Aaron Ashby #26

Is married...wife’s name is Avery...the couple has a son...Graduated from Park Hill (Mo.) High School...Graduated from Crowder College with an associate degree in general studies...Is the nephew of Andy Ashby, who was a Major League pitcher from 1991-2004...Enjoys fishing, hunting, golf and spending time with friends and family...Is an avid fan of the Kansas City Chiefs.

2025

Went 5-2 with a 2.16 ERA and three saves in 43 games (one start) with Milwaukee...Began the season on the 15-day injured list with a right oblique strain...was reinstated on 5/23 after five rehab appearances between Rookie ACL Brewers (one GS) and Triple-A Nashville (four G)...Held opponents to a .227 batting average with 76 strikeouts in 66.2 innings...Retired 26 of 42 first batters faced (61.9%)...Stranded 17 of 22 inherited runners (77.3%)...Notched saves on 6/12 vs. St. Louis, 7/29 vs. Chicago-NL and 9/6 at Pittsburgh...Recorded six holds...Made his only start of the season 8/27 vs. Arizona, tossing two perfect innings (three K)...Appeared in seven games (three starts) in the postseason, going 0-0 with a 5.40 ERA (6.2 IP, eight H, five R, four ER, six BB, seven K, one HR)...Started Game 2 of the NLDS vs. Chicago and Game 1 and Game 3 of the NLCS vs. Los Angeles.

2024

Went 1-2 with a 2.86 ERA in 14 games (two starts) with Milwaukee...Had three stints with the team (4/6-4/8, 6/5-6/6 and 8/25-end of season)…Held opponents to a .187 batting average with 33 strikeouts in 28.1 innings...His first two outings came in starts, going 0-2 with a 6.23 ERA (8.2ip, 6er)…His last 12 appearances came in relief, going 1-0 with a 1.37 ERA (19.2ip, 3er)…Retired nine of 12 first batters faced (75.0%)…Stranded five of six inherited runners (83.3%)…Went 4-7 with an 8.04 ERA in 25 games (14 starts) at Triple-A Nashville...Appeared in Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series vs. New York out of the bullpen but did not retire a batter (3h, 2r, 2er, 2bb-1ibb, 1wp).

2023

Missed the entire season with a left labrum tear...Was placed on the 15-day injured list on 3/29, retroactive to 3/27...Had surgery on 4/7 in Washington, DC, performed by Dr. Wiemi Douoguih...Was transferred to the 60-day injured list on 4/9...Made seven rehab appearances (six starts) between Class-A Wisconsin (3gs), Double-A Biloxi (2g, 1gs) and Triple-A Nashville (2gs) in September.

2022

Entered 2022 as the top prospect in the organization according to Baseball America...Went 2-10 with a 4.44 ERA and one save in 27 games (19 starts) with Milwaukee...Made his first career Opening Day roster...Went 2-8 with a 4.81 ERA as a starter (88ip, 47er) and 0-2 with a 2.79 ERA as a reliever (19.1ip, 6er)...The team went 5-14 in his starts...produced three quality starts...Struck out 126 batters in 107.1 innings...Notched his second career save in a 7-3 win on 5/15 vs. Miami as he struck out eight batters over four scoreless innings (only baserunner came on a K/WP)...Produced a career-high 12 strikeouts over six innings in a 3-1 win in the second game of a doubleheader on 5/30 at Chicago-NL...was his first career 10+ strikeout performance...On 7/23 signed a five-year contract through the 2027 season with club options for 2028 and 2029...Was on the 15-day injured list from 6/20-7/2, retroactive to 6/17, with left forearm inflammation and again from 8/22-9/19, retroactive to 8/20, left shoulder inflammation.

2021

Entered the season as the eighth-best prospect in the organization according to Baseball America...Went 3-2 with a 4.55 ERA and one save in 13 games (four starts) with Milwaukee...Had four stints with the team (6/30, 8/10, 8/14 and 8/22-end of season)...Went 1-0 with a 4.63 ERA as a starter (11.2ip, 6er) and 2-2 with a 4.50 ERA as a reliever (20ip, 10er)...Held opponents to a .210 batting average with 39 strikeouts in 31.2 innings...Made his Major League debut in a start 6/30 vs. Chicago-NL and received no decision in the 15-7 win (0.2ip, 4h, 7r, 4er, 3bb, 0k, 1wp)...the Brewers came back from a 7-0 first-inning deficit...Earned his first Major League win in a start on 8/29 at Minnesota...Brewers won, 6-2 (5ip, 3h, 2r, 2er, 1bb, 4k, 1hr)...Notched his first Major League save in an 11-1 win on 9/12 at Cleveland (3ip, 1h, 0r, 0bb, 5k)...Appeared in two games in the NLDS vs. Atlanta, posting a 6.75 ERA (2.2ip, 5h, 2r, 2er, 2bb, 3k)...Went 5-4 with a 4.41 ERA in 21 games (12 starts) at Triple-A Nashville...Held opponents to a .227 batting average with 100 strikeouts in 63.1 innings at Nashville...Went 2-3 with a 2.61 ERA as a starter (48.1ip, 14er) and 3-1 with a 10.20 ERA as a reliever (15ip, 17er) at Nashville...Enters the 2022 season as the top prospect in the organization according to Baseball America.

2020

Spent last season at the Alternate Training Site in Appleton, Wis...was added to the 60-man Player Pool roster on 8/25.

2019

Was named 2019 Brewers Minor League Pitcher of the Year after going 5-10 with a 3.50 ERA in 24 games (23 starts) between Class-A Wisconsin (11g/10gs) and Class-A Carolina (13gs)…produced 135 strikeouts in 126.0 innings...Was a 2019 Midwest League All-Star as he led the league in strikeouts (80) prior to his promotion to Carolina...Earned Brewers Minor League Pitcher of the Month honors for May 2019 after going 2-1 with a 2.37 ERA in 5 starts at Wisconsin (30.1ip, 36k).

2018

Went 2-3 with a 3.59 ERA and 1 save in 13 games (10 starts) between Rookie Helena (6g, 3gs) and Class-A Wisconsin (7gs) during his first professional season in 2018...produced 66 strikeouts in 57.2 innings...Was named Pioneer League Pitcher of the Week for 7/16-7/22, 2018 after tossing 7.0 shutout innings on 7/21 vs. Ogden.