| Brock Wilken | |
|---|---|
| Milwaukee Brewers – No. 75 | |
| Third baseman | |
| Born:June 17, 2002 Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| Stats at Baseball Reference |
Brock Caleb Wilken (born June 17,2002) is an American professional baseball third baseman in the Milwaukee Brewers organization.
Wilken attended Bloomingdale High School located in Valrico,Florida. [1] As a junior in 2019,he batted .468 with 12 home runs and 26 RBIs over 25 games. [2] [3] His senior season in 2020 was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic,but he still hit four home runs over eight games. [4]
After not being selected in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft,Wilken enrolled at Wake Forest University and instantly became their starting third baseman as a freshman in 2021. [5] Over 47 starts,he slashed .279/.365/.617 with 17 home runs,a team-high 44 RBIs,and 41 runs scored. [6] His 17 home runs were most by a Wake Forest freshman ever. [7] After the season,he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League, [8] [9] and was named the league's Most Valuable Player after batting .302 with six home runs and 26 RBIs over 38 games. [10] As a sophomore in 2022,Wilken appeared in sixty games and batted .272 with 23 home runs and 77 RBIs. [11] He returned to play for Harwich that summer,and was named a league all-star. [12] [13] [14] He was chosen to try out for the USA Baseball National Collegiate Team,but was not selected. [15] As a junior in 2023,Wilken played in 66 games and hit .345 with 31 home runs (a Wake Forest single-season record) and 82 RBIs. [16] His 71 career home runs are an American Athletic Conference record. [17]
The Milwaukee Brewers selected Wilken in the first round,with the 18th overall pick,in the 2023 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Brewers on July 17,2023 for $3,150,000. [18] Wilken played for the rookie–level Arizona Complex League Brewers,High–A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers,and Double–A Biloxi Shuckers,accumulating a .285/.414/.473 batting line with five home runs,29 RBI,and four stolen bases across 47 total games. [19]
Wilken began the 2024 season back with Biloxi. On April 11,2024,Wilken suffered multiple facial fractures after he was hit in the face by a pitch from Mississippi Braves reliever Domingo Gonzalez. [20] He spent one month on the injured list before returning to play. Over 108 games played with Biloxi,Wilken hit .199 with 17 home runs and 51 RBIs. [21] Wilken returned to Biloxi for the 2025 season,but missed two months due to a patella injury. [22] He batted .226 with 18 home runs and 46 RBIs over 79 games.
