MILWAUKEE -- Brewers first-round Draft pick Andrew Fischer was set to make his professional debut with High-A Wisconsin on Thursday night, but he already hit a home run before stepping into the batter’s box.

Knoxville, Tenn., television station WATE reported the story of 10-year-old Tucker Rose, a baseball fan from North Carolina who has a habit of writing a letter to every first-round Draft pick. Numerous players have written back, but none with the care that Fischer (the Brewers’ No. 6 prospect per MLB Pipeline) put into his three-page, handwritten, highlighted response.

10-year-old Tucker Rose holds the letter he received from Andrew Fischer. Credit: WATE-6 TV

Among the highlighted words of advice:

“Be a great teammate in life and on the field.”

“Be the same guy every day

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