Vogt played in MLB for the Tampa Bay Rays, Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Atlanta Braves.

He started his major league career with a streak of 32 consecutive at-bats without a hit, which set a Tampa Bay record and lasted into his debut with Oakland in 2013.

[6][8] Randy said his son displayed an aptitude for athletics from an unusually early age: "I don't know if it was a developmental aspect with him, but Stephen's been playing sports since he can walk.

[23] Vogt graduated CVC in 2003,[19][21] and as his senior year was concluding he received little interest from prospective college baseball teams, which he attributed in part to the small size of his school.

[22] In his sophomore year, through April 1, 2005, he was leading the Golden State Athletic Conference with a .422 batting average, and had a team-best 11 doubles, one home run, and 20 RBIs.

[27] In his senior year, Vogt had 14 home runs, 70 RBIs,[28][29] 108 hits, 26 doubles,[8] and a .476 batting average, which was one point short of the school record set by Jim Phillips in 1962.

[38] Vogt joined the Charlotte Stone Crabs of the Florida State League (FSL) in 2009 as a catcher and designated hitter,[37] but appeared in only 10 games before seriously injuring his shoulder.

[38] Vogt requested to stay on with the team for the rest of the season, providing encouragement and support without playing as Charlotte advanced to the FSL championship series in September.

[42][43] He considered retiring as a player and asking the Tampa Bay scouting director for a job in coaching,[40][43] but on multiple occasions, his wife Alyssa encouraged him not to quit.

[40][44] Vogt made it onto Charlotte's opening day roster in 2010,[37] but the team staff did not believe he was fully ready to return, so he was assigned to be a third-string catcher.

[8] Despite getting limited playing time due to his spot on the depth chart,[8][43] Vogt was named Player of the Month for the entire Rays organization after a May that included a .404 batting average and 10 RBIs.

[104][106] Rays scouts and coaching staff believed Vogt needed some work defensively,[10][94] so he lifted weights and began practicing yoga to improve in this area.

[10][116] At the time of his recall, Vogt was hitting .324 in 58 games with the River Cats, with 13 home runs and 58 RBI,[117][118] and having thrown out 19 of 47 (40.4%) base-stealers, the third-best ratio in the Pacific Coast League.

[119][120] In his debut game with Oakland on June 25, Vogt failed to get a hit but did record his first major league RBI, when a fly ball was caught for an out was deep enough to score Josh Donaldson from third base.

[118][129] Jaso did not return for the season, leaving Vogt the sole left-handed-hitting catcher on the roster, sharing playing time with right-handed Derek Norris and Kurt Suzuki.

[140] Vogt posted strong numbers during the 2014 spring training,[67][122] with a .357 batting average through March 25, as well as three home runs and 12 RBIs, both of which were tied for the team lead.

[150] On June 22, Vogt made his first career appearance at first base in the major leagues when he was moved to the position in the top of the ninth inning against the Boston Red Sox.

[166] He ended the year with a .279 batting average,[155][167] 35 RBIs,[155][166] nine home runs, and 75 hits[158] Vogt was the 2014 recipient of Oakland's annual Catfish Hunter Award, presented to the team's most inspirational player in recognition of contributions on and off the field.

[180][181] Through May 13, Vogt was leading the American League in RBIs (30),[166][182] was ranked second in OPS (1.098),[166] and had nine home runs,[166][182] which matched both his career-high and his season total from the previous year.

[186] Entering June 20, Vogt ranked among the American League leaders in several major categories, including RBIs (second) and on-base-plus-slugging percentage (seventh).

[187] On July 7, Vogt finished third in American League All-Star voting results, behind Toronto's Russell Martin and Kansas City's Salvador Pérez.

[30][191] Vogt and Oakland pitcher Sonny Gray were the only starting pitcher-catcher combination from one team to make the year's American-League All-Star squad.

[197] In August, Vogt was batting .284, with four home runs and nine RBIs, which continued a decline compared to the first half of the season, although he had a .344 on-base percentage for the month due to eight hits and a walk in his final 15 plate trips.

[243] On April 28, Vogt threw out Alex Bregman of the Houston Astros on a steal attempt, his first time successfully throwing out a runner in 14 consecutive opposing runs dating back to 2016.

[253] There was a great deal of disappointment on the Oakland roster after Vogt was cut; pitcher Sean Doolittle called him "the unquestioned captain of the team",[245][254] and Josh Reddick said it was "hard to imagine a clubhouse without him".

[259][261] Vogt's left leg bent backwards during the collision, and he suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament in his knee,[261][262] forcing him to miss about a month.

[271] Including his time in both Oakland and Milwaukee, Vogt had a 2017 batting average of .233, with 12 home runs, 40 RBIs,[272][273] and a .285 on-base percentage, his lowest since his major league debut season in 2012.

[263][269] After being sidelined for several months, Vogt began a rehabilitation assignment with Milwaukee's Double-A affiliate Biloxi Shuckers on May 2, hitting a solo home run in his first game.

[9][68] They met when both were attending Azusa Pacific University,[6][326] where Alyssa was a standout on the college basketball team,[326] playing in all five positions and scoring more than 1,000 points from 2004 to 2007.

[336] He is well known for his impressions of various people,[11][337] including baseball manager Joe Maddon,[338][339] a basketball referee,[335][340] and Matt Foley, the motivational speaker character portrayed by Chris Farley on the sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live.