The Texas Rangers are adding veteran right-hander Jakob Junis on a one-year, $4 million contract, according to multiple \u200dreports Sunday night.<\/p>\n
Junis, who began his career as a starter with the Kansas City Royals in 2017, worked exclusively out of the bullpen in 2025 in Cleveland. He \u200cwas 4-1 with a 2.97 \u200cERA, 18 walks and 55 strikeouts in 66 2\/3 innings over 57 games in his lone season with the Guardians. Cleveland had signed \u200bJunis to a one-year, $4.5 million deal last February.<\/p>\n
The 33-year-old is a career \u200d46-46 with two saves, \u200ba 4.36 ERA, 216 walks \u200band 768 strikeouts in 847 innings over 249 \u200dgames (116 starts) for the Royals (2017-21), San Francisco Giants (2022-23), Milwaukee Brewers (2024), Cincinnati Reds (2024) and Guardians.<\/p>\n
Kansas City selected Junis in the 29th round of the 2011 MLB Draft.<\/p>\n
The \u200dRangers lost right-hander Phil Maton and left-hander Hoby Milner (both free agents who signed with the \u200dChicago Cubs) \u200dfrom a bullpen last season \u200bthat converted only 37 of \u200b66 \u2060save opportunities (56%), ranking among the \u200cworst in the majors.<\/p>\n
This offseason, Texas added lefty Tyler Alexander and right-handers Alexis Diaz, Carter Baumler and Zak Kent, and re-signed righty Chris Martin on a one-year, $4 million contract.<\/p>\n
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