J. B. Bukauskas

Bukauskas (born October 11, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Milwaukee Brewers organization.

He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Seattle Mariners.

[3] He was named the 2014 All-Met Baseball Player of the Year after compiling a 7–0 record, striking out 88 batters, and not allowing an earned run during the season.

[5] He was selected in the 20th round by the Arizona Diamondbacks but did not sign with the club, reaffirming his commitment to North Carolina.

[6] In his freshman year, Bukauskas led the Tar Heels with 14 games started and was part of the weekend rotation.

[10] He was assigned to the Gulf Coast League Astros, and after one scoreless outing for them, was promoted to the Tri-City ValleyCats where he finished the season, posting a 4.50 ERA in six innings pitched.

[11] In 2018, Bukauskas returned to pitch in the GCL and with the ValleyCats along with pitching for the Quad Cities River Bandits, Buies Creek Astros, and the Corpus Christi Hooks, compiling a combined 4–2 record with a 2.14 ERA in 14 starts between the five teams; he missed time during the year due to injury.

The Astros traded Bukauskas, Corbin Martin, Seth Beer, Joshua Rojas, and cash considerations to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Zack Greinke on July 31, 2019.

[16][17] He made his MLB debut on April 20 against the Cincinnati Reds, getting Nick Senzel to fly out as the only batter he faced.

[27] He made one appearance for the Mariners, allowing two runs, one earned in an inning of relief work against the Cleveland Guardians.