In a shocking but not unwarranted move, the A’s have DFA’d team rock, leader, and voice Stephen Vogt.
Vogt’s rough-and-ready play coupled with his extremely late breakout season made him possibly the least likely back-to-back All Star in the majors, and the most A’s-y A we’ve seen in a long time.
Over his four years with a team, Vogt tallied more magical moments than can be watched in one sitting.
Let’s take a walk down memory lane.
Vogt’s first hit in the majors went deep, of course.
2013 ALDS
I brought a then elementary-school-aged family friend to Game 2 of the series, and I truly think this was the moment that locked him in as a lifetime fan.