OAKLAND -- A's catcher Stephen Vogt has been named the recipient of the 2015 Catfish Hunter Award, becoming the first player to take home the honor in consecutive years.
Vogt joins Mark Ellis (2005, '07) as the second player to twice win the award, which is described by the A's as recognition for a "player whose play on the field and conduct in the clubhouse best exemplifies the courageous, competitive and inspirational spirit demonstrated by the late Hall of Fame pitcher."
"The right man got it, definitely," A's manager Bob Melvin said Thursday.
That it's voted on by the club's players, coaches and staff members makes it "the biggest one to me," said Vogt, who has already been honored as the A's nominee for the prestigious Roberto Clemente Award and was selected as the recipient of the Dave Stewart Community Service Award.