted new career highs in slugging percentage 490 and OPS 804 290 However he threw out only six of 35 base stealers 17 for the year and had the slowest poptime 2 14 among the year s major league catchers meaning the amount of time between when a pitch hits a catcher s glove to when it reaches the glove of the middle infielder at second base 306 During the off season Vogt said he wanted to play for a team that could compete for the World Series which was interpreted as a sign he would not remain with the Giants 252 310 Vogt entered into free agency in November 311 312 Arizona Diamondbacks 2020 2021 Edit On November 26 2019 Vogt signed a one year contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks 313 In 2020 for Arizona Vogt batted 167 247 278 with 1 home run and 7 RBI in 72 at bats Vogt played in 52 games for the Diamondbacks in 2021 slashing 212 307 386 with 5 home runs and 17 RBI Atlanta Braves 2021 Edit Vogt with the Atlanta Braves in 2021 On July 16 2021 Vogt was traded to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for Mason Berne 314 315 On October 8 Vogt was designated for assignment by the Braves and outrighted to the Triple A Gwinnett Stripers 316 Despite not being in the postseason roster he received a World Series ring from the Braves 317 Return to Oakland 2022 Edit On March 24 2022 Vogt signed a one year contract to return to the Oakland Athletics 318 He was placed on the injured list on April 21 after spraining his right knee 319 Vogt returned from the injured list on May 7 320 On September 22 2022 Vogt announced he would retire at the end of the 2022 season 321 In the final plate appearance of his career he hit a home run against the Angels sending the ball almost exactly at the same spot in the stands of Oakland Coliseum where he hit his first home run which was also his first hit of his career nine years before 322 Coaching career EditOn January 10 2023 Vogt was hired by the Seattle Mariners to serve as the team s bullpen and quality control coach 323 Personal life EditVogt is married to Alyssa Vogt nee Ferdaszewski 9 68 They met when both were attending Azusa Pacific University 6 324 where Alyssa was a standout on the college basketball team 324 playing in all five positions and scoring more than 1 000 points from 2004 to 2007 9 A 2003 graduate of Capital High School in Olympia Washington 68 133 Alyssa has coached girls basketball at Evergreen State College in Olympia 42 and the Tumwater High School in Tumwater Washington 324 325 Stephen and Alyssa Vogt have three children a daughter named Payton and two sons named Clark and Bennett 6 324 Payton was born in 2011 326 327 Clark in 2014 328 and Bennett in 2016 329 The family has previously lived in Olympia 68 325 Tumwater 330 331 and Oakland 324 Vogt s mother Toni died in July 2016 4 Stephen and Alyssa Vogt support the School of Imagination in Dublin California which offers services and support systems to children including those with special needs disabilities and developmental disorders like autism 213 239 The couple have made multiple visits to work with autistic and special needs children there 213 In November 2016 Vogt received a 2016 Threads of Hope Award from Diablo Magazine for his work with the School of Imagination the magazine described Vogt and the other winners as exceptional volunteers who give their time to charitable causes in the East Bay 332 Vogt has been considered a favorite among fans 14 19 142 who saw him as an underdog and everyman 109 6 He was also popular among teammates on each team with which he has played 248 295 and is well known for his sense of humor 333 334 He won the Tampa Bay Rays talent show in both 2009 and 2010 eventually becoming emcee of the shows 12 40 and in March 2019 he was voted one of the funniest teammates on the San Francisco Giants in a poll of players 334 He is well known for his impressions of various people 11 335 including baseball manager Joe Maddon 336 337 a basketball referee 333 338 and Matt Foley the motivational speaker character portrayed by Chris Farley on the sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live 11 335 Farley was Vogt s favorite actor and the person who inspired him to start doing impressions 42 and Vogt delivered a speech to the Oakland players at the start of the 2015 season as Matt Foley 13 339 An interview Vogt delivered as Matt Foley in 2015 won him an Esurance MLB Award for Best Interview 340 and he also performed his basketball referee impression on the MLB Network talk show Intentional Talk which generated a great deal of viral Internet attention 13 160 and led to the creation of a Vogt referee bobblehead with sound 67 Vogt has aspirations to be a manager in major league baseball one day 42 284 He has a superstitious habit of getting dressed in a specific sequence each day including how he pulls on his socks and in what order 341 References Edit Reiter Ben For Athletics unassuming Vogt is team s perfect representative Sports Illustrated Wednesday April 22 2015 Retrieved September 13 2022 a b c d Stephen Vogt Game by Game Stats 2019 ESPN 2019 Archived from the original on November 27 2019 Retrieved December 10 2019 Shea John October 5 2019 Who will Giants hire as manager Breaking down 10 intriguing options San Francisco 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