Lucas: A True Tar Heel

Posted May 13, 2024
When he received the text last Monday, Michael Busch had a sense of foreboding. "Call me," it read. Busch's Cubs were in Chicago playing the Padres. Afterward, he called Kim Anton. That's when she told him that JR Anton, her son, had died. A fixture in the UNC baseball program since 2006, JR had become close friends with two decades of Tar Heel players. (GoHeels.com)

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