The Milwaukee Brewers are moving on from infielder Luis Rengifo.

On Monday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reported that Rengifo is on release waivers, but he has not yet cleared those waivers. Once Rengifo clears, he will become a free agent.

The move marks the end of a short stint in a Brewers jersey for the 29-year-old after he was designated for assignment by the organization on June 16. Exactly four months earlier, on Feb. 16, the Brewers signed Rengifo after giving up multiple infielders in a trade with the Boston Red Sox.

In that deal, the Brewers sent third baseman Caleb Durbin, shortstop Andruw Monasterio and second baseman Anthony Seigler to the Red Sox in exchange for left-hander Kyle Harrison, left-hander Shane Drohan and second baseman David Hamilton.

Milwaukee’s bet to shore up its pitching staff with productive arms paid off with Harrison and Drohan, and Hamilton has been solid as well, but they still pursued additional infield depth with Rengifo.

In 2014, as a 17-year-old prospect out of Venezuela, Rengifo began his career with the Seattle Mariners on a minor-league contract. By August 2017, he was heading to the Tampa Bay Rays in a trade, and in March 2018, he was traded again to the Los Angeles Angels.

After making his way to the Angels’ system, Rengifo stuck. Over the next year, his impressive numbers elevated him through the minor-league ranks, and on April 25, 2019, Rengifo made his MLB Debut.

Over the next six seasons, Rengifo played for Los Angeles, and in 2025, he hit .238 with nine home runs in 147 games. His numbers fluctuated throughout his time in Major League Baseball up to that point, and the Brewers were getting him coming off a season that was not his best. However, he seemed to still be very serviceable. 

Instead, Rengifo struggled. In 57 games with Milwaukee, Rengifo hit .205 in 185 at-bats. Additionally, he had a .280 on-base percentage, a .254 slugging percentage and a .534 OPS.

Rengifo’s OPS was the lowest mark he has produced since his sophomore campaign in the truncated 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. His mediocre production and the emergence of prospect Cooper Pratt and his subsequent MLB debut on June 16 complicated matters further for Rengifo’s future.

It was a chance the Brewers took that did not work out, and they realized it before the first half of the season was over. Sometimes, veteran players remain on rosters despite poor production, but Milwaukee’s front office did not allow that to happen with Rengifo. Now, the latter will be on the hunt for a new team.

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