Vaughn is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Cardinals.
Vaughn drew starts at first base in each of the last four games and went 6-for-16 with three doubles, two RBI and two runs during that stretch, bringing his OPS up to .934 for the season. The 28-year-old is locked into a full-time role against left-handed pitching, but his playing time versus righties may be more variable while Milwaukee has all of its key position players available and while Jake Bauers has produced a healthy .855 OPS versus right-handed pitching thus far.
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Brewers' Andrew Vaughn: Three hits in win Monday
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Vaughn went 3-for-4 with two doubles, one RBI and a run scored in Monday's 5-1 win over the Cardinals.
Vaughn struck out in the first inning but recorded three hits in his final three plate appearances. The 28-year-old has seen his playing time scaled back at times against right-handed pitching, but he's making it difficult for manager Pat Murphy to keep Vaughn out of the lineup. He's done nothing but hit since returning from a broken hamate bone suffered in the first game of the season. Across 59 trips to the plate in 2026, Vaughn is slashing .333/.424/.510 with six doubles, one homer, eight RBI, nine runs scored and a 6:6 BB:K. He's striking out in a career-low 9.1 percent of his at-bats.
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Brewers' Andrew Vaughn: Sitting again versus righty
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Vaughn is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs.
It marks the third straight instance that the right-handed-hitting Vaughn has been out of the lineup when the opposition sent a righty to the mound (Edward Cabrera, in this case). Vaughn is hitting .323/.462/.516 in 11 games since coming off the injured list, but Jake Bauers remains the Brewers' primary first baseman against righties, with Christian Yelich filling the designated hitter slot.
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Brewers' Andrew Vaughn: Beginning on bench Saturday
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Vaughn isn't in Milwaukee's starting lineup versus the Yankees on Saturday.
Vaughn returned Monday from a lengthy stint on the injured list due to a hand injury. He started each of the Brewers' subsequent three games (once at first base and twice at DH) and went 3-for-11 with a homer, three runs and three RBI. Vaughn will get a breather for at least a portion of Saturday while Jake Bauers starts at first base and Tyler Black slots in at DH.
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Brewers' Andrew Vaughn: Clubs first homer of season
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Vaughn went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in Wednesday's 6-2 win over the Cardinals.
In just his second game back from a hamate bone injury he suffered Opening Day, Vaughn launched an Andre Pallante fastball over the left-field wall for his first long ball of the season. The first baseman had an outstanding finish to the 2025 campaign after being acquired from the White Sox, slashing .308/.375/.493 with nine homers over 64 regular-season games for the Brewers, but he hasn't yet gotten a chance to show he can repeat that level of performance in 2026.
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Brewers' Andrew Vaughn: Making return from IL
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The Brewers reinstated Vaughn (hand) from the 10-day injured list Monday. He'll start at designated hitter and bat sixth in Monday's game in St. Louis.
Vaughn will be available to play for the Brewers for the first time since Opening Day, when he made an early exit from Milwaukee's 14-2 win over the White Sox after fracturing the hamate bone in left hand when he was hit by a pitch. He underwent surgery days later and was held out of action for about a month before completing a three-game rehab assignment with Triple-A Nashville last week. Now that he's back from the IL, Vaughn will likely settle back into a near-everyday role while moving between DH and first base.
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Brewers' Andrew Vaughn: Due back from IL on Monday
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Vaughn (hand) remains on track to return from the 10-day injured list Monday, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
Vaughn is nearing the finish line in his recovery from the left hand fracture that has kept him on the shelf since March 28. He's already appeared in three rehab games for Triple-A Nashville, playing a full nine innings on one occasion while going 2-for-11 with a double and a walk. Jake Bauers has been serving as the Brewers' everyday first baseman while Vaughn has been on the IL, but Milwaukee could find playing time for both by using Bauers at designated hitter or in the corner outfield once Vaughn is activated.
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Brewers' Andrew Vaughn: Cleared for rehab assignment
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Vaughn (hand) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Nashville on Wednesday, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
Vaughn has been sidelined since fracturing his left hamate bone Opening Day and requiring surgery. As long as the first baseman doesn't encounter any setbacks with Nashville, he is slated to return from the 10-day injured list May 4. Jake Bauers has fared well as the Brewers' primary first baseman, and with Christian Yelich (groin) slated to miss a couple more weeks, the Brewers have room in the lineup for both Bauers and Vaughn between first base and designated hitter.
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Brewers' Andrew Vaughn: Hitting on field
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Vaughn (hand) began hitting on the field Friday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
Vaughn was cleared to begin swinging a bat earlier in the week, and he has now started to hit for the first time since undergoing surgery in late March to address a fractured hamate bone. He's slated to visit a doctor Tuesday, at which point he could be cleared to begin a rehab assignment and remain on track for an early-to-mid-May return.
