after the Guardians were eliminated<\/a> in the AL Championship Series by Tampa Bay. \u201cI have not gotten a phone call. It was all just media (driven).\u201d<\/p>\nWhile Vogt is adamant he’s staying, it remains possible the Mariners could call the Guardians with a trade offer. Though rare, trades involving managers in Major League Baseball are not unprecedented, with the most recent involving John Farrell going from Boston to Toronto in 2012.<\/p>\n
Guardians president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti was asked about a potential pitch from the Mariners.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have every expectation that Voter is going to manage here for a really long time,\u201d Antonetti said, using Vogt’s nickname. \u201cWe don\u2019t have any interest in Voter managing anywhere else.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vogt signed a multiyear contract extension with Cleveland following the 2024 season. That deal was never made public and the club’s secrecy about the contract’s terms may have played a part in the rumors about a move.<\/p>\n
A father of three, Vogt has been open about the difficulty in being away from his loved ones over an extended period. His wife, Alyssa, and their kids join him in the summer, but the months apart are hard on him.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not just since I\u2019ve been here. This has been my whole playing career,\u201d said Vogt, who played with six teams from 2012-2022. \u201cIt\u2019s very difficult living on the other side of the country, especially with my kids\u2019 age. My daughter\u2019s in high school, my boys are starting to get older, their activities are going up, so it\u2019s more challenging for them to get out here on a whim.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut my wife\u2019s incredible and she reminds me every day that I\u2019m where I\u2019m supposed to be and I\u2019m doing what I\u2019m supposed to be doing. And she jokes, \u2018We don\u2019t need you anyway.\u2019 Not joking. It\u2019s the worst part of my job.\u201d<\/p>\n
As for the job he did this season with Cleveland, Vogt deserves praise.<\/p>\n
One of the league’s youngest teams, the Guardians regrouped from a sluggish first half and, bolstered by several trade deadline acquisitions, caught Chicago and won the division. They then rallied from a 0-2 deficit to stun the White Sox in the Division Series.<\/p>\n
Cleveland’s magic disappeared against the Rays, extending baseball’s current longest World Series drought to 76 years.<\/p>\n
Through it all, Vogt believed the ’26 Guardians would prevail.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was a belief that we were just going to do it,\u201d he said. \u201cWe were never out of it. It wasn\u2019t like ’25 where we did this historical comeback, needed a bunch of help. We controlled our destiny and we went out and grabbed it and took it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vogt, Antonetti and general manager Mike Chernoff addressed several other topics, including:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pitching coach Carl Willis will return for a 15th season in two stints with Cleveland. Willis, 65, has helped develop five Cy Young winners during his career.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s given a ton to this organization and is insanely competitive,\u201d Antonetti said. \u201cHe really wants to win a World Series in Cleveland for Cleveland.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014 Vogt reiterated that the curious lack of postseason use for starter Tanner Bibee was because the team wanted to lean on its left-handed pitchers. Vogt said he spoke with an \u201cupset\u201d Bibee before Game 6 of the ALCS.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe ended up talking about a lot more than just baseball and had a similar conversation in his exit interview,\u201d Vogt said. \u201cIt was very candid. It was very open. He spoke his mind and we gave him our reasoning. Tanner\u2019s going to be a huge part of this team for a long time and I\u2019m really excited about that.\u201d<\/p>\n
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