The Giants announced that Ryan Vogelsong will retire with the San Francisco Giants, and he’ll take the mound for the start of Sunday’s game against the Diamondbacks. He’ll wave to the crowd, get a standing ovation, and walk off the mound wearing the same uniform he wore when he broke into the major leagues.
It’ll also be the same uniform he won while contributing to two different World Series championships, if you’re keeping score at home.
Vogelsong is a beloved figure in San Francisco Giants lore, one of the most unexpected success stories in franchise history. In the season before he signed a minor-league deal with the Giants, he was released by both the Angels and Phillies, putting up a combined 4.