Daniel Vogelbach
Dan Vogelbach | |
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Chicago Cubs | |
First baseman | |
Born: North Fort Myers, Florida | December 17, 1992|
Bats: Left Throws: Right |
Daniel Vogelbach (born December 17, 1992) is an American professional baseball first baseman in the Chicago Cubs organization.
Career
Vogelbach attended Bishop Verot High School in Fort Myers, Florida. As a senior he hit .551 with nine home runs and was the The News-Press All-Area Baseball Player of the Year.[1]
Vogelbach was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the second round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft.[2][3] He made his professional debut with the Arizona League Cubs. In six games he hit .292/.370/.542 with a home run in 24 at-bats. He started the 2012 season with the Arizona League Cubs and was promoted to the Boise Hawks during the season. He finished the season hitting .322/410/.641 with 17 home runs and 62 runs batted in over 245 at-bats in 61 games. He started the 2013 season with the Kane County Cougars and was promoted to the Daytona Cubs near the end of the season.[4] He finished the year hitting .284/.375/.449 with 19 home runs over 483 at-bats in 131 games.[5] Prior to the 2014 season, he lost over 30 pounds to help improve his defense.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Baseball Player of the Year: Dan Vogelbach". Retrieved September 20, 2014.
- ^ "Cubs take big, powerful 1st baseman Dan Vogelbach with 2nd pick". Retrieved September 20, 2014.
- ^ "Power-hungry Cubs draft their very own Prince Fielder". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
- ^ Baseball: Dan Vogelbach promoted to Daytona after Cougars defeat Cedar Rapids 4-3
- ^ Slugging Cubs prospect Dan Vogelbach thinking big
- ^ "Vogelbach loses weight to increase opportunities". Major League Baseball. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
- ^ "Cub prospect Dan Vogelbach's amazing disappearing act". Voices. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- The Foundation: Vogelbach ascending
- 1992 births
- Living people
- People from Lee County, Florida
- Baseball players from Florida
- Arizona League Cubs players
- Boise Hawks players
- Kane County Cougars players
- Daytona Cubs players
- Baseball first basemen
- Mesa Solar Sox players
- Tennessee Smokies players
- Minor league baseball players
- Baseball players at the 2015 Pan American Games