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Milwaukee Brewers: Freddy Peralta Reveals He Battled Through Injury Early in 2025 While Reacting to 2nd Career All-Star Nod

Originally posted on WI Sports Heroics | By Robin M Adams | Last updated Jul 6, 2025 7:34 PM ET

Every Milwaukee Brewers fan is familiar with the struggles the starting rotation faced at the beginning of the 2025 MLB season. When the team announced their Opening Day roster, it consisted of a starting rotation consisting of Freddy Peralta, Nestor Cortes, Aaron Civale, and Chad Patrick.

Jose Quintana was not ready to join the Big League club after signing late in Spring Training and Aaron Ashby, DL Hall, and Tobias Myers were all hurt.

And after the first few days of the season, their injury woes got worse. Cortes has been out for weeks due to an elbow injury and Civale spent some time on the injured list before being traded to the Chicago White Sox.

But, somehow, Milwaukee was able to patch together one of the best starting rotations in baseball.

The Milwaukee Brewers Have Used 13 Different Starting Pitchers in 2025

Milwaukee Brewers: Freddy Peralta's Message to Team Amid 2nd Career All-Star Selection Revealed 4 Jul 2, 2025; New York City, New York, USA; Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Freddy Peralta (51) delivers a pitch during the third inning against the New York Mets at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

It has become a kind of unfortunate yearly tradition that the Brewers have had to use far more starting pitchers than they otherwise would have had everyone stayed healthy. This year, 14 different pitchers have taken the mound in the first inning of Milwaukee baseball games:

Peralta (18)
Patrick (18)
Quinn Priester (12)
Quintana (12)
Civale (5)
Myers (5)
Tyler Alexander (4)
Logan Henderson (4)
Jacob Misiorowski (4)
Hall (2)
Elvin Rodriguez (2)
Cortes (2)
Rob Zastryzny (1)
Brandon Woodruff (1)

Of these players, some of them are relievers that were used as “openers” while others are either back down in Triple-A Nashville or no longer on the team.

And, based on what Peralta revealed on Sunday, their starting rotation woes could have been much worse.

Milwaukee Brewers Ace Freddy Peralta Battled Through a Groin Injury Early in the Season

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Freddy Peralta (51) pitches during the Game 1 of the wild-card playoff game against the New York Mets on Tuesday October 1, 2024 at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wis.

On Sunday, Peralta learned that he had been named to the NL All-Star team for the second time in his career. He is currently 9-4 with a 2.91 ERA and 104 strikeouts in 99.0 innings pitched. His nine wins lead the National League.

When he met with reporters following the announcement, he was asked what he is most proud of this year. His answer was that he battled through an early season injury and remained competitive for his teammates:

Freddy Peralta’s reaction to being named a National League All-Star for the second time. pic.twitter.com/M7tSYjqD6c

— Adam McCalvy (@AdamMcCalvy) July 6, 2025

“I think being able to take the ball every five days. I remember that, in my fourth game or fifth, my groin wasn’t feeling good. And I got through that.”

Peralta has made at least 30 starts in each of the last two seasons, leading the Brewers with 32 last season.

He also mentioned the adjustments he has been able to make with catcher William Contreras during games as something that he has taken great pride in:

“The adjustments that me and William have been making, together, it’s something very special, the relationship that we’ve built.”

Many fans have wondered why Contreras, who is playing through a fractured finger that has severely affected his offensive production, has not been put on the injured list.

Peralta’s comments here provide the answer.