Stephen Guy Vogt 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.
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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.
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. H
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.
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Stephen Vogt Children: Meet Payton Vogt, Clark Vogt, And Bennett Vogt
Stephen and his wife Alyssa have three children, daughter Payton and sons Clark and Bennett, who took over the public address microphone during the bottom of the second inning to announce their dad’s at-bat against Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani.
Vogt’s kids also spent time with their father in the A’s dugout before their father took the field for the final time. After running up to hug their dad, Vogt’s youngest son hilariously asks him for brownies while the other has his eyes on the gum in the dugout.
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