Enjoys video games, movies and going to the zoo...Supports the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), assisting in raising money to provide scholarships to deserving Latino students...His younger brother, Luis, is a pitcher with the Colorado Rockies...His cousin, Christopher, is a pitcher in the Brewers organization...Is married...Wife’s name is Maritza...The couple has two kids...Was the Milwaukee's nominee for the 2024 Roberto Clemente Award...In December 2024 worked with the DREAM Project on a series of donations, including food baskets, to the local community in his hometown of Moca, DR.
2025
Went 17-6 with a 2.70 ERA (53 ER/176.2 IP) in a career-high 33 starts with Milwaukee...Finished fifth in National League Cy Young Award voting...Was named to the All-MLB Second Team and was an All-Star for the second time...Led the National League with his career-high 17 wins...Ranked among National League leaders in opponent average (second, .193), ERA (fourth, 2.70), SO/9 (fourth, 10.39), WHIP (fifth, 1.08) and strikeouts (sixth, 204)...Had 200+ strikeouts for the third time in his career...Made his second career Opening Day start on March 27 at Yankees...Allowed two runs over five innings and struck out eight batters...Tied his career high with eight innings pitched on April 2 vs. Kansas City...Tallied his 1,000th career strikeout on May 12 at Cleveland...Won seven consecutive starts from June 13-July 19, part of a two-month stretch during which he went 10-1 from June 13-Aug. 18...Tossed 30 consecutive scoreless innings from Aug. 5-Sept. 10, marking the second-longest streak in Brewers history behind only Teddy Higuera (32.0 in 1987)...Was National League Pitcher of the Month for August, going 4-0 with a 0.32 ERA (1 ER/28.0 IP) in five starts. POSTSEASON...Went 1-2 with a 4.70 ERA (8 ER/15.0 IP) in three Postseason starts...Earned a win in Game 1 of the NLDS vs. Chicago-NL...Allowed two runs over 5.2 innings and struck out nine...His nine strikeouts tied a Brewers Postseason record...Suffered losses in Game 4 of the NLDS at Chicago-NL and in Game 2 of the NLCS vs. Los Angeles-NL.
2024
Went 11-9 with a 3.68 ERA in a career-high 32 starts with Milwaukee...The team went 19-13 in his starts...Produced 11 quality starts...His 173.2 innings pitched marked a career high...Ranked among National League leaders in K/9IP (fifth, 10.36), H/9IP (fifth, 7.41), strikeouts (sixth, 200) and AVG (sixth, .224)…Had 200+ strikeouts for the second time in his career and second straight season, joining Teddy Higuera (2x), Corbin Burnes (3x) and Yovani Gallardo (4x) as the only pitchers in franchise history with multiple 200+ strikeout seasons...Made the first Opening Day start of his career on 3/29 at New York-NL and earned a 3-1 win (6 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, 1 HR)…Became the third pitcher born in the Dominican Republic to start for the Brewers on Opening Day, joining Rafael Roque (1999) and Wily Peralta (2016), who is of no relation...Was suspended five games by Major League Baseball after hitting Jose Siri with a pitch on 4/30 vs. Tampa Bay...Was ejected for the first time in his career...Served the suspension from 5/6-5/10...Produced a season-high 11 strikeouts on 4/12 at Baltimore (6 IP) and 5/28 vs. Chicago-NL (5.2 IP)…Started Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series vs. New York and had no decision in the 8-4 loss (4 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K)…Also appeared in Game 3 out of the bullpen, tossing a perfect eighth inning in the 4-2 defeat.
