Miami Marlins Sign Former Brewers, Angels Pitcher Janson Junk to Minor League Deal

Junk got his start with the New York Yankees, getting scooped up in the 22nd round of the 2017 MLB Draft. He was ranked as the No. 27 prospect in the Yankees' farm system when they traded him to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for veteran starting pitcher Andrew Heaney in 2021.

The Angels called Junk up down the stretch that year, and he put up a 3.86 ERA across four starts. The 2022 campaign didn't go Junk's way, though, and he was one of three players dealt to the Brewers for Hunter Renfroe that November.

Junk made a handful of appearances with Milwaukee in 2023 and 2024, plus one outing with the A's after bouncing around on the waiver wire. He spent most of the past few seasons in Triple-A as part of the Brewers, A's and Astros organizations.

Across 15 career MLB outings, Junk has gone 1-3 with a 6.75 ERA, 1.775 WHIP, 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings and a -0.3 WAR. In 68 career Triple-A appearances – 50 of which have been starts – the right-hander is 11-22 with a 4.23 ERA, 1.324 WHIP and 7.1 strikeouts per nine innings.