Official Site of the A's · Feb 24, 2016
Vogt's surgically repaired elbow feels 'awesome'
A's catcher Stephen Vogt works on drills at Spring Training. (Chris Carlson/AP)MESA, Ariz. -- A's catcher Stephen Vogt, not much more than three weeks removed from right elbow surgery, is seemingly ahead of schedule after beginning a throwing program Tuesday.
Vogt made 15 sock throws before picking up a baseball and throwing it 20 times from a distance of 60 feet. The backstop reported no pain afterward.
"Awesome," he said. "Felt normal, obviously outside of getting surgery and not throwing for a month."
Vogt is already swinging the bat, too, albeit on a different schedule than his teammates. He took 40 swings off the tee on Monday and is likely to graduate to soft toss by week's end.