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Daniel Vogelbach Hired By Pirates As Special Hitting Assistant
Former first baseman/designated hitter Daniel Vogelbach has been hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates as a special assistant to the hitting department for the 2025 season. Vogelbach will begin his post-playing career after playing in 31 games for the Toronto Blue Jays last year and hitting just .186/.278/.300 with a .578 OPS, one home run and eight RBI in 79 plate appearances. The 32-year-old left-handed slugger began the 2022 campaign with the Pirates and hit .228 (54-for-237) with 12 home runs and 34 RBI in 75 games played. Vogelbach was originally a second-round selection by the Chicago Cubs in 2011. He broke into the big leagues with the Seattle Mariners in 2016 and was named to his only All-Star team in his final full season with Seattle in 2019. Over the course of nine MLB seasons, Vogelbach hit .219/.340/.405 with 81 home runs and 246 RBI in 602 games played for five different organizations.
Source: Pittsburgh PG - Noah Hiles
Source: Pittsburgh PG - Noah Hiles
