Vaughn has made it happen in all five so far. The Brewers won all five games, stretching their win streak to six games and allowing them to creep within one game of the Chicago Cubs atop the NL Central standings.

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.

The Chicago White Sox's decision to trade Andrew Vaughn validates fans' long-held fears about the former first round pick.

Andrew Vaughn, the No. 3 overall pick by the White Sox in 2019 MLB Draft, was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for pitcher Aaron Civale.

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.

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.

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.

Brewers fans were introduced to Vaughn quickly in Monday night's game against the Dodgers, when he started a 3-6-3 double play of Freddie Freeman in the top of the first inning, and followed it up with a 409-foot three-run homer in the bottom of the 1st.