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Brewers' Aaron Ashby is chasing an impossible feat originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Wins aren't a stat that everyone cares about anymore.
But if you care even a little bit -- Aaron Ashby is trying to do something that seems unfathomable.
Right now, the Milwaukee Brewers' left-handed pitcher keeps winning baseball games out of the bullpen.
He already has five wins this season after getting another W on Thursday. No one else in baseball has five wins.
The season isn't even a month old. Clearly, it'd be tough for Ashby to keep this pace up, or anything close to it.
But right now, it's possible to dream on any number of win totals for Ashby:
Aaron Ashby leads all of Major League Baseball in wins. Nobody else has 5. The quest to win 20 out of the bullpen is on. https://t.co/WoqCjfEHoc
— Curt Hogg (@CyrtHogg) April 16, 2026
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Ashby is a second-generation big leaguer, and he's a bit funky.
The Brewers have used him as an opener in the past, but guys don't get wins in that role. In this current mid-game or even end-game role, he can rack up W after W.
At this point, Milwaukee should just see how high they can get the total (obviously they won't approach it like that, but wouldn't it be fun?).
This is a special start for Ashby -- the Brewers have 10 wins, and he's got 5.
Wins are wins, but these ones are pretty cool.
Most pitcher wins within his team’s first 20 games of the season by a reliever, since 1901.
t-1. Aaron Ashby, 5
t-1. Bob Kline (1934), 5
t-1. Cecil Upshaw (1971), 5
t-1. Jim Ray (1972), 5
— Curt Hogg (@CyrtHogg) April 16, 2026
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