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• White Sox's Andrew Vaughn: Out of Sunday's lineup

  Rotowire Apr 21, 2024

  Vaughn is not in Sunday's starting lineup against the Phillies. Over his last 10 appearances, Vaughn has slashed .135/.238/.216 with three doubles and one RBI while registering a 38.1 percent strikeout rate. Gavin Sheets will start at first base and bat in the cleanup spot against Phillies right-hander Aaron Nola.

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• White Sox's Andrew Vaughn: Takes seat Tuesday

  Rotowire Apr 16, 2024

  Vaughn is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Royals, Vinnie Duber of AllCHGO.com reports. Vaughn started the first 16 games of the season but has a .457 OPS and is 1-for-16 over his past four contests. Gavin Sheets will start at first base as Eloy Jimenez (adductor) is back from the injured list and at designated hitter.

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• White Sox's Andrew Vaughn: Hits not falling

  Rotowire Apr 8, 2024

  Vaughn went 1-for-4 with a walk and three strikeouts Sunday against the Royals. Despite his three punchouts in Sunday's game, Vaughn has struck out at only a 20 percent clip this season. He's still hitting only .194 across 35 plate appearances, a mark that should improve over time. More concerning is Vaughn's lack of power, as he has zero extra-base hits and has yet to barrel a ball across 24 batted-ball events.

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• White Sox's Andrew Vaughn: Changed offseason routine

  Rotowire Mar 2, 2024

  Vaughn focused on adding strength and improving his agility this offseason, Scott Merkinof MLB.com reports. Vaughn detailed that he worked with bands and focused on improving his footwork while eating better. He played a full season at first base for the first time in 2023, which also helped him post a career-best 615 plate appearances, and his offseason work could further improve his durability. Vaughn has yet to take a significant step forward from a skills perspective and has maintained a near identical line across the last two campaigns.

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• White Sox's Andrew Vaughn: Settles with White Sox

  Rotowire Jan 11, 2024

  The White Sox and Vaughn avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $3.25 million contract, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports. It was Vaughn's first year of arbitration eligibility. The 25-year-old has yet to break out for the White Sox but did set career highs with 21 home runs and 81 RBI in 2023. He'll be looking to take another step forward in 2024.

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• White Sox's Andrew Vaughn: Crushes 21st homer

  Rotowire Sep 29, 2023

  Vaughn went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Diamondbacks. Vaughn's two-run homer in the bottom of the second inning was his 21st long ball of the season, and it put the White Sox up 2-0. The first baseman has now hit safely in four straight games and six of his last seven. He's batting .286 in September with four homers, 11 RBI and 11 runs scored.

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• White Sox's Andrew Vaughn: On bench Sunday

  Rotowire Sep 10, 2023

  Vaughn is absent from the lineup Sunday versus the Tigers. Gavin Sheets will start at first base and bat seventh as Eloy Jimenez fills the DH role and hits cleanup. Vaughn went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Chicago's loss to Detroit on Saturday.

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• White Sox's Andrew Vaughn: Stays warm Wednesday

  Rotowire Sep 6, 2023

  Vaughn went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run, a double and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 6-4 win over the Royals. A meeting with Kansas City pitching has helped spark Vaughn's offense again. Over his last 16 games, he has eight multi-hit efforts and seven 0-fers. The first baseman has a career high in homers (19) and has added 72 RBI, four shy of matching his total from last year. He's maintained a respectable .259/.317/.438 slash line through 130 contests.

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• White Sox's Andrew Vaughn: Tallies 18th homer

  Rotowire Sep 6, 2023

  Vaughn went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and two runs scored Tuesday against the Royals. Vaughn went deep in the third inning to tally his 18th homer of the season, setting a new career-best mark. He's posted a near-identical batting line to his 2022 campaign, though he has maintained his health to remain in the lineup regularly and improve his counting stats. Overall, Vaughn has settled in as a slightly above-average hitter, maintaining a 103 wRC+ across 1,550 career plate appearances.

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• White Sox's Andrew Vaughn: Sitting Saturday

  Rotowire Sep 2, 2023

  Vaughn is not in Saturday's lineup against the Tigers. Vaughn has been on a bit of a heater, slashing .301/.323/.452 with four home runs, 12 runs and 11 RBI over his last 25 games (93 at-bats). However, Gavin Sheets draws the start at first base Sunday, hitting sixth.

