After spending parts of the 2020 and 2021 seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers, Daniel Vogelbach returns to the team as a hitting coach now that he has hung up his cleats. 

Recently, Vogelbach talked with Adam McCalvy of MLB.com to discuss his new role and the type of group he is joining. 

“A pretty dang good one, in my eyes,” Vogelbach said about the roster. “You don't win the division and be one series away from playing in the World Series if you don't have good players.”  

“Guys that maybe surprised some people on the outside, but I think if you asked those players, I don't think it's a surprise to them, because they believe in themselves. Half the battle is believing in yourself and knowing that you can do it.” 

Vogelbach, affectionately referred to as “Vogey,” appeared in 112 games with the Brewers across the 2020 and 2021 seasons after the organization claimed him off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays in September 2020. According to Statmuse, Vogelbach had a .242 batting average with 66 hits, 13 homers, 36 RBIs and 43 runs scored during his time in Milwaukee.  

In talking about the importance of believing in yourself, the first player Vogelbach referenced was Brewers second baseman Brice Turang. 

“[Brice] Turang playing for Team USA -- I don't know that anybody outside of him and the people inside the Brewers would have believed he would be the starting second baseman,” Vogelbach said. “But watching him play from afar and on the other side, I mean, the guy's one of the best in the game.”  

“And he started to prove it to everybody else, which is pretty cool. You go from maybe being the team that nobody thinks can do it to now, kind of having a target on your back. You can only hide being so good for so long.” 

Turang displayed exponential growth in his third MLB season as he logged a .288 batting average with 18 home runs across 156 games played. He also registered a .359 on-base percentage, a .435 slugging percentage and a .794 OPS which rounded out a season full of career highs.  

Vogelbach will also coach his former Brewers teammate, Christian Yelich, as Yelich is coming off a 29-home run and 103-RBI campaign. Young rising star Jackson Chourio — who has logged 20-20 seasons in each of his first two years — is also in the group, providing Vogelbach with a treasure trove of talent. 

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