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Brewers' Andrew Vaughn: Resumes swinging bat
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Brewers manager Pat Murphy said Tuesday that Vaughn (hand) has started swinging a bat, Jack Stern of BrewerFanatic.com reports.
Vaughn is just over three weeks removed from left hamate bone surgery and has finally taken a significant step in the rehab process. He will require some rehab at-bats before rejoining the Brewers' active roster, but it's unclear when he might be ready to begin a rehab assignment. Vaughn hopes to be activated by early-to-mid May.
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Brewers' Andrew Vaughn: Could ramp up rehab soon
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Vaughn will have a follow-up appointment with his hand surgeon Thursday and hopes to be cleared at that time to progress to the next step of his rehab, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
What exactly that next step would involve isn't immediately clear. Vaughn suffered a hamate fracture in his left hand Opening Day and required surgery just over a week ago. The Brewers anticipate Vaughn being sidelined until at least early May.
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Brewers' Andrew Vaughn: Amassing hits and walks
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Vaughn is 6-for-14 (.429) with a home run, three RBI and a 3:1 BB:K through five games this spring.
The homer is Vaughn's lone extra-base hit to date, but he is both getting hits and reaching base with regularity -- something he did far more often after joining the Brewers than in his four-plus seasons with the White Sox. There is reason to be skeptical of Vaughn given that he has appeared in just 64 regular-season games for Milwaukee, but the Brewers seem convinced, and he is slated to open the season as the team's primary first baseman.
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Brewers' Andrew Vaughn: Gets $7.65 million from Brewers
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The Brewers and Vaughn avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $7.65 million contract Thursday, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
Vaughn was reinvigorated after a trade to the Brewers last season, slashing .308/.375/.493 with nine homers across 64 regular-season tilts. He will enter the 2026 campaign slated for the bulk of the playing time at first base for Milwaukee.
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Brewers' Andrew Vaughn: Sitting for Game 4
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Vaughn isn't in the lineup for Game 4 of the NLCS versus the Dodgers on Friday.
Vaughn has gone 0-for-10 with a walk through the first three games of the series. Now one loss away from elimination, the Brewers will turn to Jake Bauers to start at first base in Vaughn's stead.
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Brewers' Andrew Vaughn: Hits decisive Game 5 homer
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Vaughn went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 3-1 win against the Cubs in Game 5 of the NLDS.
Vaughn broke a 1-1 tie with his solo blast to left field in the fourth inning. The Cubs were unable to respond as Milwaukee finished off the series-clinching win. Vaughn went 4-for-14 with two homers and four RBI over five NLDS games. He and the Brewers will next face the defending-champion Dodgers in the NLCS.
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Brewers' Andrew Vaughn: Absent from Game 3 lineup
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Vaughn is not in the lineup Wednesday for Game 3 of NLDS versus the Cubs.
Vaughn started at first base in each of the first two games of the series, hitting a home run in Game 2 and reaching base four times across the two contests. However, he will begin Wednesday's game on the bench as the Brewers give a start to Jake Bauers at first base.
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Brewers' Andrew Vaughn: Regaining foothold at first base
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Vaughn will start at first base and bat sixth in Monday's game against the Padres.
Vaughn had been briefly overtaken by Jake Bauers as the Brewers' primary first baseman, but it will be Vaughn holding down first base Monday for the fifth time across the last seven contests. The 27-year-old Vaughn is slashing .415/.458/.561 in September, though he's yet to go deep this month.
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Brewers' Andrew Vaughn: Losing out on playing time
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Vaughn is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.
Though he's provided a spark to the Milwaukee lineup since being called up from Triple-A Nashville on July 7 and owns a .967 OPS in September, Vaughn nonetheless looks to be fading into a platoon role as the season winds down. He'll be on the bench for a fourth consecutive matchup versus a right-handed pitcher, with Milwaukee going with the left-handed-hitting Jake Bauers at first base over Vaughn in each of those contests.
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Brewers' Andrew Vaughn: Getting breather Wednesday
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Vaughn is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Rangers.
Vaughn started the first two games of the series and each of the last six contests, but he'll get a break during Wednesday's finale. Jake Bauers -- not the recently-activated Rhys Hoskins -- will fill in at first base in Vaughn's stead.
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Brewers' Andrew Vaughn: Sitting down Wednesday
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Vaughn isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies.
Vaughn has cooled off quite a bit after getting off to a hot start with the Brewers, and he'll now head to the bench for the second time in as many games while Jake Bauers starts at first base for Milwaukee.
