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Buy or Sell: Scouting spotlight on Gunnar Henderson, Josh Jung, Isaac Paredes and Amed Rosario A former member of the Yankees’ baseball ops department takes a deeper look at four intriguing players.

JUNE 5, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Gets aboard four times Jung went 3-for-4 with a walk, one RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 12-3 win over the Mariners.

Impact After opening the series 0-for-7 in the first two games -- which snapped his 14-game hitting streak -- Jung got back on track with a solid showing Sunday. The third baseman has multiple hits in eight of his last 17 contests. He's up to a .294/.343/.518 slash line with 12 home runs, 38 RBI, 42 runs scored, one stolen base, 11 doubles and a triple through 55 games overall. The 25-year-old has a near-everyday role in a strong offense, putting him on track to continue his breakout campaign.

JUNE 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Back-to-back monthly honors underscore Jung's value This story was excerpted from Kennedi Landry’s Rangers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it reg...

JUNE 4, 2023 • MLB.COM

How the Texas Rangers became MLB's top — and a potentially historic — offense

It's not shocking that the Rangers are suddenly competing after spending roughly the GDP of Samoa on free agents. But take a look under the...

JUNE 1, 2023

What we learned in MLB this week: Rookies keeping Mets, Giants, Guardians in playoff hunt

The Blue Jays haven't been good enough, the Rangers' lineup is full of surprises, and the NL Central is wide open. Here's what we learned ac...

JUNE 1, 2023

Rolling into June Jung went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Tigers.

Impact Jung finished the month of May with a .917 OPS and heads into June on a 14-game hit streak, during which he's posted a .434/.492/.792 line. The whole lineup hit during May, leading MLB with a .286 average, and Jung was one of four Rangers to post more than 30 hits.

JUNE 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Why Rangers' Bruce Bochy never has an issue with Josh Jung batting fifth Rangers manager Bruce Bochy recently joined the K&C Masterpiece on 105.3 The Fan [KRLD-FM] to discuss which Ranger has most surprised him th...

MAY 31, 2023 • DALLASNEWS.COM

Jung homers, Heim drives in 4 to help Rangers outscore Tigers 10-6 Jonah Heim drove in four runs, Josh Jung homered and the Texas Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 10-6 on Tuesday night to improve to 35-19, th...

MAY 31, 2023 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Three hits, homer in win Jung went 3-for-5 with a double, a homer, two RBI and three runs scored in Tuesday's victory over the Tigers.

Impact Jung scored the opening run Tuesday after cracking a one-out double in the second inning. He'd later extend the Rangers' lead to 9-6 in the seventh, belting a two-run homer off Tyler Holton. The 25-year-old Jung extended his hit streak to 13 games -- he's gone 21-for-49 with four home runs in that span. He's now slashing .291/.338/.527 with 12 home runs, 37 RBI and 39 runs scored through 219 plate appearances this season.

MAY 31, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Jorge Soler, Julio Rodríguez headline Ben Verlander's team of the week

Ben Verlander's team of the week doesn't include many regulars we've seen this season but has some familiar faces from the past.

MAY 29, 2023

Records another multi-hit game Jung went 3-for-5 with a triple, one RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 12-2 win over Baltimore.

Impact Jung continued a torrid stretch with a fourth consecutive multi-hit effort (9-for-17). Overall, he's hit safely in nine straight, going 15-for-34 (.441) with six extra-base hits, 10 RBI and nine runs during the streak.

MAY 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Homer, three RBI in win Jung went 2-for-4 with a homer, three RBI and two runs scored in Tuesday's 6-1 victory over the Pirates.

Impact Jung extended Texas' lead to 4-1 with a two-run single in the sixth inning before smacking his 11th home run of the year off Duane Underwood in the eighth. Jung has homered in three straight contests while extending his hitting streak to seven games. The rookie third baseman is now slashing .268/.316/.492 with 33 RBI and 33 runs scored through 193 plate appearances this season.

MAY 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Hits 10th home run Jung went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Monday's 6-4 loss to the Pirates.

Impact Jung singled in his first at-bat, and after being retired in back-to-back plate appearances, he launched a two-run home run in the ninth to cut Pittsburgh's lead to 6-4. It was the second straight game Jung hit a long ball, and he's also hit safely in 10 of his past 11 appearances. During that stretch, the 2019 first-round pick is slashing .318/.375/.477. On the season, he's hitting .263/.312/.474 with 10 homers and 30 RBI.

MAY 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Pops ninth homer Jung went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, an additional run scored and a walk in Sunday's 13-3 win over the Rockies.

Impact Jung got the scoring started for the Rangers with his second-inning solo shot. It was his ninth homer of the year, but his first in 15 games. The third baseman is slashing .257/.308/.456 with 28 RBI, 30 runs scored, a stolen base and seven doubles through 43 contests in his first season as a near-everyday player.

MAY 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Gets breather Wednesday Jung is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Atlanta.

Impact Jung will get a breather after going 1-for-3 in each of the first two games of the series with Atlanta. Josh Smith will handle third base and hit eighth Wednesday while Jung sits.

MAY 17, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Betting on Rookie Josh Jung Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung is Fanduel’s American League Rookie of the Year favorite.

MAY 5, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Josh Jung Earns AL Award Josh Jung put together a tremendous first month as the Texas Rangers’ everyday third baseman.

MAY 4, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Josh Jung Earns AL Award Josh Jung put together a tremendous first month as the Texas Rangers’ everyday third baseman.

MAY 4, 2023 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Rangers 3B Josh Jung winning Rookie of the Month just a building block for bigger goals ARLINGTON – On the vision board he made for himself over the winter, Josh Jung didn’t put down winning Rookie of the Month. But it is a step...

MAY 4, 2023 • DALLASNEWS.COM

Jung's two homers not enough to prevail in slugfest ARLINGTON -- Josh Jung is never satisfied. Even after being named the American League Rookie of the Month on Wednesday morning, his immediat...

MAY 3, 2023 • MLB.COM

Two homers in loss Jung went 3-for-5 with two home runs and three RBI during Wednesday's 12-7 loss to the Diamondbacks.

Impact Righty Brandon Pfaadt was making his MLB debut for Arizona, and Jung helped welcome him to the big leagues with long balls in the fourth and fifth innings. Jung has showcased his power early this season and has an .866 OPS with eight home runs and 24 RBI through 28 games, but he remains susceptible to punchouts with a 32.5 percent strikeout rate.

MAY 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Josh Jung Soars in Rookie Power Rankings Third baseman Josh Jung finished off one of the most impressive months ever for a Texas Rangers rookie.

MAY 2, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Rangers' Chris Young shares what Bruce Bochy told Josh Jung before the season Rangers general manager Chris Young joined the GBag Nation on 105.3 The Fan [KRLD-FM] to talk about Eovaldi’s complete game, Josh Jung and s...

MAY 2, 2023 • DALLASNEWS.COM