stephen vogt has been designated for assignment. struggling at the plate this season hitting only .217. yesterday their gm took vogt aside and said it was going to be his last game in oakland. >> he saw the playing time being cut back some and he wanted to know how he could get that playing time back. david was good enough to sit with him and explain the situation. a little bit of a heavy heart when he came out here. he'll end up, i think, at a place, hopefully, where he's in a pennant race who can help a club. he definitely can still help a club. >>> look at the fans with their jerseys and umpire masks. they're ready to call the game. george springer had to leave the game. second inning three-run homer. gonzalez would cap off an eight-run inning with another three-run blast. all ten runs in two innings of work. thatidn't stop the umps, the backup umps from having a good time. strike three called! in the end they ended up getting swept by a final of 12-9. >>> giants and braves started after a 90-minute rain delay. second inning, gia

stephen vogt has been designated for assignment. ly struggling at the plate this season hitting only .217. yesterday their gm took vogt aside and said it was going to be his last game in oakland. >> he saw the playing time being cut back some and he wanted to know how he could get that playing time back. david was good enough to sit with him and explain the situation. a little bit of a heavy heart when he came out here. he'll end up, i think, at a place, hopefully, where he's in a pennant race who can help a club. he definitely can still help a club. >>> look at the fans with their jerseys and umpire masks. they're ready to call the game. george springer had to leave the game. second inning three-run homer. gonzalez would cap off an eight-run inning with another ree-run blast. all ten runs in t innings of work. that didn't stop the umps, the backup umps from having a good time. strike three called! in the end they ended up getting swept by a final of 12-9. >>> giants and braves started after a 90-minute rain delay. second inning, gia

he got some offensive help from his catcher stephen vogt. base hit in the second. a's go up 2-0. but the rays battle back. fifth inning, evan longoria ties wit a base hit off hahn. 3-3 game. hahn will get a no decision. then in the sixth, colby rasmus drives it deep center, ninth home run of the season. the rays take three out of four ankees taking on the -4 victory. orioles. aaron judd, all 6'7" of him hit his 20th home run of the year. 496 feet. longest home reason recorded since espn started measuring them back in 2009. he ended up 4 for 4 with two home runs on the day. the yankees win it 14-3. >>> final tune-up before this year's u.s. open. the st. jude classic in memphis. phil mickelson won't be playing next week going to his child's graduation. co-leader through 11. but a second shot on 12 finds the water. triple bogey had him finish ninth place at seventh under. daniel berger, chipping from just off the green. perfect touch. nothing but net. a little birdie there he shot a 4 under 66. this birdie on 15 gave him the outright lead. he w

. >> former ace catcher stephen vogt has been claimed off waivers from milwaukee.had been struggling this season and last thursday was designated for assignment. athletics were swept in the first. sonny gray's pitch gets away. gray is there and tags him in the face for the out. with the game tied in the eighth inning, oakland takes the lead at alonzo am hits a dmri ball to left. healy scores. alonzo wound up with a long single. in the ninth a's picked up insurance insurance. oakland with the 5-3 victory over the white sox. gray is now 3-3. >>> these are tough times at at&t park but these fans still trying to have some fun. another rough outing for matt moore in the fourth. he gives up a home run to rene rivera, his second of the game, made it 4-1, mets. in the ninth, strickland off his suspension, solo bum to curtis granderson winds up in mccovey cove. the giants have now lost 12 of their last 13. >>> a great finish at travelers championship. jordan spieth trying for a wire-to-wire victory. on 15 putting for birdie. he can't believe it went in. believe, it jordan.

