Ex-catcher Stephen Vogt joins Mariners as new bullpen coach
Retired catcher Stephen Vogt is becoming a member of the Seattle Mariners as a bullpen and high quality management coach, fulfilling his purpose to go proper into teaching.
The 38-year-old Vogt known as it a profession after his tenth main league season in 2022. He will be part of the workers of supervisor Scott Servais, whose membership returned to the playoffs for the primary time in 21 years final season.
“I am beyond excited to be joining the Mariners organization and major league coaching staff,” Vogt told The Associated Press. “This next chapter of my career is one I am ready for and thrilled to be beginning in Seattle.”
Coaching has lengthy been his calling. From Bruce Bochy and Craig Counsell to extra just lately his A’s supervisor Mark Kotsay, many have vouched for Vogt’s means to at some point grow to be a supervisor. Now, he’s taking step one in that path.
Vogt was a profession .239 hitter with 82 dwelling runs and 313 RBIs with Tampa Bay, Oakland, Arizona, Milwaukee, San Francisco and Atlanta.
He started his massive league profession with an 0-for-32 hitless stretch that began with the Rays and ended with the A’s in 2013. Just a few months later, in October 2013, he produced his first profession game-winning hit with a single off Rick Porcello within the playoffs for a 1-0 win towards the Tigers that despatched the best-of-five AL Division Series again to Detroit tied at 1.
After hanging out twice towards Justin Verlander, Vogt fouled off seven pitches in a 10-pitch at-bat that ended the seventh along with his third Okay. Vogt’s subsequent time up, he lined a bases-loaded single into left-center that gained the sport.
For the journeyman Vogt, it is a great alternative to remain near dwelling: He and spouse Alyssa stay within the Washington state capital of Olympia with their three kids.
“It’s amazing to have the ability to not move the family for the first time in 16 years,” he mentioned. “That is another perk of an already great opportunity to be coaching with the Mariners.”
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