Vaughn made the Opening Day roster with the White Sox in 2021 and hit .235 with 15 home runs and 48 RBI. He hit 57 home runs over the next three seasons, including 21 in 2023, when he also drove in 80 runs. He struggled in the early part of 2025 and was sent to the minors before the White Sox traded him to the Brewers.

Civale had a chance to escape the jam, as his cutter induced a ground ball by Ramirez. First baseman Miguel Vargas fielded the ball and quickly threw to second base for the inning's second out. But as shortstop Chase Meidroth turned to throw to first, no one was there.

Chicago White Sox’s Andrew Vaughn hits a one-run single during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in Chicago, Monday, May 19, 2025. Nam Y. Huh/AP Photos.

Milwaukee filled his spot on the roster by calling up Vaughn, who was acquired in a June 13 trade that sent pitcher Aaron Civale to the White Sox. Vaughn had been hitting .259 with a .338 on-base percentage, three homers and 16 RBIs in 16 games with the Brewers’ Triple-A Nashville affiliate.

The Chicago White Sox finally got rid of Andrew Vaughn, ending a five-year experiment that couldn't come soon enough for fans. The 2019 first round pick was sel MLB All-Star Game

White Sox’s Andrew Vaughn is congratulated by his teammates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run in the first inning of a game against the Marlins at Rate Field on May 10, 2025.

Andrew Vaughn made things happen in just his first at-bat for the Brewers during Monday night's game against the Dodgers.

Quinn Priester (7-2) allowed two runs over the final six innings for the win as the the Brewers extended their winning streak to five games on Friday night in Milwaukee.

Andrew Vaughn didn’t sound sold on the concept of a change of scenery. But that was before he stepped to the plate for the first time with the Brewers.