FLUSHING, N.Y., July 22, 2022 – The New York Mets today announced the team has acquired infielder Daniel Vogelbach from Pittsburgh in exchange for RHP Colin Holderman.
Vogelbach, 29, had 10 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs, 34 RBI and 29 runs scored in 75 games for the Pirates this season. He has posted a .338 on-base percentage and a .430 slugging percentage. His 11 home runs as a designated hitter are tied for the second-most in the NL behind Bryce Harper.
Among the 178 hitters with at least 200 plate appearances against RHP this season, his 149 wRC+ is tied for 15th in the majors. He has an .817 career OPS vs. righties and 55 of his 61 career home runs have come against right-handed pitchers.
Vogelbach has appeared in 412 games over parts of seven major league seasons with Seattle (2016-2020), Toronto (2020), Milwaukee (2020-2021) and Pittsburgh (2022). He owns a career .213/.336/.408 slashline with 61 home runs and 165 RBI.
In addition, RHP Yoan López has been recalled from Triple-A Syracuse and will be active for tonight's game.
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"He could be a presence in the order"
— SNY (@SNYtv) July 22, 2022
Billy Eppler speaks on the acquisition of Daniel Vogelbach pic.twitter.com/d2mjSEctvN
"This has gotta be the first of some other moves...Colin Holderman is going to be missed as that power arm"@gappleSNY and @Todd_Zeile react to the Mets trading Holderman for Daniel Vogelbach: https://t.co/xCA4zcBoMf
— SNY (@SNYtv) July 22, 2022
➡️ @Citi pic.twitter.com/E2WYA6jAuA
Per reports: The Mets have shown interest in 1B/DH Daniel Vogelbach.
— The Amazin' Citi (@TheAmazinCiti) July 21, 2022
A certified unit that crushes righties. Would you want him in Queens? pic.twitter.com/HrzyvnT7PJ
Thank you Daniel Vogelbach. We got blessed with being able to see this home run live.
— Renegade Roundtable (@Renegade_Table) July 22, 2022
Good luck in New York Dan. #LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/oPy60KkwmZ
Daniel Vogelbach's 2022 Statcast percentiles ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/SHP5gPsrl0
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) July 22, 2022
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