Stephen Vogt

There is no sport that comes up with better storybook endings than baseball. Athletics catcher Stephen Vogt was playing in the final game of his big league ...

It wasn't exactly a memorable season for the Athletics. "A homer on the first pitch and exits his career like you want to as a player, like you couldn't draw it up any better." On the first pitch from LA reliever Zack Weiss, he ripped a line drive to right field for a home run. He was in the game to catch rookie Ken Waldichuk, who gave up a one-out single in the top of the seventh. "I just can't say thank you enough to the Oakland A's organization, my teammates and my family, and today was a dream come true and something I would have never drawn up in my dreams, so thank you so much." It ended with him hitting a home run in his last trip to the plate.

Stephen Vogt's seventh-inning solo home run helped the A's earn a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday.

So proud of him and proud to be a part of his career.” “Walking up, knowing this is your very last play you’re ever going to have on a Major League Baseball field, just go have fun,” Vogt said. ‘It didn’t feel like we had 102 losses, although it may feel like some of the fans. “It might have been one of the most special moments I’ve seen in my career so far, and I couldn’t be happier.” “For a 100-loss year, it didn’t feel like that,” Pinder said. Vogt responded with a wave before he faced Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani. A homer on the first pitch and he exits his career like you want to as a player,” Kotsay said. OAKLAND – Stephen Vogt turned on a 94 mph fastball from Zack Weiss and watched it sail into the right-field seats. Vogt’s home run might not have happened if Waldichuk doesn’t get Livan Soto to ground into a double play. Prior to the game, Vogt held a meet-and-greet with several A’s fans and received his first ovation of the afternoon when he trotted out from the A’s dugout to the bullpen. “I was just, ‘Are you kidding me?’ So happy. “I got every emotion out,” Vogt said.

Stephen Vogt and his teammates went wild after the veteran catcher hit a home run in his final MLB game.

[during his final MLB game](https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/athletics/stephen-vogts-kids-adorably-announce-dads-bat-final-mlb-game) on Wednesday, the Athletics veteran catcher hit a home run that had fans go absolutely bonkers at the Coliseum. While most high-fived, hugged or patted Vogt on the back, Tony Kemp took the celebration to the next level and jumped on his buddy as he congratulated him with a warm hug. As Vogt ran -- and skipped -- from base to base all the way to home plate, the emotions could be felt from afar.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Vogt homered in his final game before retirement and scored the first run on a sacrifice fly after Shohei Ohtani pitched ...

“I Believe in Stephen Vogt!” chants greeted Vogt for his first plate appearance in the second from the crowd of 11,232. He waved to the crowd in every direction. Chad Pinder followed with a double and was lifted for a pinch-runner so he could walk off to a warm ovation in his likely final game with A’s before testing free agency. He finished 1 for 4 with a strikeout at the plate. “But normally, all of us there would like to be in the playoffs, and this is supposed to be the starting line. He became the first player to qualify as a batter and a pitcher since rules for qualification were adopted in 1950. I’m so thankful that my kids are going to remember daddy playing,” he said, in tears. 82 of his career landed in nearly the same right-field spot as his first career hit, in his 33rd at-bat on June 28, 2013, off Cardinals reliever Joe Kelly. How fitting Vogt cleared the fences again in his final plate appearance at age 37 and with so many family and friends right there for a front-row seat. Trout reached 40 homers for the third time and first since hitting a career-best 45 in his 2019 AL MVP season. Ohtani struck out six and didn’t allow a baserunner until Vogt’s six-pitch walk with one out in the fifth. Vogt’s seventh home run of the season and No.

Stephen Vogt shared a heartwarming moment with his three children when he took the field for the final time in his MLB career.

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OAKLAND -- Growing up in Visalia, Calif., Stephen Vogt spent countless summer nights in the Central Valley heat imitating the swing of Will Clark, ...

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Stephen Vogt announced in September that he was retiring from baseball after 10 MLB seasons. On Wednesday, the Oakland A's catcher went out in style.

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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- The ball sailed for the right-field seats, just as his long-awaited first career hit had done more than nine years before, and.

“I Believe in Stephen Vogt!” chants greeted Vogt for his first plate appearance in the second from the crowd of 11,232. He waved to the crowd in every direction. Chad Pinder followed with a double and was lifted for a pinch-runner so he could walk off to a warm ovation in his likely final game with A’s before testing free agency. He finished 1 for 4 with a strikeout at the plate. “But normally, all of us there would like to be in the playoffs, and this is supposed to be the starting line. He became the first player to qualify as a batter and a pitcher since rules for qualification were adopted in 1950. I’m so thankful that my kids are going to remember daddy playing,” he said, in tears. How fitting Vogt cleared the fences again in his final plate appearance at age 37 and with so many family and friends right there for a front-row seat. 82 of his career landed in nearly the same right-field spot as his first career hit, in his 33rd at-bat on June 28, 2013, off Cardinals reliever Joe Kelly. Trout reached 40 homers for the third time and first since hitting a career-best 45 in his 2019 AL MVP season. Ohtani struck out six and didn’t allow a baserunner until Vogt’s six-pitch walk with one out in the fifth. Vogt’s seventh home run of the season and No.

The Oakland Athletics' Stephen Vogt had the most storybook ending to his MLB career that one could ever dream of.

While the Athletics' season could have gone better, it at least ended on quite a high note for Vogt, who played in his final game against the Los Angeles Angels. To mark the special occasion, Vogt’s children adorably announced his name as he came up to bat for the first time during Wednesday’s game. Vogt then hit a home run in the final at bat of his career, rounding the bases with the most jubilant celebration you’ll ever see.

Stephen Vogt homered in the final game of his career and the Oakland Athletics ended a...

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Oakland Athletics veteran Stephen Vogt, who announced he will retire from baseball, ended his career in style, getting introduced by his children for his ...

The Athletics (60-102) and Angels (73-89) both were previously eliminated from playoff contention. "To have my family with me on my final day and be given the opportunity to walk away on my terms, it's not something I take lightly. Athletics starter Ken Waldichuk allowed just three hits over seven shutout innings to earn his second win over the season. He smashed the first pitch he saw from Angels relief pitcher Zack Weiss to right field for his final career homer. Neither team scored in the first inning. Vogt put an exclamation point on his 10-year tenure Wednesday in Oakland, Calif.

Happy Thursday, Athletics Nation! Yesterday in the last game of the season, the Athletics and the coliseum faithful did everything they could to honour ...

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Steven Vogt is calling it a career, but not before he received a special sendoff in Oakland on Wednesday.

- The Los Angeles Dodgers scored a bunch this season. But Maddon and his mohawk never made it to the clubhouse as Angels GM Perry Minasian arrived at Maddon’s front door to deliver the news. Over the previous few days Minasian had told Maddon he was considering firing some coaches. Here’s Payton, Clark, and Bennett running up to their dad before the game and embracing him as he took in the scenery of the coliseum for the final time. “And so, I think for me; obviously, my goal is to one day manage, and I always set my sights very high, and I’m not afraid to hear no. The 38-year-old plans on getting into coaching and one day becoming an MLB manager: