Official Site of the Giants · Aug 16, 2016
Vogelsong gets warm welcome in return to SF
Giants fans give Pirates pitcher Ryan Vogelsong a standing ovation in his first start at AT&T Park since leaving the GiantsSAN FRANCISCO -- The words on the scoreboard beneath Ryan Vogelsong's name read "Forever Giant," but the standing ovation at AT&T Park on Monday night said it all.
Vogelsong returned to San Francisco to make his first start against the Giants since ending his second, storybook tenure with the club that initially drafted him. The veteran right-hander's unlikely success story resonated with a passionate fanbase celebrating three World Series titles in five years, and Vogelsong helped hang two of the flags on the left-field wall at AT&T Park.