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Brewers pitcher JB Bukauskas likely to miss entire season due to lat surgery

By AP Author
Published  February 26, 2025 1:00pm CST
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Associated Press

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - APRIL 13: J.B. Bukauskas #50 of the Milwaukee Brewers pitches against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on April 13, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)

The Brief

    • Brewers pitcher JB Bukauskas is expected to miss the entire season because of lat surgery.
    • Bukauskas missed most of the 2024 season with a lat injury as well. 
    • Bukauskas is 2-2 with a 5.04 ERA in 33 career appearances, all in relief.

MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee Brewers pitcher JB Bukauskas is expected to miss the entire season because of lat surgery, the latest injury-related setback for a former first-round draft pick.

What we know:

The 28-year-old Bukauskas missed most of the 2024 season with a lat injury as well. The right-hander went 0-0 with a 1.50 ERA in six relief appearances with Milwaukee and had a 0-0 record with a 1.80 ERA in six outings with Triple-A Nashville.

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Bukauskas is 2-2 with a 5.04 ERA in 33 career appearances, all in relief. The Houston Astros selected him out of North Carolina with the 15th overall pick in the 2017 draft.

The Source: The information in this post was provided by the Associated Press. 

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