Guardians hire Stephen Vogt as manager

Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty ImagesThe Cleveland Guardians have announced the hiring of former major league catcher Stephen Vogt as their new manager. He is replacing Terry Francona, who retired after the 2023 season.

Jeff Passan has the details on the Vogt hiring. When I saw this my initial reaction was, wasn’t Vogt playing in the majors just a few years ago? The answer to that is yes — he was actually playing in the majors just 13 months ago, with his final game coming with the Oakland A’s on October 5, 2022.

Vogt, who turned 39 last week, spent parts of 10 seasons in the majors. He played primarily for the A’s, but also logged time with the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Tampa Bay Rays,…