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The eighth homer of the year for MLBโs No. 95 prospect Xavier Neyens (@astros) clears the batters eye for the Single-A @WoodpeckersNC:
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"This kid just keeps on slugging!"
@astros 2025 first-rounder Xavier Neyens goes deep in his 5th consecutive series for Single-A @WoodpeckersNC, raising his OPS to .992:
Yeah so Xavier Neyens, after hitting one over the batters eye at 108 MPH, hit his 2nd HR of the game and Derek Datil didnโt even bother to look.
Heโs already recorded EVs of over 116 MPH in his first pro season. Absurd power from a 19 year old.
Xavier Neyens has a 6-game hitting streak with @WoodpeckersNC.
Over that span, Neyens is slashing .364/.481/.591 with 4 stolen bases and 3 extra base hits.
Rocking the Frijoles Saltarines de Fayetteville unis, Xavier Neyens had the whole park jumping for joy ๐ซ
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The Braves are calling up No. 2 prospect JR Ritchie to start tomorrow against the Nationals. Ritchie ranks 71st overall on the most recent @BaseballAmerica Top 100 list.
Xavier Neyens got this one out in a HURRY ๐ฅ
The Astrosโ No. 2 prospect crushes his first pro homer for Low-A @WoodpeckersNC at 116 mph off the bat.
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The Mount Vernon junior was exceptional across two outings last weekโคต๏ธ
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Everett Fire Captain to climb for cure. D.J. Neyens refuses to let blood cancer diagnosis keep him away from Sundayโs Firefighter Stairclimb.
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Xavier Neyens is finding barrels on the backfields so far this Spring Training.
Neyens was a first-round pick for the #Astros last year and enters his first full professional season in 2026.