The White Sox picked California first baseman Andrew Vaughn third overall in Monday’s draft, making him the highest-picked Golden Bear in the program’s history.
Vaughn called his early selection “unbelievable.”
The Sox called him a premium bat and an intelligent student off the game. Here are six other things to know about Vaughn.
1. The Sox aren’t concerned about Vaughn converting from aluminum to wood.
Vaughn used an aluminum bat in college but a wooden bat in the Cape Cod League, and the Sox say his power still translates with the switch.