Josh Jung Expected To Be Ready For Spring Training
Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung (wrist) is expected to be ready for spring training in mid-February without restrictions, according to the team. Jung missed the vast majority of the 2024 season with another injury, this time a right-wrist injury that required a second surgery in early October. The Rangers are hoping he can return to the All-Star form he had in 2023 after fracturing his wrist early this season. The 26-year-old right-handed slugger batted .266 (127-for-478) with 23 home runs and 70 RBI in his first full season in the majors in 2023 but only appeared in 46 games this year, batting .264/.298/.421 with a .719 OPS, seven home runs and 16 RBI in 188 plate appearances. In addition to his wrist issues this year, Jung missed around six weeks with a thumb injury in 2023 and has played in just 168 of 324 possible regular-season games the last two years. He's a risk/reward fantasy asset.
Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung (wrist) underwent tendon-release surgery on Tuesday and will start a normal offseason program in three to four weeks. Jung fractured his right wrist back in early April when he was hit by a pitch and missed four months as a result. When the 26-year-old right-handed-hitting third baseman returned late in the year, he eventually went back on the injured list in the final month of the regular season when his wrist started bothering him again. Hopefully, this latest surgery clears it up and he'll be a full-go heading into the start of the 2025 season. The former eighth overall pick in 2019 out of Texas Tech has developed a reputation early in his career as being injury-prone and he managed only seven home runs and 16 RBI with 48 strikeouts and eight walks in only 46 games in 2024 after he was a first-time All-Star in 2023.
Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung (wrist) is expected to be placed on the 10-day injured list and miss the final week of the 2024 regular season. Jung, who fractured his wrist in early April and needed surgery, hasn't played since last Wednesday due to recurring discomfort in his surgically repaired right wrist. The 26-year-old will visit with a hand specialist on Thursday to get an update on what is bothering him. It's been a disappointing 2024 campaign for Jung after being named an All-Star in his first full MLB season in 2023, as he's only played in 46 games this year. He's hit .264/.298/.421 with a .719 OPS, seven homers, 16 RBI and four steals in 188 plate appearances. Ezequiel Duran is most likely to see the majority of the starts for Texas at the hot corner with Jung out for the final week of the season as the Rangers play out the string.
Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung (wrist) is being shut down for a couple of days with discomfort in his surgically repaired right wrist. Jung will go to Arizona to visit his surgeon on Monday and will hopefully play on the season-ending road trip next week. With Jung out again on Friday, Jonathan Ornelas will start at third base for Texas and will hit ninth at Globe Life Field against the division-rival Seattle Mariners and right-hander George Kirby. DFS managers should avoid Ornelas in the tough matchup against Kirby. Depending on what Jung's surgeon says, there's a chance the Rangers just play it safe and hold the 26-year-old out for the final week of the 2024 season with nothing left to play for. Jung fractured his wrist in early April and has played in just 46 games this year, slashing .264/.298/.421 with seven home runs, 16 RBI and four stolen bases in 188 plate appearances.
Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung is not in the team's starting lineup for Thursday's contest at Globe Life Field against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays. Ezequiel Duran will fill in at the hot corner and bat seventh against Blue Jays right-hander Kevin Gausman. Jung was a first-time All-Star for Texas in his first full season in the big leagues in 2023, but his 2024 campaign has been defined by a fractured wrist that he suffered early in April. In total, he's played in only 46 games this year and has hit .264/.298/.421 with a .719 OPS, seven home runs, 16 RBI and four stolen bases in 188 plate appearances. Jung has swung the bat well in September, going 16-for-56 (.286) with three homers, a double and seven RBI. Duran has gone hitless in three career at-bats versus Gausman. The 25-year-old Dominican is a low-upside DFS sleeper in a tough matchup. He has only three homers and 19 RBI in 241 at-bats in 2024.
Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung came up clutch for this team during Sunday's game against the Oakland Athletics. The Rangers were on the verge of losing until Jung unloaded a three-run home run off right-hander Mason Miller to give his team the victory. This is a nice feeling for Jung who only has three long balls in 28 games since returning from the injured list. He smacked 23 homers last season in his first full season in the big leagues. Sadly, Jung has been forced to miss most of the 2024 season due to injury.
Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung (finger) will move over from the hot corner to designated hitter ahead of Sunday's game against the Cleveland Guardians. Rangers' manager Bruce Bochy told reporters that Jung is having issues throwing the ball right now due to a cut on his finger. That being said, Ezequiel Duran will play third base while Robbie Grossman goes from DH to left field. The expectation is that this is a minor injury and Jung should return to third base in a few days. The 26-year-old has missed a good chunk of the 2024 season but is hitting .255 with four home runs and nine RBI in 26 games thus far.
Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung is not in the team's starting lineup for Wednesday's series finale at Fenway Park against the Boston Red Sox. Jung will be replaced at the hot corner by Josh Smith, who will hit in the three-hole against Red Sox right-hander Tanner Houck. The 26-year-old Jung made the All-Star team in 2023 in his first full season in the big leagues, but 2024 has been a much different story. The right-handed slugger fractured his wrist early in the year, which has limited him to 17 games. In those 17 games, he's hit .265/.296/.471 with a .766 OPS, three homers and seven RBI. Since returning from his wrist injury, he's gone 11-for-51 (.216) with a homer and 19 K's in 13 games since July 30. Smith, on the other hand, is having a career year with 12 homers, 51 RBI and seven steals, and will be a solid low-cost DFS play on Wednesday.
Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung (wrist) is making his long awaited return to the starting lineup. The young slugger has been sidelined since early April due to a fractured wrist. He was activated off the injured list on Monday after missing most of the first half of the season. The expectation is that Jung is going to get regular playing time through the rest of the regular season. He'll bat seventh and cover third base versus right-hander Lance Lynn on Tuesday. Fantasy managers should adjust their lineups with Jung back in the picture.
Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung (wrist) has been activated off the 60-day injured list on Monday. The young slugger has been sidelined since early April after undergoing wrist surgery. He's not in the starting lineup on Monday as the team gave him a day off after three straight starts during his minor league rehab assignment. The Rangers will need to move people around, but Jung should be an everyday player once he's back to full health. He blasted 23 home runs with 70 RBI in 122 games with the Rangers last season.
