Brewers Sign Right-Handed Pitcher Jakob Junis
Free Agent Agrees to One-Year Contract with Mutual Option for 2025
MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Brewers have signed right-handed pitcher Jakob Junis (JOO-nis) to a one-year contract with a mutual option for 2025. To make room on the 40-man roster, left-handed pitcher Clayton Andrews was designated for assignment. The announcement was made by Senior Vice President and General Manager Matt Arnold.
An updated 40-man roster (40) can be found here.
Junis, 31, pitched primarily in relief last season for the first time in his Major League career and went 4-3 with a 3.87 ERA and 1 save in 40 games (4 starts) with the San Francisco Giants. He struck out 96 batters in 86.0 innings pitched while issuing just 21 walks. He posted a 2.29 ERA (35.1ip, 9er) and 0.99 WHIP over his last 16 games (4 starts) while holding opponents to a .224 batting average with 5 walks compared to 37 strikeouts.
Junis owns a career record of 38-45 with a 4.64 ERA and 1 save in 168 games (110 starts) over his seven-year Major League career with Kansas City (2017-21) and San Francisco (2022-23). He is 29-39 with a 4.68 ERA as a starter (592.2ip, 308er) and 9-6 with a 4.48 ERA as a reliever (120.2ip, 60er).
Junis was selected by the Royals in the 29th round of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft out of Rock Falls (IL) High School. He bypassed a scholarship to play at North Carolina State University prior to signing with Kansas City.
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