Per multiple team reports + team announcement, the Arizona Diamondbacks have traded right-handed pitcher Junior Fernandez to the Milwaukee Brewers.
Fernandez has since been assigned to Triple-A Nashville, and the return package for Arizona is unclear at this time, but it’s likely either cash or a low-level minor league player.
GettySCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA – FEBRUARY 18: Pitcher Junior Fernández #53 of the Arizona Diamondbacks poses for a portrait during photo day at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick on February 18, 2026 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images)
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MLBTradeRumors.com’s Darragh McDonald gave some insight on what Junior Fernandez may bring to Milwaukee:
“Fernández, 29, has long had intriguing stuff. He tossed 54 big league innings from 2019 to 2022. His 5.17 earned run average in that time wasn’t especially impressive but both his four-seamer and sinker averaged over 98 miles per hour in his most recent season. He also featured a slider and changeup in the upper 90s. Like a lot of power arms, control has been an issue. Fernández has walked 13.9% of the batters he has faced in the majors so far.”
He spent the 2024 season in Japan, but has been mostly a minor-league pitcher.
He last pitched in MLB in 2022 with the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 18.2 total innings with the Cardinals and Pirates in 2022, Fernandez boasted a 2.41 ERA.
In 54 career innings, Junior Fernandez holds a career 5.17 ERA and 47 strikeouts. He made his MLB debut with the Cardinals in 2019, hence how he is 29 years old now,
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SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA – FEBRUARY 18: Pitcher Junior Fernández #53 of the Arizona Diamondbacks poses for a portrait during photo day at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick on February 18, 2026 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images)
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