In 2017, Uribe was old enough to sign out of the Dominican Republic but wasn't officially registered with MLB. So the Brewers signed him in 2018 for $85,000, via scout Elvis Cruz.

In 2021, the Baseball America Prospect Handbook rated Abner as the 22nd-best prospect in the Brewers organization. And he was at #20 in the spring of 2022. He was at #14 a year later, in 2023.

July 8, 2023: Uribe, who opened the season with Double-A Biloxi and was promoted to Triple-A last month, is the Brewers’ No. 9 prospect, per MLB Pipeline. The 23-year-old’s sinker velocity sits around 100 mph and has hit 103 mph.

“To be honest, it wasn’t the call I was expecting right now,” Uribe said through interpreter Carlos Brizuela. “Just very happy, very thankful for everything. I got to call my mom and dad, and they were obviously as happy as me, and we just enjoyed it all night. Happy to get this opportunity after all the hard work we’ve put in to be able to be here.”

Uribe has a 1.96 ERA in 22 appearances in the Minors early in the 2023 season, with 41 strikeouts and 16 walks in 23 innings, and opponents have hit .127 against him. He struck out 13 batters in eight innings across seven Triple-A appearances.

“He’s getting hitters out,” manager Craig Counsell said. “There's no question about it. Ultimately, that's the main thing we use to figure out if we should keep moving guys, is, 'Are you getting guys out?' And he's doing that and keeping runs off the board.”

Uribe has a 94-101 mph FASTBALL from very fast arm speed and a 70 grade. He shows feel for a 55 grade SLIDER. His CHANGEUP needs work, grading 30. Same as his very unimpressive 30 grade for control.

Abner has other-worldly raw velocity. The relief prospect regularly operates in the upper 90s, consistently touching triple digits and has hit 103 mph, though some scouts have said Uribe’s fastball is more hittable than the radar gun readings might suggest. Some of that might stem from poor fastball command.

Uribe is a high-energy pitcher with an aggressive, up-tempo delivery he’s still learning to corral, which leads to poor control. He throws a slider with power in the upper 80s which has shown enough to improvement to flash as an above-average pitch. Uribe has a changeup but it’s rare for him to throw one

 If Uribe can tame his wildness and throw a more consistent slider, he has the stuff to pitch high-leverage innings. If not, he will join a long list of flame-throwers who were never able to translate their velocity into big league success. (Ben Badler - BA Prospect Handbook - Spring, 2023)

MLB debut (July 8, 2023): Uribe made his MLB debut on July 8, 2023.

In only his second appearance, he threw the fastest pitch in Brewers history, a 102.2 mph fastball that the Phillies’ Bryce Harper fouled off.

It’s the velo that will always pop for the 6-foot-2 righty, when he is healthy. There were outings when Uribe sat triple-digits last season, and he threw 13 of the 14 hardest-thrown pitches of the 2021 AFL as measured by Statcast, all above 98.9 mph. His high-80s slider, which some systems call a cutter, can actually be his best pitch some days, too, and he sometimes relies on that over the heater in tough situations because of his ability to land it in the zone. He used to mix in a changeup, but the fastball and slider have become almost co-primary pitches.

It’s going to come down to control. Like many young pitchers, Uribe can chase radar-gun readings and overthrow, causing him to miss the zone with regularity. Considering his delivery is pretty smooth without any major red flags, it might just take a change in mentality and approach for Uribe to improve and find even average control. If that happens (no small task) and everything else returns post-surgery, he could be impactful in the back end of a Major League bullpen. (Spring 2022)

Uribe is one of the hardest throwers on the planet. He tops out at 103 mph, sitting in the mid-to-upper 90s and regularly cracking triple digits. Some scouts thought his fastball was more hittable than the pure velocity would suggest, but Uribe has shown feel for a slider that could be an average pitch, and he posted a 35% strikeout rate in Carolina. He has a changeup but rarely throws it.

Uribe profiles best as a reliever, and to stick around in that role he will need to make massive improvements with his control. His feel for pitching is still raw and he has trouble syncing up his delivery, leading him to throw 14 wild pitches and issue 6.7 walks per nine innings in 2021. (B Badler - Baseball America Prospect Handbook - Spring 2022)

April 26, 2022: Uribe, Milwaukee's No. 19 prospect, features an 80-grade fastball and a 60-grade slider. He's been known to hit triple digits with his heater and threw 13 of the 14 fastest pitches recorded by Statcast during the 2021 Arizona Fall League. Although he struck out 16 over nine innings in the AFL, he also walked 17. The 21-year-old right-hander was off to a similar start to this season, fanning four and walking four over three innings across two appearances out of the Double-A Biloxi bullpen before his knee surgery. (Josh Jackson MLB.com - April 26, 2022)

Uribe’s power fastball can sit at triple digits on some days and even more when he really chucks it. At Uribe’s age and lack of pro innings, it is more arm strength than pitching at this point, and he tends to chase radar gun readings rather than focus on commanding his plus stuff. Uribe was one of 30-or-so players at the team’s complex in the Dominican Republic working to refine his tools as Spring Training began, and after turning 21 in June, he has spent all of 2021 at Low-A Carolina trying to make the most of his elite velocity and homing in his control. 

