J.B. Bukauskas #50

Married to Sydney.

2021

Was 2-2 with a 7.79 ERA (15 ER in 17.1 IP) in 21 games in his first Major League season... On April 20 @ Reds, was the first pitcher since Josh Ravin/LAD on June 2, 2015 [GM 2] @ Coors Field to pick up a win in his Major League debut with just one batter faced... On 10-day injured list from May 15-June 30 (strained right elbow flexor)... Made 13 appearances with Triple-A Reno (0-2, 4.26 ERA).

2020

Spent the entire season at the D-backs' Alternate Training Site...Spent the majority of the season with Double-A Corpus Christi (Astros) before being acquired by Arizona…went 2-5 with a 5.44 ERA (56 ER in 92.2 IP) in 22 games (16 starts) between Corpus Christi and Double-A Jackson (D-backs)...Did not pitch after Aug. 10 due to right elbow inflammation.

2018

Had a breakout season in the minors, b\pitching to a 4-2 record with a 2.14 ERA (14ER/59IP) with 71 strikeouts and 24 walks in 14 starts across five levels in Houston's system...made two starts in April at Class A Quad Cities before getting sidelined with an injury... did not pitch again until June 29, when he made a start for the GCL Astros...moved up to Tri-City, where he posted 8.1 scoreless innings across three outings... was bumped back up to Quad Cities and made two starts in July before receiving a promotion to Class A Advanced Buies Creek...posted a 1.61 ERA (5ER/28IP) with 31 strikeouts in five starts with Buies Creek...moved up to Double A Corpus Christi for his final start of the season on Sept. 2 and threw 6.0 scoreless innings of one-hit ball...made one start for the Hooks in the playoffs, allowing one run on three hits over 6.0 innings pitched...pitched for Scottsdale in the Arizona Fall League, going 2-1 with a 3.33 ERA (9ER/24.1IP) and 24 strikeouts in six starts.