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Brewers pitcher JB Bukauskas likely to miss entire season because of lat surgery

FILE Milwaukee Brewers pitcher JB Bukauskas throws during a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Friday, April 12, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)

FILE Milwaukee Brewers pitcher JB Bukauskas throws during a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Friday, April 12, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
 
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PHOENIX (AP) — 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.

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.

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.

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