Former Pittsburgh Pirate Daniel Vogelbach is heading back to familiar territory — but not in black and gold. The 33-year-old is returning to the Milwaukee Brewers as a hitting coach on Pat Murphy’s staff, the club announced.
Vogelbach quietly began transitioning into the next phase of his baseball life last season with the Pirates, serving as a special assistant for hitting. Now, he gets a full-time dugout role with a division rival.
The left-handed slugger spent nine MLB seasons between the Seattle Mariners, Brewers, Pirates, New York Mets and Toronto Blue Jays. Pirates fans will remember his brief but memorable 2022 stint in Pittsburgh, when he mashed early-season home runs, worked deep counts, smiled a lot, and then became the trade piece that brought Colin Holderman to Pittsburgh.