2023
Went 12-10 with a 3.86 ERA in a career-high 30 starts with Milwaukee...Held opponents to a .212 batting average with a career-high 210 strikeouts in a career-high 165.2 innings...his 12 wins also marked a career high...Was the eighth pitcher (14x) in franchise history with a 200+ strikeout season...The team went 17-13 in his starts...produced a career-high 16 quality starts...Was among NL leaders in K/9IP (third, 11.41), WHIP (5th, 1.12), H/9IP (fifth, 7.12), strikeouts (T5th, 210) and K/BB (seventh, 3.89)...Notched six games of 10+ strikeouts, including a career-high-tying 13 twice on 7/26 vs. Cincinnati (6ip) and 8/7 vs. Colorado (7ip)...Was named National League Pitcher of the Month for August after going 5-0 with a 2.10 ERA in five starts (30ip, 17h, 7r, 7er, 10bb, 46k)...From 8/1-9/12 recorded a career-high six-game winning streak over eight starts, posting a 2.27 ERA (47.2ip, 12er)...Started and lost the decisive Game 2 of the NL Wild Card Series vs. Arizona as the Brewers fell, 5-2 (5ip, 3h, 4r, 4er, 2bb, 5k, 1hr).
2022
Went 4-4 with a 3.58 ERA in 18 games (17 starts) with Milwaukee... Held opponents to a .190 batting average with 86 strikeouts in 78.0 innings... The team went 8-9 in his starts.....produced four quality starts... Was on the injured list twice: 5/23-8/2 (right posterior shoulder strain) and 9/9-9/24 (right shoulder inflammation)... Struck out a season-high 10 batters over 7.0 innings in a 1-0 win on 5/16 vs. Atlanta.....was his sixth career game of 10+ strikeouts.....notched his 500th career strikeout (Marcell Ozuna) in that outing.... accomplished the feat in just 372.0 innings pitched (12.10 K/9IP).
2021
Went 10-5 with a 2.81 ERA in 28 games (27 starts) with Milwaukee...Held opponents to a .165 batting average with 195 strikeouts in 144.1 innings...The team went 18-9 in his starts...produced 14 quality starts...Was an All-Star for the first time...struck out the side - Adolis García (TEX), J.D. Martinez (BOS) and Matt Olson (OAK) - in the seventh inning...Had 10-strikeout games in wins on 4/12 vs. Chicago-NL and 6/22 at Arizona...Was on the 10-day injured list from 8/19-9/2 with right shoulder inflammation...Started Game 3 of the NLDS at Atlanta and received no decision in the Brewers’ 3-0 loss (4ip, 3h, 0r, 1bb, 5k).
2020
Signed a five-year contract with Milwaukee on 2/28 which runs through the 2024 season with club options for 2025 and 2026...Went 3-1 with a 3.99 ERA in 15 games (one start)...Held opponents to a .204 batting average with 47 strikeouts in just 29.1 innings...Began the season in the starting rotation and made his only start of 2020 in a 9-1 loss on 7/26 at Chicago-NL (3ip, 3h, 4r, 4er, 2bb, 3k, 1hbp, 1wp)...Went 3-0 with a 3.08 ERA in his 14 relief appearances (26.1ip, 9er)...His 15.04 K/9 IP as a reliever ranked fifth in the Major Leagues...Retired 10 of 14 first batters faced (71.4%)...Stranded five of 10 inherited runners (50.0%)...On 8/10 vs. Minnesota became the eighth reliever in franchise history to produce eight or more strikeouts in a game (4ip, 8k)...Appeared in Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series at Los Angeles and allowed a solo homer to Corey Seager in his only inning.
2019
Went 7-3 with a 5.29 ERA and 1 save in 39 games (8 starts) with Milwaukee... Made his first career Opening Day roster... Had three stints with the team (Opening Day-4/15, 5/2-8/17 and 9/1-end)... Was on the 10-day injured list from 4/16-5/1 with a SC joint injury... Went 2-2 with a 7.07 ERA as a starter (35.2ip, 28er) and 5-1 with a 4.01 ERA in relief (49.1ip, 22er)...his last 27 outings of the season came out of the bullpen... Registered 115 strikeouts in just 85.0 innings... Recorded a season-high 11 strikeouts over a career-high 8.0 innings in a 1-0 victory on 4/3 at Cincinnati...was his third career double-digit strikeout game... Notched his first Major League save on 7/24 vs. Cincinnati... Made 4 relief appearances at Triple-A San Antonio in August.
