Watch: Rockies prospect delivers epic bat flip on home run

Colorado Rockies right fielder Zac Veen (73) returns to the dugout in a game against the Kansas City Royals at the end of the third inning at Las Vegas Ballpark. Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images

Watch: Rockies prospect delivers epic bat flip on HR vs. Diamondbacks

By Adam Gretz | Last updated Feb 22, 2025 5:28 PM ET

Spring training games do not count in the actual standings, and spring training home runs are easily forgotten but do not tell that to Colorado Rockies prospect Zac Veen.

Veen clubbed a monster 433-foot home run in the Rockies' spring training opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday and was quite excited about his hit.

He not only flipped his bat, he delivered what might be one of the most aggressive bat flips we will see all season in Major League Baseball.

Rockies prospect Zac Veen crushes one 433 feet and provides an EPIC bat flip #SpringTraining pic.twitter.com/5Cr1RwNztm
— MLB (@MLB) February 22, 2025

Now that is a bat flip.

That bat landed all the way out by the pitcher's mound and resulted in him needing to apologize as he started his trot down the first base line.

The Rockies do not have a lot going for them this season and once again project to be one of the worst teams in baseball. But Veen is a prospect worth getting excited about if you are a Rockies fan. He was the No. 9 overall pick in the 2020 draft and has consistently climbed up the prospect rankings each season until injuries started to slow him down.

He remains an exciting talent and should still have plenty of potential to be an impact player for the Rockies.

Adam Gretz

Adam Gretz is a freelance writer based in Pittsburgh. He covers the NHL, NFL, MLB and NBA. Baseball is his favorite sport -- he is nearly halfway through his goal of seeing a game in every MLB ballpark. Catch him on Twitter @AGretz

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