Andrew Fischer keeps carving out a place in minor league history, and now the Brewers prospect has a number next to his name that only Ryan Howard can match.
Fischer, Milwaukee’s No. 5 prospect on MLB Pipeline, went deep twice for the Double-A Biloxi Shuckers on Saturday, powering an 8-5 win over the Birmingham Barons, the Chicago White Sox’s Double-A club. The left-handed slugger opened with a three-run shot and followed it with a solo homer, giving him another multi-homer night and pushing his season total to 46.
That total ties Howard, the former Phillies star and 2006 National League MVP, for the most homers by a minor leaguer in the 21st century, according to Biloxi Shuckers broadcaster Javik Blake. Fischer now has a shot to separate himself from that mark. One more home run would move him into fifth place on the all-time single-season minor league home run leaderboard since 1963.
Even if he finishes the year right where he is, Fischer has already put together one of the loudest power seasons the minors have seen. Through 119 games this year, the 22-year-old infielder is hitting .273 with a .409 on-base percentage and a 1.071 OPS, along with 46 homers and 110 RBIs.
He has also opened up a sizable lead over Seattle Mariners outfield prospect Lazaro Montes for the 2026 minor league home run crown. Montes is in the majors now.
What makes Fischer’s surge even more striking is how quickly it has happened. This is his first full season in the minors.
Milwaukee drafted the lefty-swinging slugger 20th overall in 2025, and he appeared in only 19 High-A games last year. He had one homer in his first 19 High-A games, then broke out with 20 homers in 54 High-A contests this season before adding 26 more in 65 Double-A games.
Biloxi has seven regular-season games remaining, which leaves Fischer one more week to chase a milestone nobody in this century has reached in the minors: 47 home runs in a single season.
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