Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Jakob Junis was born September 16, 1992, in Sterling, Illinois. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Junis made his MLB debut on April 12, 2017. In 12 starts for Omaha he was 3–5 with a 2.92 ERA, and in twenty games (16 starts) for Kansas City, he compiled a 9–3 record and 4.30 ERA.

On March 14, 2022, Junis signed a one-year $1.75 million deal with the San Francisco Giants.

In 2022 with the Giants he was 5-7 with a 4.42 ERA in 112 innings, as in 23 games (17 starts) he walked 25 batters and had 98 strikeouts. In 15.1 innings in the minor leagues, he pitched 11.1 innings, giving up 11 earned runs.

On January 13, 2023, Junis agreed to a one-year, $2.8 million contract with the Giants, avoiding salary arbitration.