Daniel Taylor Vogelbach (born December 17, 1992) is an American former professional baseball designated hitter.

He played 9 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays, Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, and New York Mets.

Vogelbach was born and raised in the Fort Myers, Florida area where he attended Bishop Verot High School and played varsity baseball.

After spending multiple seasons in the Cubs farm system, Vogelbach was traded to the Mariners in July 2016 and made his MLB debut with them two months later.

In 2019, Vogelbach played a career-high 144 games and received an All-Star selection for his contributions at first base and designated hitter.

[1] As a senior in high school, he had a .551 batting average with nine home runs and was The News-Press All-Area Baseball Player of the Year.

[8] Prior to the 2014 season, he lost over 30 pounds (14 kg) to help improve his defense, and escape being labelled a "designated-hitter-only".

Vogelbach began the 2016 season with the Iowa Cubs of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League (PCL).

[11] On July 20, 2016, the Cubs traded Vogelbach and Paul Blackburn to the Seattle Mariners for Mike Montgomery and Jordan Pries.

[13] Eric Longenhagen wrote at Fangraphs, "He’s not a good athlete and has issues with range, footwork, flexibility, and throwing accuracy.

He competed in the Triple-A home run derby, advancing to the final round before losing to Bryce Brentz.

Vogelbach started only one game, serving as a pinch hitter and backup first baseman behind Yonder Alonso and Danny Valencia.

[30] He was thrown curveballs more frequently than any American League batter[31] and swung at the lowest percentage of pitches among major leaguers.

He played in both Brewers' games in the 2020 National League Wild Card Series, hitting one double in five at bats.

[40] On March 15, 2022, Vogelbach signed a one-year contract with a team option for a second year with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

[44][45] On August 3, Vogelbach hit his first home run as a Met, a grand slam off Washington Nationals reliever Jordan Weems, becoming the 11th Mets player to hit a grand slam as his first home run with the team.

[52] On February 12, 2025, it was announced that Vogelbach would be named as the special hitting assistant for the Pittsburgh Pirates and officially retire from professional baseball.