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MiLB star, Huntsville Native Hosting Annual Baseball Camp

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Not that long ago, Brewer Hicklen was a standout athlete at Huntsville High. These days, he's making a name for himself in professional baseball...

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Brewer Hicklen Takes Football Mindset to AFL

Hicklen often envisioned himself playing a competitive sport well into the fall months, which he’s doing now in the Arizona Fall League as an outfielder with the Surprise Saguaros...

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Prospect Q&A with outfielder Brewer Hicklen

The Kansas City Royals prospect, Brewer Hicklen, had a standout season with High-A Wilmington. I had a chance to catch up with him...

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Toolshed: Hicklen more than raw talent

Brewer Hicklen couldn't help but laugh a little. Yes, he knew it would be Saturday in two days. Yes, that meant everyone's attention would be on college football. Yes, he knows he's 23 years old. But...

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Red-hot Hicklen Hits Trifecta for Blue Rocks

Kansas City's 15th ranked prospect notched the hat trick for the first time in his career to lead Class A Advanced Wilmington to a 4-1 win over Salem at Frawley Stadium.

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Kansas City Royals: Hicklen

Accomplishes Rare Feat

Hicklen homered three times for high Class A Wilmington in a 4-1 win over Salem. It came one day after Hicklen homered twice in the first game of a doubleheader. Hicklen has seven hits in the last two days, including five home runs.

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Kansas City Royals: Hicklen

Accomplishes Rare Feat

Ranked as the Kansas City Royals 15th best prospect, Brewer Hicklen managed to top his two-homer game with a three-homer game on Thursday.

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Prospect Watch: Brewer Hicklen is Surging in Wilmington

As of right now, Brewer Hicklen is slashing .280/ .406/ .409 and has an OPS of .816. That goes along with just 4 long balls, but he also has 30 steals, good for 2nd best among Class A Advanced hitters. Hicklen is also no slouch on defense. He has fantastic range...

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Royals Prospect finds success at the plate in Wilmington

Pitching in a pitcher-friendly ballpark, the Royals' outfield prospect has gone from hitting below the Mendonza line - like most of his teammates - to one of its best options at the plate.

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Q&A with Royals Prospect Hicklen

Outfielder Brewer Hicklen, the Royals' No. 21 prospect, endured one of the strangest years of his young athletic life in 2018...The path to get there wasn't exactly traditional...

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Royals Prospect Hicklen finds his place

“We like to get the college players moving a hair faster, especially ones that are emotionally mature... And Hick is exactly that” Royals assistant GM J.J. Picollo said. “ When guys can handle a little bit of adversity along the way and not get sidetracked..."

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UAB'S Hicklen Drafted by Royals

UAB'S head baseball coach Brian Shoop was leaving church one fall Sunday in 2013 when he received a call from outfielder Brewer Hicklen, telling Shoop he was ready to accept a scholarship offer. There was a problem, though. There was no scholarship to be given...

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Hicklen's Path to the Pros

“I’ve always kind of felt like football was going to be the path to college and I was going to play baseball on a football scholarship,” Hicklen said. “So I kind of focused a lot on getting my exposure out for football; I never really tried to do much for baseball..."

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Royals Farm Report Prospect Rankings

The tools are loud and they are impressive... Hicklen was promoted to High-A Wilmington in the middle of July because he was abusing Low-A pitchers, but returned to end the season to help Lexington win the South Atlantic League Championship. 

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UAB Outfielder Hicklen Drafted by Royals

"I knew that's where I needed to be and where God was calling to be for the next few years," Hicklen said. "I'm grateful for the opportunity. The Royals have a great farm system and great player development"

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Prospect to Watch: Brewer Hicklen

In 78 games with the Lexington Legends, Hicklen is slashing .308/.374/.555. The 2017 seventh round draft pick out of Alabama-Birmingham has hit 17 home runs on the year, 16 of those coming with the Legends.

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