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.
An updated Spring Training roster (59) 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.
