Stephen Vogt
| Stephen Vogt | |
|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics - No. 21 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: November 1, 1984 Visalia, California | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
| debut | |
| April 6, 2012, for the Tampa Bay Rays | |
| Career statistics (through 2012 season) | |
| Batting average | .000 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 1 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Stephen Guy Vogt (born November 1, 1984) is a Major League Baseball catcher with the Oakland Athletics.
Baseball career
Amateur career
Vogt went to Central Valley Christian High School, and then went on to Azusa Pacific University.
Professional career
Vogt was drafted by Rays (then the Devil Rays) in 2007 in the 12th round, 365th overall. He was selected 15 picks ahead of future 5th overall pick and current Rockies pitcher Drew Pomeranz. He was assigned to Low-A Hudson Valley, playing 70 games, 55 at left field, hitting an even .300. He played all of 2008 with now defunct Single-A Columbus, playing 113 games, 67 in left field, hitting .291. His 2009 season was cut short after just 10 games after meeting with a shoulder injury that required surgery. He played for High-A Charlotte for those 10 games and for the 2010 season, which he played in 106 games with a .345 average, splitting time between catcher, left field and first base. He was invited to spring training with the Rays, hitting 4–9 with a home run. He started that season with Double-A Montgomery, playing in 97 games with a .301 average before being promoted to Triple-A Durham. He finished with 31 games there, hitting .290. On November 18, 2011, Vogt was called up to the big league roster to be protected from the Rule V Draft.[1][2]
He made his major league debut with the Rays on April 6, 2012 at Tropicana Field against the New York Yankees. In his first ever at bat he was struck out by David Robertson. After a strong season at Triple-A Durham where Vogt batted .272 with 9 home runs and 43 RBI's in 94 games, he was added to the active roster as a September call-up. Despite having 25 at-bats in the 2012 season, Vogt couldn't manage to get his first big league hit.
The Rays then traded away Vogt, however, on April 5, 2013, to the Oakland Athletics for a PTBNL or cash considerations. To make room on the roster, Oakland designated waiver claim Dan Otero for assignment. [3]
References
External links
- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from California
- People from Visalia, California
- People from Tulare County, California
- Baseball players from California
- Tampa Bay Rays players
- Oakland Athletics players
- Hudson Valley Renegades players
- Columbus Catfish players
- Charlotte Stone Crabs players
- Montgomery Biscuits players
- Durham Bulls players