Brewers Opening Day third baseman inexplicably getting another chance with an MLB team

Vinny Capra was never supposed to break camp with the Milwaukee Brewers on the Opening Day roster. He was definitely never supposed to be a starter to begin the regular season.

Capra had played in just 20 career major league games coming into 2025 and had only five career hits as a soon-to-be 29-year-old. But he forced Milwaukee's hand and hit his way onto the roster during Spring Training.

In 19 spring training games, Capra had six home runs and an OPS of 1.087. He made Milwaukee's 26-man roster and continued his hot streak when he hit his first career home run on Opening Day and had a hit in each of his first two starts. From there, it was all downhill.

Capra's fall off with the Brewers

After a hot start, Capra was 2-for-48 over his next 22 games with zero extra-base hits. He was an auto out in the Brewers lineup while playing a lot of third base. That's a position most teams rely on getting offensive production from.

While Milwaukee tried to remain patient with Capra, it only went so far before it no longer made sense to keep him,.

On May 9, the Brewers designated Capra for assignment. He seemed destined for the minor leagues and, given that he was no longer on the 40-man roster, it seemed unlikely he would return to the big leagues this season...or maybe ever.

But somehow, Capra immediately got a shot with another team in Major League Baseball and is back in a big league dugout. The Chicago White Sox claimed him on waivers.

Capra with the White Sox

The White Sox activated Capra on May 16th. He has played in four games since then and made one start on the infield.

Capra's slump is continuing. He is 0-for-5 since joining the White Sox and has lowered his season OPS to .230.

The White Sox recently sent down slugging first base prospect Tim Elko after he hit three home runs in his first 10 career games. They also sent Andrew Vaughn to Triple-A while they kept Capra on the roster playing some corner infield.

White Sox fans were over Jacob Amaya when he was on the roster and playing shortstop. Somehow, Capra is even worse.

Brewers fans have no reason to root against Capra, but it's shocking that any other team would give him a shot after what we saw him do in Milwaukee.