BIOGRAPHY
Daniel Vogelbach was born on December 17, 1992, in Orlando, Florida. He is an infielder in the MLB.
He was drafted in the second round of the 2011 MLB draft by the Chicago Cubs. On July 20, 2016, Vogelbach was traded to the Seattle Mariners and made his MLB debut for them on September 12, 2016. He has also played for the Toronto Blue Jays.
Vogelbach attended Bishop Verot High School in Fort Myers, Florida. He committed to play college baseball at the University of Florida. As a senior, he hit .551 with nine home runs and was The News-Press All-Area Baseball Player of the Year. At the time, listed at 5 feet 11 inches tall, he was also listed as weighing 325 pounds (147 kg).
On September 3, 2020, Vogelbach was claimed off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers. In 19 games with the 2020 Brewers, Vogelbach slashed .328/.418/.569 with four home runs. He returned to the Brewers for 2021. On June 23, he was placed on the 10-day injured list with a hamstring strain, was transferred to the 60-day injured list on August 22, and was activated on September 1. For the 2021 season, he slashed .219/.349/.381 with 9 home runs and 24 RBIs in 93 games.
On July 22, 2022, the Pirates traded Vogelbach to the New York Mets for Colin Holderman. He made his first appearance with the Mets on July 24, going 1-for-3 with a walk. On August 3, 2022, Vogelbach hit his first home run as a Met, a grand slam off of Washington Nationals reliever Jordan Weems in Nationals Park, becoming the 11th Mets player to hit a grand slam as his first homerun with the team. On November 6, the Mets exercised their option with him for the 2023 season.
