Professional career
Veen was considered one of the top prospects for the 2020 Major League Baseball draft. [5] [6] [7] He was selected ninth overall by the Colorado Rockies. [8] He signed with the Rockies on June 24 for a $5 million bonus. [9] Veen did not appear for the Rockies organization in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [10]
Veen made his professional debut in 2021 with the Fresno Grizzlies of the Low-A West. [11] Over 106 games,he slashed .301/.399/.501 with 15 home runs,75 RBI,27 doubles and 36 stolen bases. [12] He was assigned to the Spokane Indians of the High-A Northwest League to begin the 2022 season. [13] He was promoted to the Hartford Yard Goats of the Double-A Eastern League in early August. Over 126 games between the two teams,he compiled a slash line of .245/.340/.384 with 12 home runs,67 RBI,and 55 stolen bases while being caught nine times. [14]
He played in the 2022 Arizona Fall League,where he batted .356/.467/.466,and led the league in stolen bases (16;while being caught twice). [15]
Veen spent the 2023 season with the Double–A Hartford Yard Goats,playing in 46 games and hitting .209/.304/.308 with 2 home runs,24 RBI,and 22 stolen bases. On June 21,2023,it was announced that Veen would undergo season–ending surgery to repair tearing and fraying to a ligament in his left hand. [16]
Veen split the 2024 campaign between the rookie–level Arizona Complex League Rockies,Spokane,Hartford,and the Triple–A Albuquerque Isotopes. In 65 appearances for the four affiliates,he slashed .258/.346/.459 with 11 home runs,35 RBI,and 21 stolen bases. Following the season,the Rockies added Veen to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. [17]
Veen was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque to begin the 2025 season. [18] On April 8,2025,Veen was promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [19] On April 20,Veen hit his first career home run,a solo shot off of Jake Irvin of the Washington Nationals. [20]
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