Josh Jung

Jung suffered a right-hand fracture during the final week of September when he was drilled by a 95-mph fastball from Joe Ryan. He’ll still need some time to recover, but it’s not expected to interfere with his regular off-season routine. Expect the 28-year-old infielder to be fully recovered and ready to go for the start of spring training.

Jung will miss the remainder of the season, including next week’s potential AL Wild Card Series matchup, after suffering a fractured right hand when he was hit by a pitch on Friday. The 28-year-old third baseman missed time due to a calf injury in the second half, but still managed to finish hitting .295/.365/.462 with 54 runs scored, 12 homers, 42 RBI and one steal in 444 plate appearances over 104 games.

Jung is done for the remainder of the season, and is presumably headed to the injured list, after suffering a fractured right hand when he was hit by a pitch during Friday’s game against Minnesota. It’ll be Alejandro Osuna getting into the lineup at DH with Ezequiel Duran taking over at the hot corner.

Jung sustained the injury during Friday’s game when he was drilled on the hand by a 95-mph fastball from Joe Ryan. It’s a brutal blow for the Rangers and for the oft-injured slugger who will be heading back to the injured list on Saturday. No word yet on how long he’s expected to be sidelined for, but it’ll almost certainly cost him the remainder of the season.

Jung remained in the game to run the bases for himself and to play the field, but was lifted for a pinch hitter the next time his spot in the order came around. He’ll likely head for X-rays to rule out any potential fractures. Look for the Rangers to provide an update on his status after the game.

Jung’s home run was his 11th of the season. He hit a solo shot off Jose Soriano in the first inning. Jung has hit two home runs in his last three games. He’s quietly hitting .298 with an .817 OPS and 39 RBI this year.

Jung opened the scoring in the ballgame as he crushed a 369-foot (98.1-mph EV) solo shot off of Sonny Gray in the home half of the first inning. That would be his only hit in four at-bats in the contest. The 28-year-old infielder has done a nice job when he has been on the field this season, slashing .298/.361/.449 with 10 homers and 38 RBI in 418 plate appearances.

Even Jung’s outs tonight were hit well, traveling a projected 367 and 350 feet. The latter was a homer in five ballparks and required a nice jumping catch from Wilyer Abreu to prevent it from going off the wall at Globe Life. Jung is 7-for-18 in four games since coming off the injured list on Saturday.

Playing in his second game since returning from a calf strain, Jung was removed after six innings, though it doesn’t seem like he had a setback. His big hit today was a liner to left that bounced just in front of a handcuffed Lars Nootbaar and then went through Nootbaar’s legs all of the way to the wall in left. It was ruled a single and an error, with Jung ending up at second base. He certainly would have been at third if not for the calf causing him to take it easy on the bases.

He’s starting at third and batting third tonight. Jung, who had been out since July with a calf strain, went 3-for-15 with a homer in four rehab games. He might not be ready to play regularly, so those in mixed leagues might want to hold off on activating him or picking him up. Cody Freeman should lose playing time with Jung back.

It’s unclear whether Jung needs some additional time to ramp up after going 3-for-15 with one homer during four minor league rehab games for Triple-A Round Rock. He’s been out with a calf strain since late July.

Jung has made a slower than expected recovery from a calf strain that put him on the shelf back in late July. The 28-year-old would add some much-needed offensive production at the hot corner if he’s able to make it back for the final two weeks of the season. He offers enough in the over-the-fence pop and batting average departments to be impactful in deeper mixed leagues down the home stretch.

Jung has progressed to jogging in addition to fielding ground balls and hitting as he makes his way back from a calf strain that put him on the shelf in late July. It’s taken much longer than originally anticipated for him to ramp up baseball activities. He’s at least a couple weeks away from making it back to the Rangers’ lineup.

Jung hasn’t resumed baseball activities in over a week as his progress from a left calf strain has been much slower than anticipated. It seems unlikely that he’ll be able to ramp up in time to make it back before the end of August.

Ten days away from rehab games would likely mean about three weeks away from returning to the Rangers. That’s a bit longer than was originally anticipated after he was put on the injured list with a left calf strain. There’s still hope that Jung will be back before the end of August, but the uncertainty makes it harder to hold onto him in fantasy leagues where you have no IL spots.

Jung is eligible to return Saturday, but “it looks like it will take longer than that.” The 28-year-old was described as “at a standstill” by his manager. If it drags on too long, Jung may require a rehab assignment. Jung, 28, was in the midst of his best year since 2023 this season by hitting .294/.361/.441 with nine homers.

Despite receiving some addition rest earlier this week, Jung’s left calf never improved to the point that the Rangers felt comfortable putting him back in a game situation. The 28-year-old will get a few extra days off to hopefully put the issue to bed. It doesn’t seem like he’ll require a lengthy absence and should be ready to return at some point in early August.

The Rangers thought Wednesday that Jung might be ready to play tonight, but now an IL stint seems possible. A decision on that will likely come Saturday. If Jung goes on the IL, the Rangers will likely bring back Josh Smith.

Jung was pulled from Tuesday’s battle against the White Sox due to tightness in his left calf and hasn’t played since. There haven’t been rumblings about the oft-injured third baseman requiring a trip to the injured list just yet, but if this lingers for another couple of days the Rangers may be forced to rethink that. Ezequiel Duran will start in his place at third base and bat third for the Rangers against Mariners’ right-hander Bryce Miller.

There’s zero reason for the Rangers to rush Jung back with Thursday’s off-day looming. It’ll be Ezequiel Duran taking over at the hot corner after Jung made a precautionary exit from Tuesday’s game with left calf tightness. He’s presumably day-to-day heading into Friday’s series opener against Seattle.