The Milwaukee Brewers' Andrew Vaughn is baseball's latest reminder of why context is everything in life

Andrew Vaughn got traded away by a bottom-5 team in baseball. White Sox drafted him 3rd overall in 2019; he was one of the best hitters in Pac-12 history. He hit .253 w/ a .725 OPS w/ 72 HRs in his 2,063 ABs w/ the White Sox, ~18hr per season from 2021-2024.

Today he's hitting 4th for the best team in MLB, the Brewers, and is hitting .371 w/ 6 HRs and 24 RBI in his 70 ABs with them. Obviously the smallest sample size ever, but thats 11.66 At-Bats per HR. And just on the chance to infuriate numerous baseball nerds out there, 11.66 at-bats per home run is better than Babe Ruth, who hit a home run every 11.76 ABs. Only Aaron Judge (11.20 AB per HR) and Mark McGwire (10.61 AB per HR) have higher career ABs per HR.

Like Sarah Langs always says, Baseball Is The Best

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