Former Tennessee baseball star Andrew Fischer hits most homers in minors since 2000

Former Tennessee baseball star Andrew Fischer made history on Sept. 10, crushing his 47th home run of the season to break Ryan Howard’s record for the most by a minor leaguer this century.

Fischer passed Howard, who hit 46 homers in 2004, with a solo shot to right field for the Biloxi Shuckers, the Milwaukee Brewers‘ Double-A affiliate. Fischer is the Brewers’ No. 5 prospect and is hitting .272 with 113 RBIs between High-A and Double-A in 2026.

ANDREW FISCHER HAS THE MOST HOME RUNS BY A MINOR LEAGUER THIS CENTURY!!

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Fischer, a corner infielder, has hit the fifth-most home runs in a minor league season dating back to 1963, when the modern era began. He is eight home runs behind the all-time record of 55 home runs in a single season, set by Bill McNulty in 1974 with Triple-A Sacramento. That season, Sacramento played at Hughes Stadium at Sacramento City College, which had a left-field wall only 233 feet away from home plate.

The most recent player to hit 50 home runs in a minor league season was Ron Kittle in 1982 with Triple-A Edmonton. Biloxi only has three regular season games left for Fischer to reach that mark.

Fischer has been on a tear since being called up to Double-A. His latest home run was his 27th in 69 games with the Shuckers — a 54-homer pace for a full 138-game Double-A season. He finished with the seventh-most homers in High-A (20) despite not having played there since June 13.

Fischer played one season at Tennessee, arriving before the 2025 season as a transfer from Ole Miss. He hit 25 home runs for the Vols, the second-most ever by a Tennessee player in a season and the most in the SEC that season.

Fischer was selected No. 20 overall by the Brewers in the 2025 MLB Draft.

Emmett Siegel covers Tennessee baseball for Knox News. Email: emmett.siegel@knoxnews.com; X: @EmmettSiegel_

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