Andrew Vaughn Makes First Impression, Has Relatable Quote on New Brewers Teammates originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The Milwaukee Brewers may have acquired Andrew Vaughn nearly a month ago from the Chicago White Sox, but he’s spent that entire time down in Triple-A Nashville. He hasn’t met the vast majority of this Brewers roster.
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.
It was a great first impression on his new teammates, but there’s still some learning to do.
“Just meeting a lot of new people. I’m going to have to do it again, I’m really bad with names” Vaughn said after the game.
Baseball players, they’re just like us.
Especially when meeting your 25 other teammates with most of them being for the first time, it’s a lot of names to try to remember and keep track of in a very short amount of time.
If Vaughn keeps hitting homers like that, his teammates will have no problem remembering his name, that’s for sure.
“He doesn’t know anybody in our organization, we just picked him up and sent him to Triple-A. It was kind of a big deal, media-wise, because Vaughn has a history in the big leagues and has done well. But to have him show up first day, not know anybody at noon and then he’s in there and then get a huge hit in the first inning to open things up, is a great way to say ‘here I am'” Pat Murphy said.
Vaughn’s three run homer in the first inning helped vault the Brewers to what ended up being a five-run first where they chased Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto after just two-thirds of an inning.
“He didn’t know he was playing until he landed today” Murphy said. “I didn’t expect him to homer, but that’s great. Great opening act.”
Vaughn also walked and scored in the 5th inning on Brice Turang’s two-run single. He was lifted for pinch-hitter Jake Bauers in the 7th.
Vaughn will spend the next few days trying to remember his new teammates’ names but he’s already left an impression on them and the Brewers with his big hit to start off his Brewers career.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 8, 2025, where it first appeared.