As a kid he was fan of Cristiano Ronaldo and he wanted to play soccer full-time...His grandfather insisted he played baseball as well...Nicknamed the Airbender because of his wipeout changeup...Was committed to the University of Missouri before signing with the Brewers...Graduated from Hazelwood West High School in Missouri, where he played both soccer and basketball in addition to baseball...In his senior season at Hazelwood, he had a 6-2 record, a 1.15 ERA and recorded 101 strikeouts.
2025
Appeared in a career-high 67 games for the Yankees and finished with a 4.79 ERA (33 ER/62 IP), 18 saves and 90 strikeouts...His 90 strikeouts were tied for the 11th-most among all relievers and his K/9 IP (13.06) ranked seventh among all relievers...His 37.5 swing and miss percentage ranked sixth among all pitchers (min. 50 IP)...Converted 18 of his 22 save opportunities (81.2 %)...His 81.2 save percentage ranked 11th in the AL among qualified relievers...Was one of 10 relievers in the Majors to record three or more strikeouts in an outing at least 10 times. POSTSEASON...Made four scoreless Postseason appearances for the Yankees between the Wild Card Series and the ALDS...Earned his first career Postseason win in Game 2 of the Wild Card Series against Boston after pitching a scoreless eighth inning.
2024
Went 1-0 with 14 saves and a 1.25 ERA (21.2 IP, 10 H, three R/ER, 11 BB, 38 K, one HR) in 22 relief appearances with the Brewers…Opponents batted .133/.261/.227 (10-for-75, one HR); LH: .114/.262/.200 (4-for-35, one HR); RH: .150/.261/.250 (6-for-40, zero HR)...Among Major League pitchers that tossed at least 20.0 innings from the time he was reinstated from the injured list (7/28) to the end of the regular season, ranked second in strikeout rate (43.2%, second in NL), third in K/9.0 IP (15.78, third in NL), tied for fourth in saves (second in NL) and 10th in opponents’ BA (.133, seventh in NL)...Did not allow a run in 20 of his 22 appearances...Allowed his only runs on 8/7 at Atlanta (1 R/ER) and 8/21 at St. Louis (2 R/ER)...Converted 14-of-15 save opportunities (93.3%)...Missed the first 104 games of the season on the injured list with a back stress fracture...Was placed on the 15-day injured list on 3/28 (retro. to 3/25) and transferred to the 60-day injured list on 4/9...Combined to make four scoreless rehab appearances with High-A Wisconsin and Triple-A Nashville (4.0 IP, 1 H, 2 BB, 6 K)...Was reinstated from the I.L. on 7/28...Made his season debut on 7/28 vs. Miami (1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K)...Recorded multiple strikeouts in 13 of his final 20 appearances from 8/7-9/28, recording 36 K in 19.2 IP...Earned his first save of the season on 8/10 vs. Cincinnati...His 14 saves from 8/10 to the end of the regular season were tied with Cleveland’s Emmanuel Clase for the most in the Majors...Did not allow a run in his final 13 appearances from 8/28-9/28, going 1-0 with nine saves (13.0 IP, 4 H, 6 BB, 22 K)...Held hitters to a .093/.220/.140 (4-for-43) slash line over that span...Made two postseason appearances for the Brewers...Tossed a scoreless ninth inning in NLWCS Game 2 vs. the Mets to earn his first career postseason save...Allowed four R/ER in NLWCS Game 3 vs. the Mets, including a go-ahead three-run HR to Pete Alonso in the ninth inning (0.2 IP, three H, one BB, one K, one HR, one HBP)...Was acquired by the Yankees from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for LHP Nestor Cortes, INF Caleb Durbin and cash considerations on 12/13.
2023
Pitched as the full-time closer for the first time in his career...Went 8-3 with a 1.53 ERA and 36 saves in 61 relief appearances with Milwaukee to earn his second career National League Reliever of the Year Award...Was an All-Star for the second time and second consecutive season...Was named to the All-MLB Second Team for the second time...Ranked among NL relief leaders in opponent AVG (first, .129), H/9IP (second, 3.99), ERA (third, 1.53), K/9IP (third, 13.35), WHIP (fourth, 0.92), saves (fourth, 36) and strikeouts (T6th, 87)...Held opponents to a .129 batting average with 87 strikeouts in just 58.2 innings...Was 36-for-40 in save opportunities (90.0%)...Retired 48 of 61 first batters faced (78.7%)...Stranded 10 of 14 inherited runners (71.4%)...Was named National League Reliever of the Month for July after going 1-1 with a 1.54 ERA and 10 saves in 12 appearances (11.2ip, 7h, 3r, 2er, 4bb, 21k)...His first career postseason outing came in Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series vs. Arizona (0.2ip, 1h, 2r, 2er, 3bb, 1k, 1wp)...Pitched for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic, making four scoreless appearances (3.1ip, 1h, 1bb, 6k)...Signed a one-year contract with a club option for 2025 on 1/11/24, avoiding arbitration.
