Daniel

Vogelbach

Vogelbach will not be the lead hitting coach in Milwaukee, but a member of the staff after spending last season as a special assistant with the Pittsburgh Pirates. There are many stories of Vogelbach mentoring younger hitters while he was playing, in particular, his extra work with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in Toronto back in 2024, so he could be in for a solid future as a coach.

It appears that Vogelbach’s playing career is over. The 32-year-old had just a .578 OPS before being released by the Jays in June, but had stretches of being a solid option during his time in the majors.

Vogelbach went unclaimed on waivers after being designated for assignment last week. The 31-year-old slugger struggled to a .578 OPS with one homer in 79 plate appearances over 31 games this season in his Blue Jays debut. He should be able to latch on somewhere as a bench option, but his days as a relevant fantasy contributor in deeper mixed leagues are probably finished.

Vogelbach had struggled mightily with Toronto this year. He hit .186 with one home run in 70 at-bats. The club now has seven days to trade him or place him on waivers.

The struggling Vogelbach paced the also struggling Jays offense on Sunday with three hits and was just a triple shy of a cycle. He keeps getting opportunities to start despite his .594 OPS.

Turner will take a seat for the finale against the Rays with Daniel Vogelbach lined up as the designated hitter and hitting fifth.

Turner remains sidelined for the third straight contest due to illness. The 39-year-old veteran remains day-to-day for now. It’ll be Daniel Vogelbach filling in at designated hitter in his absence.

Turner went 0-for-9 in the first two games of the series against the Twins and is hitting just .100 with a .229 OPS in the month of May. The 39-year-old grabs a seat on the bench for the finale with Daniel Vogelbach hitting sixth and operating as the designated hitter.

Kiner-Falefa will get a day of rest for Saturday’s matchup against the Nats. Justin Turner will handle third base will hitting cleanup with Dan Vogelbach operating as the designated hitter.

It appears to be just a routine day of rest for the 39-year-old slugger. Expect him to receive plenty of off-days to manage his workload throughout the season. Daniel Vogelbach will start in his place as the team’s designated hitter and will bat cleanup against Zack Littell and the Rays.