Rangers hit with brutal Josh Jung injury update
Josh Jung might be looking at multiple weeks of absence after the terrible injury he sustained in the Rangers’ latest win over the Rays.
We might be in the early stages of the 2024 MLB season, but the all too familiar problem of injuries is already haunting a few teams. On Monday night, it was the Texas Rangers’ turn to fall prey, with starting third baseman Josh Jung having to exit their 9-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays after he was hit on the wrist by a pitch while swinging.
Now, a closer inspection on Jung’s injury showed that he sustained a fracture on his wrist, knocking him out of action for the foreseeable future, per Kennedi Laundry of MLB.com. Manager Bruce Bochy is ruing the fact that something out of Jung’s control is putting a hold to what has been a stellar start to the 2024 season for the 26-year old third baseman.
“I just feel horrible. He’s had such tough luck on this end as far as injuries and puts a damper on this win. Especially the way he was playing, he was carrying us today. He’ll be back. I talked to him briefly. Now this hurts and you know, I feel for the kid because he’s had to deal with so much. It’s gonna be a little while, but he’ll be back,” Bochy said.
Now, it remains unclear when Josh Jung would be back, although a doctor on Twitter (X) pointed out that the best-case scenario for the Rangers is that Jung would be out for six to eight weeks. That would have him returning around June or July, which would force him to miss a significant portion of the 2024 season.