Stephen Vogt Updates Guardians Future in New Comments amid MLB Rumors on Mariners Opening

Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt confirmed at his end-of-year press conference on Thursday that he'll return to the team, amid speculation linking him to the open managerial job with the Seattle Mariners.

"I'm here," Vogt told reporters . "I'm coming back."

Guardians general manager Chris Antonetti added that he has "every expectation that Vogt is going to manage here for a really long time."

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As The Athletic's Zack Meisel noted, Vogt's family (wife Alyssa and their three children) reside in Olympia, Washington, about an hour drive from Seattle.

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