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Daniel Vogelbach

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Dan Vogelbach
Chicago Cubs
First baseman
Born: (1992-12-17) December 17, 1992 (age 31)
North Fort Myers, Florida
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

  1. ^ "Baseball Player of the Year: Dan Vogelbach". Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  2. ^ "Cubs take big, powerful 1st baseman Dan Vogelbach with 2nd pick". Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  3. ^ "Power-hungry Cubs draft their very own Prince Fielder". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  4. ^ Baseball: Dan Vogelbach promoted to Daytona after Cougars defeat Cedar Rapids 4-3
  5. ^ Slugging Cubs prospect Dan Vogelbach thinking big
  6. ^ "Vogelbach loses weight to increase opportunities". Major League Baseball. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  7. ^ "Cub prospect Dan Vogelbach's amazing disappearing act". Voices. Retrieved September 20, 2014.

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