While the A’s have been busy trading away most of their big-name players, they reportedly are bringing back one of the most popular players to play for Oakland in recent memory.
Stephen Vogt, a two-time All-Star during his five seasons with the A’s, is reportedly signing a major league deal to return to Oakland, according to Matthew Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle and Martin Gallegos of MLB.com. The deal is pending a physical.
The return of the 37-year-old Vogt is a reunion nearly five years in the making. Picked up as a waiver claim before the 2013 season, Vogt was a part-time catcher on the 2013 and 2014 playoff teams in Oakland before taking over as the primary catcher in 2015. He shined in the role, batting .261 with 18 homers in 2015 and .251 with 14 homers in 2016, being selected to the All-Star game in both years.