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• White Sox's Andrew Vaughn: Homers, drives in three

  Rotowire Aug 31, 2023

  Vaughn went 2-for-5 with a double, a home run, three RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's 10-5 victory over Baltimore. Vaughn took Kyle Gibson deep in his first at-bat, driving home Eloy Jimenez to bring the White Sox back within two runs of Baltimore. But the 25-year-old first baseman wasn't done there, driving home Jimenez yet again on a double in the very next inning to put Chicago on top 6-4. The home run was Vaughn's fourth this month and he's now recorded multiple hits in five of his last nine starts. On the downside, he's also drawn just two walks in August while striking out 23 times.

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• White Sox's Andrew Vaughn: Absent from Monday's lineup

  Rotowire Aug 21, 2023

  Vaughn is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Mariners. Vaughn went 3-for-5 with a homer in Sunday's contest, but manager Pedro Grifol decided it was time for a day off. Gavin Sheets will get the nod at first base Monday night.

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• White Sox's Andrew Vaughn: Swats homer in win

  Rotowire Aug 8, 2023

  Vaughn went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run in Monday's 5-1 win against the Yankees. Vaughn gave Chicago an early lead with a two-run shot off Gerrit Cole in the second inning, and the Yankees never managed to catch up. The long ball extended Vaughn's modest hitting streak to five games, during which he has slashed .412/.412/.824 with a pair of homers and three RBI. The first baseman is up to 15 home runs on the campaign, two shy of the career-high mark he set last season.

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• White Sox's Andrew Vaughn: Idle Sunday

  Rotowire Aug 6, 2023

  Vaughn is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Vaughn will head to the bench in what appears to be a rest day for the series finale after he started in each of the last seven games while going 8-for-25 with two home runs, one double, two runs and three RBI. Gavin Sheets will spell Vaughn at first base.

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• White Sox's Andrew Vaughn: Ends homerless streak

  Rotowire Jul 30, 2023

  Vaughn went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk Saturday against the Guardians. Vaughn managed to clear the fences for the first time in 21 games when he took Logan Allen deep in the sixth inning. He still found ways to be productive in that span, tallying five extra-base hits, seven runs scored and 11 RBI. Vaughn had surprisingly sat both Thursday and Friday in favor of Yasmani Grandal and Gavin Sheets, so his playing time will be worth monitoring in the short term.

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• White Sox's Andrew Vaughn: Out again Friday

  Rotowire Jul 28, 2023

  Vaughn isn't in the White Sox's lineup Friday against the Guardians, Vinnie Duber of AllCHGO.com reports. Despite his four-game hitting streak, Vaughn will get a second consecutive day of rest Friday. Gavin Sheets will instead get the nod at first base and bat sixth.

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• White Sox's Andrew Vaughn: Sitting Thursday

  Rotowire Jul 27, 2023

  Vaughn isn't in the White Sox's lineup Thursday against Cleveland, Vinnie Duber of AllCHGO.com reports. Vaughn is 2-for-8 with two RBI since returning from a foot injury that kept him out for five games. He'll catch a breather Thursday as Yasmani Grandal fills in at first base, allowing Seby Zavala to start behind the dish.

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• White Sox's Andrew Vaughn: Returns to lineup Tuesday

  Rotowire Jul 25, 2023

  Vaughn (foot) is starting at first base and batting sixth in his return to the lineup Tuesday against the Cubs, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Vaughn has been dealing with a bruised left foot that kept him out of action for a week. He's feeling well enough to give it a go in this one, though, versus right-hander Kyle Hendricks and the crosstown rival Cubs.

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• White Sox's Andrew Vaughn: Still targeting Tuesday return

  Rotowire Jul 23, 2023

  Vaughn (foot) is showing improvement and remains hopeful to return to the lineup Tuesday against the Cubs, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports. "He tried to hit a little bit but he's still sore. We'll wait and see how he is [Monday], and make a decision," manager Pedro Grifol said. Though the White Sox are maintaining optimism that Vaughn will be ready to go for the series opener versus the North Siders, the team seemingly hasn't ruled out the possibility that the first baseman will require a stint on the 10-day injured list due to the bone bruise in his left foot. As Grifol suggests, the White Sox will presumably reassess how Vaughn is feeling Monday before determining whether he'll be fit to play Tuesday or need to be deactivated. Yasmani Grandal will fill in for Vaughn at first base Sunday.

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• White Sox's Andrew Vaughn: Aims for Tuesday return

  Rotowire Jul 22, 2023

  White Sox manager Pedro Grifol said the hope is Vaughn (foot) can return to the lineup Tuesday, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Vaughn has been sidelined for much of this week due to a bruised left foot and is still experiencing some lingering discomfort, but he should avoid the injured list and be available for the team's next series against the crosstown Cubs. The 25-year-old first baseman is sitting on 12 homers and 54 RBI through 94 games this season with the White Sox.

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