Zac Veen called his mom after getting the biggest news of his baseball life.

“I FaceTimed her,” Veen said, “and told her she’s coming to Denver.”

The Rockies called up Veen for his MLB debut on Tuesday against the Brewers at Coors Field in a 7-1 loss. Veen recorded his first big league hit on a bunt single, advancing to second on a Milwaukee throwing error, in the sixth inning.

“I love debuts. This is a good one. I’m looking forward to this,” manager Bud Black said from the pregame home dugout. “This is hopefully the start of a nice major league career for him. A good young baseball player.”

The Rockies drafted Veen at No. 9 overall in 2020 out of Spruce Creek High School. He was named Gatorade’s Florida Player of the Year as a senior after slashing .500/.627/.969 with 17 stolen bases. But Veen’s pro development got delayed because of health issues.

“I really learned to have some patience, and I don’t think God’s timing is ever wrong,” Veen said. “But I feel great.”

Veen, 23, missed 111 games over the last two seasons with injuries to his left hand and right thumb. He recovered with a strong 2025 spring training. But the Rockies left him off their opening day roster.

Veen — the team’s No. 8 ranked prospect — made a splash with Triple-A (Albuquerque) before his call-up.

“Everything works out for a reason,” Veen said. “I feel like I learned a lot down there.”

On Saturday night, he went 5 for 5 at the plate — two doubles, four RBIs and a homer — in a 14-3 Isotopes victory. Veen, across seven minor league games this season, hit .387 (12 for 31) with four doubles, a triple, one stolen base and home run. The Rockies are hopeful Veen will jumpstart their mostly lifeless offense entering a three-game homestand against the Brewers.

“Zac had a good spring training. He swung the bat well. He’s healthy, that’s the main thing,” Black said. “I suspect that won’t be a problem moving forward. So, let’s get him going and see what he can do.”

The Rockies’ bats finally broke through with 12 runs on Sunday to avoid a home sweep to the Athletics. But they were also second in MLB strikeout rate (28%) entering games played Tuesday. Colorado sent down starting left fielder Jordan Beck to the minors after he hit 3 for 20 (.150) to begin the year.

“(Veen) is not expected to win games for us. That takes 26 guys. Not one,” Black said. “So, he’s just here to be himself and play. Again, we need guys to perform, and we have a few guys who aren’t. We need more guys to perform.”