When Daniel Vogelbach walked to the plate on International Women’s Day at Citi Field to Kelis’s “Milkshake,” the entire stadium erupted in cheers. It was a perfect song to go along with Vogelbach, a new Mets addition that looked to inject some life into their dormant designated hitter spot in the lineup.
Initially, the trade from the Pirates for reliever Colin Holderman did just that. In his first month in Queens, Vogelbach was exactly as advertised: a very patient hitter with a good eye and some serious power who crushes right-handed pitching. However, some ‘high hamstring discomfort’ limited Vogelbach’s production down the stretch.