No one was more involved in Thursday’s 5-4 A’s win over the Angels than Stephen Vogt.
The catcher had a single and a walk, reached base on an error when a run scored and caught nine innings in a new squat he’s trying to introduce mid-season.
And he was at the plate when Angels’ pinch-hitter Jefry Marte lost control of his bat, which then hit home plate umpire Paul Emmel, who immediately fell to the ground, bleeding. He had to be helped off the field and was later take to a hospital for stitches. The Angels’ report was that Emmel was expected to be fine.