A substantial swath of the Texas Tech baseball fan base also roots for the Texas Rangers.  But with Texas sitting at just 52-64 all round on the time, there isn’t substantially for Rangers lovers to be enthusiastic about in mid-August as the workforce flounders toward but an additional getting rid of time.

Even so, September could provide one advancement that will have both of those Texas Tech and Texas Rangers enthusiasts fired up.  Which is for the reason that previous Pink Raider infielder and current Rangers prospect Josh Jung is probable to be termed up when the Big League rosters grow in September.

At the moment, Jung is taking part in at AAA Round Rock wherever he’s on an complete tear.  He’s performed just six games this year following a spring operation on his labrum delayed the begin of his 2022 season but previously, he’s mashed four homers though driving in 12 runners and hitting a sizzling .400.

If he keeps up anything at all shut to that pace for the relaxation of August, he’ll nearly unquestionably get his initial flavor of the major leagues this year.  That would be a huge enhancement for each Jung and the Rangers.

Texas presently has a hole at third base, exactly where Jung is enjoying at AAA just after taking part in each 3rd base and shortstop for the Crimson Raiders.  In 2021, the Rangers’ third base platoon made an OPS of just .600, 2nd-to-previous in the majors.  This 12 months, of the four gamers that have manned the scorching corner for Texas, none has hit above .257 and none has a slugging share more than .385 (the 2022 American League common is .401).

That is exactly where Jung could help immensely.  In his minor league occupation, he’s established that he can strike for substantial power, some thing that scouts questioned when he was drafted 8th general in the 2019 MLB Draft.

In 136 small league online games, he’s amassed 28 homers although hitting .322 and slugging .563.  At the AAA level, he’s performed 41 online games hitting 13 homers, driving in 33, and batting .356.  Yeah, he’s all set for a phone-up.

Last evening, Jung had possibly his ideal AAA recreation to date.  Thumping two 3-operate homers, he set a slight league profession significant with six RBI while going 3-5 and scoring two operates as Spherical Rock defeat El Paso 9-4.

Of program, Jung’s accomplishment at the specialist stage is no surprise…