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Andrew Fischer selected No. 20 overall by the Milwaukee Brewers 

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Andrew Fischer. Credit: Angelina Alcantar/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Andrew Fischer. Credit: Angelina Alcantar/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Tennessee infielder Andrew Fischer becomes the third first round selection for the Vols in the 2025 Major League Baseball draft as the Milwaukee Brewers select the junior with the No. 20 overall pick.

With the selection, Tennessee has now tied a program record with three first round picks that was set by J.P Arencibia, Julio Borbon and James Adkins back in 2007. Fischer becomes the 24th first round pick in program history and the ninth of the Tony Vitello era. The slot value assigned to the No. 20 overall pick is $4,268,100.

Fischer hit a team-high 25 home runs after transferring from Ole Miss ahead of the 2025 season. He hit .341 while also leading Tennessee in RBI (65), runs scored (70), total bases (165), walks (63), slugging percentage (.760), on-base percentage (.497) and OPS (1.257). Fischer reached base safely in every game this season. The first baseman became the first Tennessee player to lead the Southeastern Conference in home runs since hall of famer Todd Helton did so in 1995.

The junior becomes the 24th first round pick in Tennessee program history and the ninth of the Tony Vitello era. Fischer joins teammates Liam Doyle and Gavin Kilen as first round sections, tying a program record with three in the opening round that was set by J.P. Arencibia, Julio Borbon and James Adkins in 2007. It’s the eighth time in program history Tennessee has sported multiple first round draft picks.

He is now the fourth infielder selected in the first round of the Vitello era, joining Christian Moore, Blake Burke and Gavin Kilen. Fischer was slated as the No. 29 prospect by MLB Pipeline and No. 28 from Baseball America ahead of draft weekend. Fischer was a consensus first team All-American in 2025.

Scouting Report from MLB.com

Hit: 50 | Power: 60 | Run: 40 | Arm: 55 | Field: 45 | Overall: 50

“After setting a Duke freshman record with 11 homers in 2023, Fischer transferred to Mississippi and led the Rebels with 20 blasts last spring. He changed schools again, moving to defending College World Series champion Tennessee and finishing third in NCAA Division I with 25 homers and fourth with 63 walks. He’s similar to former Volunteers third baseman Billy Amick, who transferred from Clemson for 2024 and went to the Twins in the second round.

Fischer’s signature tool is his plus power that works to all fields, the product of a left-handed swing with bat speed and loft, strength in his 6-foot-1, 210-pound frame and a slugging mindset. He showed that he can launch balls in the air with wood bats last summer in the Cape Cod League. He has been even more productive as a junior after toning down his approach and chasing pitches a lot less, and he also did a better job of handling sliders.

Fischer could have helped his cause further by upgrading his defense at third base, but he has barely played there this spring. He has solid arm strength but below-average speed and range at the hot corner, so Tennessee has deployed him mostly at first base, where he’s a decent defender. He played some second base on the Cape but lacks the quickness for the position.”

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