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OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland Athletics catcher Stephen Vogt is scheduled for surgery on his troublesome right foot Tuesday, while outfielder Brandon Moss is set for surgery on his right hip later this month.Vogt said Friday he would have a procedure to repair a ruptured plantar plate, which kept him from catching down the stretch for the As. The surgery will be performed by orthopedist Dr. Kenneth Jung in Los Angeles, Vogt said.Oaklands season ended in a 9-8, 12-inning loss in the one-game wild card playoff to the Royals in Kansas City on Sept. 30. Vogt, unable to put constant pressure on the bottom of his painful foot, still contributed at first base and in right field. Vogt, 29, began the season with Triple-A Sacramento before playing his first game with Oakland on June 1 and remaining in the majors the rest of the way.He batted .279 with nine home runs and 35 RBIs in a career-best 84 games. Vogt didnt catch again after July 7.In terms of when he will be ready to begin working out again post-operation, Vogt said, Hopefully 4-to-6 weeks. As assistant general manager David Forst said Friday the expectation is still to have Vogt fully healthy by spring training in February.Moss operation will be Oct. 21 in Nashville, performed by Dr. Thomas Byrd.We wont know the extent of the surgery until he gets in there and decides what needs to be done, Forst said.The 31-year-old Moss played a career-high 147 games this season, batting .234 with 25 home runs and 81 RBIs. He played 67 games at first base and 56 of his 84 games in the outfield in left field. He was bothered by the hip at times through the season struggled late in the year. He also received a cortisone shot. Tyreek Hill Chiefs Jersey . His fellow Finn, 21 years his junior, had just arrived in Anaheim and was hoping to stick with the Ducks. Marcus Allen Youth Jersey . The Toronto Blue Jays star won his second consecutive Hank Aaron Award as the most outstanding offensive performer in the AL on Monday after votes by fans and a panel of Hall of Famers were tallied. http://www.prochiefsauthentic.com/Youth-Khalen-Saunders-Elite-Jersey/ . Future Hall of Famer Ricky Ray is in his prime and back for a third season in double blue. The 34-year old was magnificent in 2013, throwing for just under 2,900 yards despite missing eight games, tossing an impressive 21 touchdowns against just two interceptions, completing 66 per cent of his passes in the process. Tyreek Hill Jersey . In Englands first game since its worst-ever World Cup showing, Roy Hodgsons side rarely looked like scoring against unambitious opposition and the breakthrough in the friendly only came when Raheem Sterling was tripped in the penalty area. Anthony Sherman Chiefs Jersey . Now comes an off-season of questions about manager Matt Williams decisions and a handful of key roster choices, including what to do about Ryan Zimmerman, whether to sign Jordan Zimmermann and Ian Desmond to long-term deals, and how to upgrade an offence that fell flat in October. BRISBANE, Australia -- Andrea Petkovic and Angelique Kerber had straight-set wins on Saturday to give Germany a 2-0 lead over Australia in their Fed Cup semifinal. Petkovic opened with a 6-1, 7-6 (7) win over Sam Stosur while top-ranked German player Kerber had little difficulty beating Casey Dellacqua 6-1, 6-0 in 51 minutes on outdoor hard courts at Pat Rafter Arena. The reverse singles will be played on Sunday, followed by doubles. Germany is trying to reach its first Fed Cup final since 1992, when it beat Spain for the title. Ashleigh Barty and Dellacqua, who reached three Grand Slam doubles finals last year, are expected to play doubles for Australia. But unless Stosur and Dellacqua can win their singles matches, the doubles match will be meaningless. "I was kind of nervous but I just got through it," Petkovic said. Stosur once again had difficulty playing before her home crowd, where she admits she feels extra prressure.dddddddddddd But the 2011 U.S. Open champion and 2010 French Open finalist is having a tough time everywhere this year, only making it past the third round at one tournament. Unforced errors by Stosur handed Petkovic the first set, but the Australian led 5-3 in the second before allowing the German player to level at 6-6. In the tiebreaker, Petkovic had three match points at 6-3 but Stosur fought off those and another before Petkovic clinched it. Two years ago, Australia upset Germany 3-2 in Stuttgart in a World Group encounter in which Stosur won both her singles matches. It is Australias first semifinal appearance since 1993, and now against heavy odds, the country is trying to win the Fed Cup for the first time since 1974 when seven-time Grand Slam singles champion Evonne Goolagone led Australia to victory. Czech Republic and Italy are playing in the other semifinal this weekend. The final is Nov. 8-9. ' ' '