Vogelsong, who was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in 1998 and debuted in 2000 in the Major Leagues, was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2001 as part of the Jason Schmidt trade. He returned to the Giants in 2011 and pitched the next five seasons in orange and black. He was honored today by coming out to the mound to throw three ceremonial warmup pitches before manager Bruce Bochy went to get him and bring in starter Chris Stratton to replace him.
Stratton was reminiscent of Vogelsong, pitching six innings and allowing two earned runs while striking out four and walking one.