Braylen Wimmer was awake during brain surgery.

As the surgeon worked on removing a mass of tissue from the area behind the 24-year-old’s left ear, a speech pathologist asked him questions about his occupation.

Those questions pertained to baseball.

Just three weeks earlier, things were normal. Wimmer, a fast-rising prospect in the Rockies’ farm system, was playing in the Arizona Fall League, selected to participate after an impressive third professional season split between High-A Spokane and Double-A Hartford.

The 6-foot-3, 200-pound Wimmer finished the 2025 campaign with a .296/.366/.466 slash line, 17 home runs and 37 steals in 131 games. Defensively, he continued to prove his versatility -- he’s appeared at every position on the field but pitcher, catcher and first base as a pro.

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