THE CLEVELAND GUARDIANS thought they knew Stephen Vogt; then came April 13, and a doubleheader loss to the New York Yankees. The day was long and disappointing, and before it ended, Vogt gathered his coaches and told them he was about to call a team meeting to make the day even longer.
It was the first time the Guardians had lost consecutive games, and the losses dropped them into second place in the American League Central, one of six days they've spent out of first place this season.
The news of the meeting drifted through the clubhouse like an airborne disease.