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Milwaukee Brewers' 21-year-old prospect Andrew Fischer divulged several topics with the MLB Network crew.

During the 2026 World Baseball Classic, several players got the unique opportunity to play for and represent various countries. One of those players is Milwaukee Brewers prospect Andrew Fischer.

Fischer, a 21-year-old infielder who is ranked No. 6 on Milwaukee’s prospect board, represented Italy in the World Baseball Classic.

Fischer hails from New Jersey, but he has Italian descent thanks to his great-great-grandfather on his mother’s side. Recently, he spoke with MLB Network about his experience in the WBC among other topics. 

“Yeah, I felt like I was back in college again,” FIscher said. “Just a group of guys just wanted to win. So you know, led by Vinnie Pasquantino, it's just a great group of guys, everyone competed and had fun.”

Fischer, who has a distinct look thanks to the significant amount of eye black he uses, explained his reasoning for it.

“Yeah, that was something that started at my first school at Duke University,” Fischer said. “Just a bunch of the grad guys, you know, brought a ton of personality to practice every day. And then I found myself in the lineup, put some eye black on and one of them was like 'put it all down your face and let's make coach tell you to take it off.' 

“And I was like, ‘All right, we'll try it.’ he added. “And it works.”

Fischer also touched on the 73-72 loss his former school suffered to the University of Connecticut Huskies in the Elite Eight round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament.

“Oh, God. Oh, brutal,” Fischer said. “I mean, I feel bad for those guys over there. They work so hard. And I had class with a ton of the basketball players while I was there, and they're just great dudes there. 

“They work hard in the classroom. They work hard off the you know, court, whatever you want to say on the court and just great guys,” Fischer added. “So I mean, I root for them just as much as I root for the rest of these guys too.”

After playing one season for Duke, Fischer transferred to Ole Miss and started 55 games at third base and designated hitter for the Rebels. By 2024, Fischer made his way to Tennessee, where the Volunteers were fresh off their first NCAA baseball championship.

During the 2025 season, Fischer became the starting first baseman for Tennessee under coach Tony Vitello. With the former in his first season managing the San Francisco Giants, Fischer discussed Vitello’s tough mindset.

“I mean, those guys, I hope they got their boxing gloves,” Fischer said jokingly. “Because he likes to fight. He'll box you right there in the middle of the clubhouse. He doesn't care. I hope Bader's got his boxing gloves ready to go.”

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