MILWAUKEE – Before the 2025 season began, Andrew Vaughn still hadn’t lived up to the lofty expectations bestowed upon him as a former third-overall pick.

Eight months later, Vaughn is the poster child for a change of scenery.

Vaughn belted the go-ahead solo shot against Cubs right-hander Colin Rea in the fourth inning of the Brewers’ 3-1 clincher in Game 5 of the National League Division Series on Saturday night at American Family Field.

His second home run of the NLDS – what he called the biggest swing of his life – came on a middle-middle cutter that he drilled over the left-field wall to cap a seven-pitch at-bat.

“I blacked out,” Vaughn said. “I felt like I was on the clouds just trying to make sure I hit every base.”

Well before Vaughn could imagine clutch postseason home ru

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