Brewers No. 5 prospect Fischer is on a power surge at High-A
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Andrew Fischer homered just twice in his first 34 games as a pro. He's exceeded that total in the past 48 hours.
The Brewers' No. 5 prospect and 2025 first-round Draft pick went deep twice in High-A Wisconsin's 9-7 win over Fort Wayne at Parkview Field on Thursday and followed that up with another dinger in Friday's 11-3 win.
Fischer, with his 60-grade power, showed how he can belt the ball to all fields. Both of his homers on Thursday were yanked by the lefty slugger over the right-field wall. His home run Friday carried just far enough out to left field.
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We hadn't seen much of that pop from MLB's top third base prospect for the bulk of his pro career thus far. After ranking third in NCAA Division I with 25 homers for Tennessee last year, Fischer hit just one home run through his first 126 at-bats in pro ball. But even before this surge, Fischer was showing signs of life at the plate after a cold start to 2026. He has 11 hits in his previous 28 at-bats to raise his season slash line to .279/.382/.557. Seven of those hits -- the three home runs plus four doubles -- have gone four extra bases. He still needs to cut down on the strikeouts, however, as he has a 30.1% K rate in the Minors.
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It's already been a momentous season for the 21-year-old, who played for Team Italy in the 2026 World Baseball Classic and was a key contributor to the Italians reaching the semifinals for the first time in tournament history. Fischer delivered a couple of big hits and ended up with a 1.152 OPS across 19 plate appearances.
Over the past week -- and especially over the past two days -- that's the kind of hitter the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers have seen at the plate. The Brewers hope that's the Fischer they will see in due time as well.