The MLB trade deadline is not exactly something we usually would have to breathlessly report here at Tar Heel Blog. However, it’s not every day that a former UNC player becomes a major part of the biggest deal of the day.
Minutes after the deadline had officially expired, word came down that the Houston Astros and the Arizona Diamondbacks swung a last minute trade to send pitcher Zack Greinke to Houston. The Astros sent a number of prospects to Arizona in return, including former Tar Heel J.B. Bukauskas.
Bukauskas is now in his third season in the professional ranks after going 15th overall in the 2017 MLB Draft.