Former Seattle Mariners Coach Joins Rare Company With Cleveland Guardians

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Former Seattle Mariners coach and current Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt is in rare company after leading Cleveland to the playoffs in his first season as skipper.

The Seattle Mariners are still looking to make their second postseason in three years and will have an upward climb to do it.

Former Mariners bullpen coach, two-time All-Star and current Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt clinched a playoff spot in his first year as Cleveland's skipper with a 3-2, walk-off win in extra innings against the Minnesota Twins on Thursday.Per a tweet from Sarah Langs , Vogt is just the fifth manager in MLB history to lead his team to the playoffs in his first year as manager, within two years of being a player.

Stephen Vogt is the 5th manager to lead his team to a postseason appearance within 2 seasons of playing, having never been a player/manager, joining:Vogt made a huge impact as a coach in his lone season with Seattle in 2023. Under his coaching, the bullpen ranked fourth in the league in ERA and was tied for 11th in saves .

 

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