Vaughn's Hamate Fracture Sidelines Brewers First Baseman

On March 29, Brewer's first basement, Andrew Vaughn, is sidelined with a fractured

Hamate bone right at the start of the regular season.

He is headed for surgery that will keep him out four to six weeks.

The 27-year-old fell pain in his first at-bat on opening day, but pushed through for an

RBI single before getting pulled.

The injury snuck up on him after the game against the white socks.

Vaughn woke up in the middle of the night with his hand throbbing badly, confirming something

was wrong.

He shared that with reporters the next day.

Vaughn came over in a trade from the white socks last July and turned his season around

in Milwaukee.

Before the deal, he struggled with a 0.189 average, but with the Brewer's, he hit 308 over

64 games, adding 9.

Homers and 46 RBI's.

He was set to anchor the middle of their lineup.

To fill the gap, the Brewer's called up catching prospect Jefferson Quero, and Jake

Bauer should see time at first base after playing there last year.

Amate fractures have hit other stars this spring, like Francisco Lendor of the Mets,

Corbin Carroll of the Diamondbacks, and Jackson Holiday of the daya, Orioles.

Lendor and Carroll made it back for opening day, but Holiday started in triple A. Vaughn

set back things early, yet Milwaukee has options to keep rolling while he heals up.

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I'm Corey with The Story.