Brewers reliever Aaron Ashby nears MLB postseason scoreless-innings record
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The gist
Brewers reliever Aaron Ashby has thrown 14.1 scoreless postseason innings, tied for second-most in MLB history.
He is chasing Andrew Miller's record of 16 in the World Series.
Background
Aaron Ashby is a 28-year-old left-handed reliever for the Milwaukee Brewers and the nephew of former MLB pitcher Andy Ashby. He came up as a starting pitcher, reached the Majors in 2021, missed all of 2023 after left shoulder surgery, spent much of 2024 in Triple-A and returned in August 2024 as a reliever. Now working a multi-inning bullpen role, he has been central to Milwaukee's playoff run through the Division Series win over the Padres and the NLCS win over the Dodgers, and his scoreless streak has put him within reach of a postseason record.
How it unfolded
- Oct 15, 2026Ashby celebrated with catcher William Contreras after the Brewers won the NLCS against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.
- Oct 19, 2026An MLB report noted Ashby closed out the NLCS with three scoreless innings at Dodger Stadium, becoming the fifth player to record a three-plus-inning save in a series clincher since saves became official in 1969.
- Oct 20, 2026FanGraphs reported Ashby had delivered 12 1/3 scoreless innings across six of Milwaukee's eight playoff games, with four of six outings hitless.
- Oct 23, 2026Ashby pitched 1.2 innings of scoreless relief in World Series Game 1 against the Tampa Bay Rays at American Family Field, striking out three with no hits or walks; the Brewers won 3-2.
- Oct 24, 2026Reports said Ashby had thrown 14.1 scoreless relief innings this postseason, tied for second-most in MLB history with Goose Gossage and behind Andrew Miller's record 16.
Who’s saying what
- Official
- Brewers pitching coordinator Jim Henderson said Ashby loves to throw every day, has trained himself for the workload and "doesn't save bullets. He creates them."
- Analysts
- FanGraphs framed Ashby's multi-inning role as recalling a bygone era of bullpen firemen.
Still unverified
A FanGraphs commenter claimed Ashby is considered by some Brewers fans the hardest-throwing knuckleball pitcher ever and was third in the NL in wild pitches.