Brewers' Andrew Fischer stands alone in 21st century with latest record-breaking homer

Andrew Fischer, the Milwaukee Brewers' 20th overall pick in the 2025 draft from the University of Tennessee, hit his 47th home run on Thursday night to break the 21st-century minor league single-season record. Fischer surpassed Ryan Howard's previous mark of 46 homers set in 2004 across Double-A and Triple-A levels. The left-handed hitter has crushed 20 homers in High-A before his June promotion to Double-A Biloxi, where he's added 27 more while maintaining a 1.025 OPS across 69 games. Fischer's power-heavy approach includes a 33.2% strikeout rate balanced by an 18.2% walk rate, though scouts have praised him as the best college bat in last year's draft class.

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