fans wearing a catcher's helmet and dressed as umpires -- after longtime team catcher stephen vogt wasignated for assignment. in the first inning -- jesse hanh hits george springer -- he had to leave the game -- left under his own power things got worst in the second for hahn -- jake marisnick hits a 3-run home run -- houston scored eight runs in the inning making it ten-nothing astros oakland made a run in the eighth -- matt olson doubles off the the wall -- the a's also piled up some runs in the inning -- they scored six runs but it wasn't enough -- astros win 12-9 meanwhile the giants playing the series finale against the braves -- after nearly an hour and a half rain delay right now -- braves are winning 12-6 this week's lexus 'experience amazing ultimate' highlight goes to miles daisher of the red bull air force. he set a new record for the most unassisted base jumps in twenty-four hours on tuesday. the record-setting sixty three jumps occurred in twin falls, idaho on the perrine bridge... after each jump...daisher landed on the bullseye on the bank of the river... he hiked and cl

coliseum -- a's fans wearing a catcher's helmet and dressed as umpires -- after longtime team catcher stephen vogtnated for assignment. in the first inning -- jesse hanh hits george springer -- he had to leave the game -- left under his own power things got worst in the second for hahn -- jake marisnick hits a 3-run home run -- houston scored eight runs in the inning making it ten-nothing astros oakland scored 6 runs in the eighth -- but astros hang on to win 12-9 the warriors bought a pick from the bulls to take jordan bell from oregon. golden state paid 3.5 million dollars to chicago to draft bell with the 38th overall pick. the former oregon duckwas the pac 12 defensive player of the year he's considered to be one of the best rim protectors in this draft class. just like last year -- the warriors bought the 38th pick -- last year select patrick mccaw from u-n-l-v the top 5 picks marquelle fultz number one to the sixers lonzo ball number two tp the lakers with the 3rd overall pick the celtics who traded out of that number-1 pick took duke's jason tatum the 4th pick the suns take josh jackson out

. >> former a's catcher stephen vogt has found a new team.been claimed off waivers by milwaukee. the all-star had been struggling this season and last thursday was designated for assignment. the young athletics in chicago today looking for a three game sweep. in the first, sonny gray's pitch get as way from josh phegley. hinton will try to score but gray is there in time and tags him right on the kisser. with the game tied in the eighth, oakland takes the lead as yonder alonso hits a fly ball to left. melky cabrera can't make the play. ryon healy will score to make it 3-2 a's. the athletics padded their lead in the ninth as adam rosales and matt joyce hit bk to back home runs. oakland completes the sweep with a 5-3 victory. gray pitched seven innings and got the win. >> these are tough times at at&t park but these fans still trying to have some fun. another rough outing for matt moore. in the fourth he gives up a home run to back up catcher rene rivera, his second of the game made it 4-1 mets. in his first game back since serving a six-game s

stephen vogt, the a's catcher coming through. that allowed yonder alonso to come home. of the game for vogt, but with only one-run lead, colby rasmus ties it up. the rays take the lead on a sacrifice fly for the bases loaded in the top of the ninth. kris davis goes down swinging. a's lose 5-4. both the a's and giants off on monday. >>> rafael nadal beat stan wawrinka in straight sets on the way to picking up a record tenth french open title. nadal has 15 grand slam trophies overall, but he's by far his best on the clay courts of roland garros. the spaniard in 10-0 in french open finals and overall, 79-2 in his matches at the famed tournament. >>> you have a little extra cash laying around? a resale site posted sales of $90,000 and $82,000 for a pair of tickets on the floor for game five at oracle. i would say i'm surprised, but this is, after all, the bay area. that's it for sports. there will be more news after the break. air traffic controllers... could raise prices for travelers. ==peggho >>> new york senator chuck schumer says the president's plan to privatize air t

stephen vogt. the a's catcher coming through. he belts this one to right center.hat allows yonder alonso to come home. 3-0 a's. the third rbi of the game for vogt. but with only one-run lead, colby rasmus ties up with that shot to dead center. the rays would take the lead on a sacrifice fly. so the bases loaded in the top of the ninth. khris davis goes down swinging with the tying run on third. a's lose, 5-4. both the a's and giants off on monday. >>> rafael nadal between stan roy rink can 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 on the way to picking up a record tenth french open title. >> 7 nadal has 15 grand slam trophies overall but his best on the clay courts. overall, 79-2 in his matches at the famed tournament. >>> you have extra cash laying around? a resale site posted sales of $90,000 and $82,000 for a pair of tickets on the floor for game five of the nba finals at oracle. i would say i'm surprised but this is after all, the bay area. that's it for sports. more news after the break. [ birds chirping ] [ inhales, exhales ] [ announcer ] cigarettes are not just dangerous when they're

