Josh Jung Fantasy Stats

Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung (calf) has been limited to designated hitter duty lately due to injury. However, Jung took grounders on Wednesday and is expected to return to third base on Friday. Jung has missed four games over the last week due to a calf issue. He has avoided a trip to the injured list, but has been limited to playing DH. The Rangers have an off day on Thursday, but Jung should be back at his primary position on Friday. That being said, it sounds like Jung is basically fully healed from his injury with his return to the field looming.

Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung (calf) is back in the team's starting lineup for Monday's series opener against the visiting New York Yankees and left-hander Max Fried and is serving as the designated hitter and is batting sixth. Jung will return to the starting nine after missing the last four games with calf soreness. Josh Smith will remain at third base and will bat sixth. Fantasy managers will be hoping that the 27-year-old Jung can pick up where he left off after rejoining the big-league club following a demotion to the minors. Since his return to the Rangers, Jung is slashing .367/.424/.567 with two home runs in nine games. Jung has plenty of power from the right side but has had trouble making consistent contact and staying on the field for long stretches of time. When healthy, though, he's Texas' starting third baseman. He has a tough matchup on Monday against a lefty he's never faced.

Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung (calf) will sit for the third straight game on Saturday against the Seattle Mariners as he deals with calf soreness. Josh Smith will fill in at the hot corner and lead off versus right-hander Luis Castillo, while Rowdy Tellez will take first and bat seventh. The good news for Jung is that it doesn't seem as if he'll require a trip to the 10-day injured list. He did some sprints in the outfield on Saturday and said afterward that he feels "better." Manager Bruce Bochy stated that Jung could be available to pinch-hit if needed. Jung has taken 330 trips to the plate this season and slashed an underwhelming .249/.297/.385 with 10 homers, 40 RBI, 31 runs scored, and four stolen bases. However, the 27-year-old went a red-hot 11-for-30 (.367) with two HRs, five RBI, and six runs in a nine-game stretch to end July. Jung will try to pick up where he left off when he comes back, perhaps on Sunday.

Texas Rangers corner infielder Josh Jung (calf) remains out of action for the divisional clash on Friday night in Seattle against the Mariners at T-Mobile Park. For the second straight day, Josh Smith will start at third base and hit leadoff, while Rowdy Tellez starts at first and bats eighth against Mariners right-hander Logan Gilbert. It's just calf soreness for Jung, but don't rule out an injured list stint for the oft-injured 27-year-old if he's unable to return to the field this weekend in Seattle. The right-handed slugger has looked good since the All-Star break, going 11-for-30 (.367) with two home runs and five RBI, so this is definitely bad timing for another injury. Smith has hit just .176 in 17 career against Gilbert, while Tellez is hitless in six at-bats against him. Smith hit .250 (22-for-88) with two homers and seven RBI in 25 games in the month of July.

Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung (calf) will get a day or two to rest while dealing with calf soreness, according to manager Bruce Bochy. Jung is out of the starting lineup for Thursday's contest against the division-rival Seattle Mariners and should also be out on Friday. Josh Smith is starting at third and is hitting leadoff against M's right-hander George Kirby, while Rowdy Tellez is playing first base and hitting eighth. It appears to be a minor injury for the 27-year-old Jung for now, but knowing his injury history, don't be surprised if this turns into an IL stint. The power-hitting corner infielder was sent to the minors in early July after struggling at the plate, but since he's returned on July 21, he's looked like a new hitter, going 11-for-30 (.367) with two home runs and five RBI in nine games. Jung isn't going to help with average, but he showed in 2023 that he has 30-homer power if he can stay healthy for an entire season.

Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung was recalled from Triple-A on Monday and is in the lineup batting eighth and starting at third base. Justin Foscue and Alejandro Osuna were both optioned to make room for Jung and Michael Helman. It came as a surprise when Jung was demoted at the beginning of July, although he was batting just .237 with a .283 on-base percentage through 75 games. He didn't crush the ball in the minors either, but it's too early to give up on the 27-year-old who hit 23 home runs in 122 games in 2023. He should get every day playing time at the hot corner moving forward.

Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung went 1-for-4 with a single during their contest against Triple-A Albuquerque on Thursday evening. Since being demoted to Triple-A Round Rock, the former first-round pick has tallied at least one hit in each of his five games. During this stretch, Jung has posted one multi-hit game and tallied just one extra-base hit. The Rangers optioned Jung to Triple-A earlier in July after he posted a modest .152/.200/.212 line over his last 26 games in the major leagues. Fantasy managers should continue to monitor his progression with Triple-A, as he should be in the mix to return to Texas quite soon. Before his slump, Jung was enjoying a productive campaign, posting a .283/.328/.450 line with seven doubles and seven home runs. For now, he is only worth stashing in deeper AL-only redraft leagues.

The Texas Rangers optioned third baseman Josh Jung to Triple-A Round Rock on Wednesday and activated infielder Jake Burger (oblique) from the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move. Jung, the former eighth overall pick in 2019 out of Texas Tech, has managed to stay healthy in 2025 but has floundered at the plate in 75 games. The 27-year-old right-handed slugger is currently slashing .237/.283/.366 with a career-worst .648 OPS with eight home runs, 35 RBI, 25 runs, four steals and 73 strikeouts in 297 plate appearances. Jung was even worse in June, slashing .158/.208/.221. His numbers under the hood don't bring much optimism, as he's in the 37th percentile in xwOBA, 34th percentile in strikeout rate, 11th percentile in chase rate and 48th percentile in hard-hit rate. Josh Smith should see most of the playing time at the hot corner in Texas until Jung returns in the second half.

Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung will take a seat on the bench for the start of Tuesday's contest against the visiting Baltimore Orioles at Globe Life Field. Ezequiel Duran will start at the hot corner and bat eighth against Orioles rookie right-hander Brandon Young. Jung has managed to stay healthy this year but has disappointed offensively and will get a day off after slumping badly in June. In 24 games last month, Jung hit .158/.208/.221 with one home run, three doubles, 12 RBI, seven runs, 27 strikeouts and five walks in 101 trips to the plate. He's hitting .237 on the season but with an xBA of .254, although he ranks in the 34th percentile in strikeout rate and 37th percentile in whiff rate with an 11th percentile chase rate. Jung is also in the 19th percentile in average exit velocity, which doesn't bode well for his chances of a power surge in the second half.

Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung went 2-for-4 with three RBI in Wednesday's 7-0 win against the Orioles. This snapped a huge power drought, as he hadn't homered since May 16. The 27-year-old is now slashing .246/.292/.385 with eight home runs, 34 RBI, and 25 runs in 70 games. This was his second multi-hit game in a row, so hopefully this is the start of Jung finally breaking out of his slump. The youngster is still chasing the high of hitting 23 home runs in 122 games in 2023, but he hasn't been able to return to that form after missing most of last season with an injury.