After striking out in a game against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Veen slapped the top of his batting helmet, like he often does. But this time, he slapped the helmet just as he reached the dugout. He hit the roof of the dugout “pretty hard,” pinching his thumb and index finger. “I jammed my thumb. … It was a self-inflicted (injury),” Veen said.

The Rockies added Veen to their 40-man roster back in December. The 23-year-old had another big moment against the D-Backs on Friday, when he tied the game at 6–6 with an RBI double in the top of the seventh. Colorado would go on to win that game 12–8, and Saturday's game 9–3.

Rockies manager Bud Black told reporters he liked Veen’s swing on the viral home run. “He put a good swing yesterday to double off the wall,” Black said. “That’s good to

Zac Veen showed up at the Colorado Rockies' big league spring training camp sporting purple hair, demonstrating a commitment to the club that drafted him in 2020.

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.

Zac Veen flung his bat towards the mound after crushing a 433-foot home run in the Colorado Rockies' spring training showdown with the Arizona Diamondbacks.