OAKLAND, CA (SNN-TV) – Stephen Vogt received a standing ovation today at the Oakland Coliseum when his three children announced his at-bat in the final game of his MLB career bottom of the second inning.
Vogt announced last month that he would retire at the end of the season. But today, Vogt stepped to the plate for the last time in the seventh inning with the A’s leading 1-0 against the Angels. On the first pitch of the at-bat, Vogt blasted a home run out over the right field fence.
After finally being called up to the Major Leagues at 27 with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2012, Vogt saw his best years come in Oakland. During a stint with the A’s from 2013 to 2017, Vogt was named an All-Star twice in a row in 2015 and 2016, making him the first non-pitcher on the Athletics to make the All-Star Game in consecutive years since Jason Giambi.
Vogt’s first career-hit was a home run, and what a storybook ending for his last to be a home run as well.