Remember when a disgruntled Aaron Civale requested a trade last month after he was removed from the Milwaukee Brewers‘ starting rotation?

The organization should probably send Civale a thank you note.

The Brewers granted Civale’s request and traded him to the Chicago White Sox for veteran first baseman Andrew Vaughn, who was playing in the minor leagues.

And the lift Vaughn has given the Brewers’ offense has been major.

Vaughn’s career six-RBI night that included a grand slam helped the Brewers to a 9-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs. The outstanding performance is a continuation of show he’s put on since joining the Brewers after Rhys Hoskins went on the injured list.

In 15 games, Vaughn is hitting .375 with 5 HR and 21 RBI. That’s a slight difference from his 2025 numbers with the White Sox.

Andrew Vaughn this season
With White Sox:
48 games, 5 HR, 19 RBI, .531 OPS

With Brewers:
15 games, 5 HR, 21 RBI, 1.234 OPS

— Christopher Kamka (@ckamka) July 30, 2025

While fans wait to see if the Brewers will add more offense by the July 31 deadline, general manager Matt Arnold’s under-the-radar move to grab Vaughn in June has certainly been thunderous.

Fans were quick to express their appreciation after Vaughn’s sixth-inning slam:

YOU CANNOT MAKE THIS UP https://t.co/JMi0NBS6eOpic.twitter.com/kwL8G3xMJV

— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) July 30, 2025

Andrew Vaughn since being traded to Milwaukee pic.twitter.com/hpu75BdsPO

— 𝒴𝑒𝓁𝒾’𝓈 𝐵𝑜𝓃𝑔 (@yelichfans) July 30, 2025

Vibe check, @Brewers fans? pic.twitter.com/INIwoG6HrO

— MLB (@MLB) July 30, 2025

ANDREW VAUGHN IS THE GREATEST PLAYER IN BREWERS HISTORY pic.twitter.com/C487cQ1JZg

— The Brew Crew Scoop (@BrewCrewScoop) July 30, 2025

It’s Andrew Vaughn’s world and we’re all just lucky enough to live in it!! #ThisIsMyCrewpic.twitter.com/X0gfSVIh5H

— ⚾️ BrewCrewDad ⚾️ (@BrewCrewDadd) July 29, 2025

Andrew Vaughn, Milwaukee icon. pic.twitter.com/rj1wd3fmV9

— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) July 30, 2025

The July of Andrew Vaughn will be talked about for years to come pic.twitter.com/IAlOIpGWMt

— David Gasper (@dgasper24) July 30, 2025

Andrew Vaughn is the greatest baseball player to ever live. I will not be taking questions at this time.

— Alysa Z (@alysaz23) July 30, 2025

The Milwaukee Brewers traded for Quinn Priester, who couldn’t find his footing and was already traded once. He is now one of their best pitchers with a 3.28 ERA.

They then traded for Andrew Vaughn, who was sent back to the minors. He is slashing .383/.446/.787 with a 1.233 OPS. pic.twitter.com/9Q45QbyyG7

— Evan (@EvanBoller) July 30, 2025

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Brewers fans react to another grand night from Andrew Vaughn