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Bukauskas was traded on July 31, 2019 to the Arizona Diamondbacks (along with Corbin Martin, Seth Beer, Joshua Rojas) and cash considerations in exchange for Zack Greinke.

In 2018, Bukauskas returned to pitch in the GCL and with the ValleyCats along with pitching for the Quad Cities River Bandits, Buies Creek Astros, and the Corpus Christi Hooks, compiling a combined 4-2 record with a 2.14 ERA in 14 starts between the five teams.

The Houston Astros selected Bukauskas with the 15th overall selection in the 2017 MLB draft. He signed with the Astros on July 7, 2017. He was assigned to the GCL Astros, and after one scoreless outing for them, was promoted to the Tri-City ValleyCats where he finished the season, posting a 4.50 ERA in six innings pitched.

Despite being expected by some to be drafted within the first two rounds of the 2014 MLB draft, Bukauskas asked every MLB team not to draft him. He was selected in the 20th round by the Arizona Diamondbacks but did not sign with the club, reaffirming his commitment to North Carolina.

Bukauskas attended Stone Bridge High School in Ashburn, Virginia. As a freshman, he helped Stone Bridge win both the regular season and district titles. On July 7, 2012, Bukauskas committed to the University of North Carolina, which he considered his "dream school." As a sophomore, he was named first-team All-Met. Bukauskas reclassified during the summer after his sophomore year in order to graduate and attend North Carolina a year early. He was named the 2014 All-Met Baseball Player of the Year after compiling a 7-0 record, striking out 88 batters, and not allowing an earned run during the season. Bukauskas finished his high school career with a 21-3 record, 264 strikeouts, and a 0.88 ERA.

Jacob Allen "J. B." Bukauskas (born October 11, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. He played college baseball for the North Carolina Tar Heels of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Bukauskas regularly throws a mid-1990s fastball and been able to hit 100 mph with it since his last year of high school. He also has a slider that sits in the mid 1980s and a changeup in his repertoire.