Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Aaron Ashby has reached one of the rarest statistical markers of the 2026 MLB season after becoming the first pitcher in the majors to reach 10 wins, with all 10 coming in relief.
The achievement was confirmed on 17 June, with Ashby joining a short piece of MLB history that had stood alone for 67 years.
The previous case came in 1959, when Roy Face also became the first pitcher in the majors to reach 10 wins with every one of those wins coming out of the bullpen.
Aaron Ashby joins Roy Face in rare MLB company
The detail that makes Ashby’s start stand out is not only the 10 wins. It is how he got them.
Ashby became only the second pitcher in MLB history to be the first pitcher in the majors to reach 10 wins while having all 10 come in relief.
That places the Brewers left-hander alongside Roy Face in 1959, a comparison that underlines how specific and unusual the achievement is.
The statistic is narrow, but that is what gives it value. It is not a general relief record or a projection about where Ashby’s season will finish.
It is a verified historical marker tied to a precise point in the MLB season.
Brewers pitcher has built unusual 2026 stat line from the bullpen
Ashby’s wider 2026 line also shows why the milestone has drawn attention.
Current season data lists him at 10-0 with a 2.86 ERA, 32 games, one start, 44.0 innings, 61 strikeouts, and a 1.36 WHIP.
That profile points to a pitcher being used far more often as a reliever than as a starter.
It also explains why the 10-win total stands out in a category usually associated more closely with starting pitchers.
Ashby had already reached 9-0 in late May, which showed the unusual nature of his season before he reached double figures.
The Brewers pitcher now has a statistical link to Face that had not been matched for 67 years.
For a modern reliever, that is the point of the achievement: the number itself is notable, but the route to it is what makes it historically rare.
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