Stephen Vogt says he’s confident that he’ll be ready for Opening Day following his recent elbow surgery.
The A’s catcher is scheduled to have the stitches removed from his right elbow Wednesday, after a Jan. 29 arthroscopic procedure that included removing a bone chip.
“I’ve got to talk to the training staff to see what the official timeline seems like,” Vogt said over the phone Tuesday. “But everybody I’ve talked to … there’s not even a thought that I won’t be ready. I don’t know how the recovery for this goes, but it feels like everybody is optimistic I’ll be playing in games by the second week or so” of exhibitions.