Prince Fielder’s family name is headed back to Houston.
On Wednesday, the Brewers sent Jadyn Fielder to the Astros as part of the deal that brought right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. to Milwaukee, according to The Athletic’s Chandler Rome. The move gives Houston a 21-year-old left-handed hitter who has been working his way through the minors and already has some familiar bloodlines attached to him.
Rome wrote on X: "Jadyn Fielder, the son of Prince Fielder, is coming back to the Astros in the Lance McCullers Jr. deal, sources tell @TheAthletic," Rome wrote on X. "Jadyn Fielder is a 21-year-old, left-handed hitter with an .813 OPS in A-ball. He signed with the Brewers in 2024 as an UDFA."
Jadyn, who plays left field and second base, made his professional debut with Milwaukee in rookie ball in 2025. The Brewers also picked up left-hander Colton Gordon in the trade.
For Milwaukee fans, the Fielder name still carries real weight. Prince Fielder remains a franchise icon, sitting third on the Brewers’ all-time home run list with 230 and making six All-Star teams over 12 major league seasons, seven of them in Milwaukee.
The family tree runs even deeper. Jadyn’s grandfather, Cecil Fielder, spent 13 years in the majors across five teams, launched 319 home runs and won a World Series with the Yankees in 1996.
Whether Jadyn can build a long big league career of his own is still an open question, but Houston has clearly decided he’s worth bringing in.
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