. -- former a's catcher stephen vogt at the dish... >>> good morning. 5:22.looks like they just turned on the metering lights over at the bay bridge toll plaza. how far does that backup stretch? fine out. but first, a check on sports with dennis. >>> good morning, everybody. jae-gyun hwang turned down $9 million to play for the giants this year and was stuck in the minors until they gave him the shot yesterday. in his third at bat against the rockies he lit up a country. [ non-english language ] >> his first major league home run is also his first major league hit and to put the giants head for good. they we want is rockies, hwang got an unfamiliar beer shower in the clubhouse. >> there's not such a thing in korea but i have gotten to know there is such a thing personally. just a few moments ago. but i was actually more surprised by how cold the beer was. >> i tell you what, this guy needs a beer. oh!! alonso off his knee in houston. good news he said he is going to be okay. we'll find out more today. a lot of runs in houston yesterday. astros up 7-5. you kno

fans wearing a catcher's helmet and dressed as umpires -- after longtime team catcher stephen vogt wasnated for assignment. in the first inning -- jesse hanh hits george springer -- he had to leave the game -- left under his own power things got worst in the second for hahn -- jake marisnick hits a 3-run home run -- houston scored eight runs in the inning making it ten-nothing astros oakland made a run in the eighth -- matt olson doubles off the the wall -- the a's also piled up some runs in the inning -- they scored six runs but it wasn't enough -- astros win 12-9 we don't always talk auto racing, but we do when it's happening in the bay area. nascar's top drivers in town this week for the toyota/save mart 350....happening this sunday at the legendary sonoma raceway. some of the drivers were in the city this afternoon for a luncheon looking ahead to the event. among them-- reigning daytona 500 winner kurt busch....and let's hear his thoughts on the sonoma track. <>"i love coming up to sonoma raceway. the fun atmosphere of a road course. i think our fans dig it with the atmosphere of t

(mark) popular oakland athletics team leader stephen vogt has been designated for assignment. two-time all-star catcher first joined the a's organization in the 2013 season, helping the team advance to the postseason in 2013 and 2014. vogt has struggled at the plate this year, however, batting .217/.287/.357 in 174 plate appearances. vogt is out of options, and the a's will have 10 days in which to either trade vogt, have him clear waivers and send him to the minor leagues, or release him. if he does clear waivers, vogt has the right to elect free agency as a player with at least three years of service time, though he would forego the remainder of his $2,965,000 salary he is receiving in his first arbitration-eligible year. (mark) a lot of golfers are upset over what president trump did. he drove a golf cart on the green. that's a big no no. it's golf etiquette, and some say the easiest rule to follow. (vo) shop all makes, models and colors in your neighborhood... all with worry-free ownership. head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehi

stephen vote designated for assignment so the team has 10 days to trade or release him. vogt is a fan favorite he has been the face of the franchise for four seasons. 's referee impersonations are youtube classics a funny guy that everybody loves and by the way he has been a really good baseball player the last couple of years. 2015 and 16 he was the american league all-star which puts him in select company in terms of oakland a's catchers the team is looking to the future and with that can the difficult decision to let him go. >> vogt was a big voice in the clubhouse. you lose the leadership component as much as anything else. you want to look at it on the side he gets to a place where hopefully they are in the pennant race and this guy has competed at a high level just wasn't going to get the playing time with the direction we are going. hopefully he ends up in a good place. >> reporter: several players taking to social media before today's game to bid farewell and good luck. you can see sean doolittle one of the clubhouse leaders and i wouldn't be the slightest bit surpris