Brewers' Andrew Vaughn expected to miss 4-6 weeks; Jeferson Quero called up

A Milwaukee Brewers team that made it through spring training relatively healthy is suddenly being hammered by injuries. First baseman Andrew Vaughn was placed on the 10-day injured list on Saturday, March 28, with a left hamate fracture, making him the second Brewers starter in three days to be sidelined by a hand injury. Outfielder Jackson Chourio went on the 10-day IL on March 26 with a fractured third metacarpal in his left hand.

Whereas Chourio's injury likely stemmed from being hit by a pitch, Vaughn's occurred on a swing early in Milwaukee's 14-2 opening-day victory over the Chicago White Sox at American Family Field. And, unfortunately for the 27-year-old, he's expected to miss four to six weeks as a result. The Brewers recalled catcher Jeferson Quero from Class AAA Nashville to take Vaughn's spot on the 26-man roster.

More: Brewers catcher Jeferson Quero could be a 'really special story' "I think it happened that first at-bat on opening day," said Vaughn, who remained in the game and finished 1 for 4 with a RBI before being removed late. "I got jammed; felt it more in my right hand. Went home that day, felt fine, hand was kind of sore.

Woke up in the middle of the night and my left hand was just barking and I was like, 'Something's not right. ' "Texted Brad (Epstein) with the training staff and said, 'Hey, I probably need to come in and get this looked at. ' Went and saw the doctor, got the scan and saw that I broke it.