Uribe’s path to the Majors is definitely through the bullpen at this point. His low-90s slider is ahead of his changeup at this stage, giving him the two decent options necessary to thrive in relief. A torn meniscus has slowed him down in 2021, but pitchers with that type of velo can always be put back on the fast track. (Spring 2022)

2021 Season: While Uribe struck out an impressive 13.9 batters per nine innings in 17 games with Carolina, he also walked an ugly 6.7 batters per nine.

2021 AFL - 100.6 fastball velocity (mph).

The 21-year-old right-hander has still yet to play above Low-A in the Minors. You know what makes everyone pay attention, regardless of level? Elite velocity. Uribe’s 100.6 mph heater on Oct. 22 was the hardest-thrown pitch measured by Statcast in games at Salt River this season. Uribe didn’t stop there either. He had 13 of the 14 highest Statcast velos of the fall, ranging from 98.9 to the 100.6. His 13 earned runs and 17 walks allowed in nine innings for Salt River highlighted just how far Uribe has to go when it comes to harnessing his arsenal, but the stuff can be there.  (Sam Dykstra - Nov. 21, 2021)

Abner has erratic strike-throwing ability and command issues.

Uribe has a shot at being a power-armed righthanded reliever. But he will have to throw strikes to get there.

2022 Season: Uribe is back after an interesting 2021 Arizona Fall League where, in just nine innings pitched, he struck out a whopping 16 batters . . . but he also walked 17. He opened eyes this spring, but he would only pitch in two Double-A games before losing the rest of the season to a knee injury. He was invited again to participate in the 2022 AFL.

2023 Season: Perhaps this was the flamethrowing reliever’s breakout season, but it was just a partial season.

Called up right before the All-Star break, Uribe didn’t allow an earned run in 27 of his 32 Major League appearances, held opponents to a .154 average with a 1.76 ERA and threw the 11 hardest pitches in Brewers history as tracked by Statcast, which has data back to 2008. The hardest was a 103.3 mph heater for a called strike 3 on Sept. 18, the sort of heat that makes Uribe look like Milwaukee’s eventual successor to All-Star Devin Williams. For now, Uribe’s role has grown into a bona fide late-inning weapon. (Adam McCalvy - Dec. 27, 2023)

2024 Season: After cracking the team’s Opening Day roster in 2024, it seemed like we would simply get more of the same dazzling pitching from him. Instead, a new year brought new struggles. As with many relievers with wicked stuff, command is sometimes hard to come by. He had a 15.7% walk rate as a rookie, but got away with it because his strikeout and ground-ball rates were so high. In his sophomore campaign, his walk rate rose to 18.2%, and he wasn’t getting the same amount of swing-and-miss. He began to lose control, both literally and figuratively, and everything boiled over when he engaged in a meaningless physical altercation against the Tampa Bay Rays in late April, resulting in a suspension and a final season ERA of 6.91. To make matters worse, it was announced that he would need knee surgery, ending his season and preventing him from trying to right his wrongs. (Jason Wang - April 21, 2025 - BREWER FANATIC)

April 26, 2022: Abner Uribe was on the minor league IL as he underwent surgery on his left knee to repair a torn meniscus with Brewers head team physician Dr. William Raasch performing the operation. The organization estimates Uribe will be out of action for six to eight months.

 Uribe pitched in just three innings over two appearances for Double-A Biloxi before going down, but he rebounded with a strong showing in the Arizona Fall League and then headed to the Dominican League.

The best news? Uribe’s signature fastball is back, and he was clocked as high as 102 mph in the AFL.

“When he came back from the injury, we knew the velo was going to be there, but in the Fall League he seemed to be able to command it that much better,” Flanagan said. “He’s a guy who, depending on how spring training goes and if he gets off to a decent start, maybe by midseason, 2023, we could be talking about the big leagues.” (Todd Rosiak - Baseball America - Jan., 2023)

May 10-27, 2023: Abner was on the IL.