2018
Entered 2018 as the ninth-best prospect in the organization according to Baseball America ... Went 6-4 with a 4.25 ERA in 16 games (14 starts) with Milwaukee ... Had four stints with the team (5/13-5/20, 6/19-7/11, 7/25-8/29 and 9/9-end) ... Went 6-4 with a 4.40 ERA as a starter (73.2ip, 36er) and 0-0 with a 1.93 ERA in relief (4.2ip, 1er) ... His last 2 appearances of the season came out of the bullpen ... The team went 9-5 in his starts ... Produced 6 quality starts, going 5-1 with a 1.42 ERA in those starts (38ip, 6er) ... Held opponents to a .178 batting average with 96 strikeouts in 78.1 innings ... Made his Major League debut on 5/13 at Colorado and earned a 7-3 victory...took a no-hitter into the sixth inning (5.2ip, 1h, 0r, 2bb, 13k)...only hit allowed was a single to David Dahl ... Became the ninth pitcher (13x) and first rookie in franchise history to have at least 13 strikeouts in a game...tied Cliff Melton (1937 Giants) for the fourth highest total in a Major League debut ... Collected 10 strikeouts over 7.0 innings in a 5-1 win on 6/26 vs. Kansas City (1h, 1bb) ... Went 6-2 with a 3.10 ERA in 13 starts at Triple-A Colorado Springs ... Held Pacific Coast League opponents to a .218 batting average with 87 strikeouts in 61.0 innings ... Made 1 start at Class-A Wisconsin after he was optioned there on 7/12 (before the All-Star break) ... Made his postseason debut in Game 4 of the NLCS at Los Angeles and tossed 3.0 scoreless and hitless innings (3bb, 6k)...was his only outing of the postseason ... Pitched for Este in the Dominican Winter League.
2017
Went 3-8 with a 2.63 ERA and 1 save in 25 games (19 starts) between Class-A Carolina and Double-A Biloxi...held opponents to a .178 batting average with 169 strikeouts in 120.0 innings... His 169 strikeouts led Brewers farmhands and tied for ninth in all of Minor League Baseball... His 2.63 ERA ranked second among all Brewers minor leaguers (0.8ip/team game)...Began the season at Carolina, where he went 1-3 with a 3.04 ERA in 12 games (8 starts) while holding opponents to a .189 batting average with 78 strikeouts in 56.1 innings... Was a Carolina League All-Star... Was transferred to Biloxi on 6/22 and went 2-5 with a 2.26 ERA and 1 save in 13 games (11 starts) while holding opponents to a .167 batting average with 91 strikeouts in 63.2 innings... Named Brewers Minor League Pitcher of the Month for August/September (6g, 5gs, 1-2, 1.27era)...Was added to the 40-man roster on 11/20... Enters 2018 as the ninth-best prospect in the organization according to Baseball America.
2016
Went 4-4 with a 3.62 ERA and 2 saves in 24 games (10 starts) between Class-A Wisconsin and Class-A Brevard County ... Held opponents to a .235 batting average with 97 strikeouts in 82.0 innings ... Began the season at Wisconsin, where he went 4-1 with a 2.85 ERA and 2 saves in 16 games (8 starts) while holding opponents to a .202 batting average with 77 strikeouts in 60.0 innings ... Was a Midwest League All-Star ... Was named Brewers Pitcher of the Month for June (5g, 3gs, 2-1, 1.59era) ... Was transferred to Brevard County on 7/9 and went 0-3 with a 5.73 ERA in 8 games (2 starts) as opponents batted .321 with 20 strikeouts in 22.0 innings.