2022
Went 6-4 with a 1.93 ERA and 15 saves in 65 relief appearances with Milwaukee... Was an All-Star for the first time (replaced the Braves’ Max Fried)... Ranked among NL relief leaders in strikeouts (2nd, 96), H/9IP (third, 4.60), holds (third, 26), opponent batting average (3rd, .151), K/9IP (4th, 14.24) and ERA (6th, 1.93)... Held opponents to a .151 batting average with 96 strikeouts in just 60.2 innings... Was 15-for-17 in save opportunities (88.2%)... Retired 46 of 65 first batters faced (70.8%)... Stranded 11 of 13 inherited runners (84.6%)... From 5/13-7/30 recorded 30 consecutive scoreless appearances (28.2ip), a franchise record for a single season...the previous record of 23 outings was shared by Doug Jones (1997), John Axford (2013) and Jeremy Jeffress (2018)... Signed a -oneyear contract on 1/13/23, avoiding arbitration.
2021
Went 8-2 with a 2.50 ERA and three saves in 58 relief appearances with Milwaukee...Ranked among NL relief leaders in K/9IP (3rd, 14.50), strikeouts (T6th, 87) and holds (T7th, 23)...Held opponents to a .186 batting average with 87 strikeouts in just 54.0 innings...Retired 38 of 58 first batters faced (65.5%)...Stranded three of five inherited runners (60.0%)...Earned his first Major League save on 8/4 vs. Pittsburgh...also notched saves on 8/10 at Chicago-NL (G1) and 8/18 at St. Louis...From 6/25-8/30 went 22 consecutive appearances without allowing an earned run (21ip, 11h, 1r, 0er, 6bb, 31k)...Was on the 10-day injured list from 7/17-7/26 with right elbow discomfort and from 9/29, retroactive to 9/27, through the remainder of the season with a right hand fracture.
2020
Was named National League Rookie of the Year and Reliever of the Year after going 4-1 with a 0.33 ERA in 22 relief appearances with Milwaukee...Became the third Rookie of the Year in franchise history - and first pitcher - joining Pat Listach (1992) and Ryan Braun (2007)...Is the only pitcher ever to win Rookie of the Year without making either at least one start or recording at least one save...Was named to the All-MLB Second Team...Was also named Brewers Most Valuable Pitcher as voted on by members of the Milwaukee Chapter of the BBWAA...Finished eighth in National League Cy Young Award voting...Made his first career Opening Day roster...Ranked first or tied for first among Major League relievers (minimum 20ip) in ERA (1st, 0.33), opponent batting average (1st, .090), WHIP (1st, 0.63), strikeouts (T1st, 53) and K/9 IP (T1st, 17.67)...Surrendered just a single earned run the entire season, coming on 7/27 at Pittsburgh in his second appearance of the year...Retired 20 of 22 first batters faced (90.9%)...Stranded all four inherited runners...Was among the National League leaders in holds (T4th, 9)...Earned his first Major League win on 8/11 vs. Minnesota...Held opponents hitless in 31 consecutive at-bats from 8/14-9/11 prior to a triple to Kris Bryant on 9/11 vs. Chicago-NL...Was not on the NL Wild Card Series roster due to right shoulder soreness.
2019
Went 0-0 with a 3.95 ERA in 13 relief appearances with Milwaukee... Had two stints with the team (8/5-8/30 and 9/10-end)... Retired 6 of 13 first batters faced (46.2%)... Did not inherit any runners or have any save opportunities...Made his MLB debut on 8/7 at Pittsburgh (1.2ip, 3h, 2r, 0er, 1bb, 3k)...his first career strikeout was Bryan Reynolds, the first batter he faced... Went 7-2 with a 2.36 ERA and 4 saves in 31 relief appearances at Double-A Biloxi...was promoted to Triple-A San Antonio on 7/26 and made 3 scoreless appearances (3.2ip)... Held minor-league opponents to a .180 batting average with 82 strikeouts in 57.0 innings... Participated in the All-Star Futures Game.
