Guardians’ Stephen Vogt to debut as manager in familiar place: Oakland
Stephen Vogt hopes his debut as a major league manager goes as well as his farewell as a player when his Cleveland Guardians open the season against the host Oakland Athletics on Thursday. Guardians’ right-hander Shane Bieber (6-6, 3.80 ERA in 2023) is slated to make his fifth consecutive Opening Day start. He will be opposed by A’s newcomer Alex Wood (5-5, 4.33), a veteran left-hander who is receiving his first Opening Day assignment. Vogt,