Vogt’s three-run triple sparked a 5-run third, but Oakland couldn’t hang on to the lead in a 9-5 loss.
VOGT ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT“It just felt right,” he said. “It just felt like there’s nowhere else I want to play, there’s nowhere else I want to be, there’s nothing else I want to accomplish as a player other than helping these guys the rest of this year.”
Vogt has spent six seasons with the A’s. The 37-year-old also played for Tampa Bay, Milwaukee, San Francisco, Arizona and Atlanta. “I feel so fortunate that I’ve earned the opportunity to walk away on my terms,” he said. “I’m very proud of what I’ve accomplished.”“My end goal is to manage,” he said. “I want to manage in the big leagues. … One of the things that I truly have tried to do and want to continue to do is just make this game a better place. I’ve had many people do that for me and I want to continue to do that.”Mariners: SS J.P. Crawford was held out of the lineup with a minor leg issue.
Athletics: RHP Adam Oller is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Friday. “He’s on track to be ready to go if everything goes well in this program,” manager Mark Kotsay said. … LHP Sam Moll , RHP Zach Jackson and OF Ramón Laureano will miss the rest of the season.Mariners: LHP Marco Gonzales opens a three-game series in Kansas City on Friday. Gonzales has pitched at least six innings in five consecutive starts.
Athletics: LHP Cole Irvin tries to win his fourth straight decision Friday as Oakland welcomes the New York Mets for a three-game series. It will be Irvin’s first career start against the Mets.
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