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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.