ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung was scheduled for surgical procedure Tuesday on his damaged proper wrist and can miss about six weeks, normal supervisor Chris Younger stated.
Jung was damage when he was hit by a pitch from Tampa Bay reliever Phil Maton on a swinging strike within the ninth inning of the Rangers’ 9-3 win on Monday night time. He was positioned on the 10-day injured checklist and infielder Justin Foscue was recalled from Triple-A Spherical Rock on Tuesday.
“He was very dejected final night time, understandably, and he was in ache too,” Younger stated, “I hate it for him. He labored so arduous. He got here in an awesome form and clearly had the calf harm and labored arduous to be again by Opening Day.”
Jung missed time throughout spring coaching with a calf pressure.
Younger stated screws and a plate had been for use in the course of the operation in Phoenix.
The 26-year-old Jung hit .266 with 23 dwelling runs and a .781 OPS final season, ending fourth in AL Rookie of the Yr voting regardless of lacking time with a damaged left thumb. He batted .308 with an .867 OPS within the postseason for the World Sequence champions.
“Simply received to maintain reminding Josh he’ll be again,” supervisor Bruce Bochy stated. “We went by this not too way back in spring coaching, and now he is received to do it once more.”
The 25-year-old Foscue, the 14th general choose within the 2020 MLB draft, hit .266 with 18 homers and 84 RBIs for Triple-A Spherical Rock final season and was a late reduce at spring coaching this yr. He can play first, second and third base.
Most of Foscue’s baseball gear is in El Paso, the place Spherical Rock was scheduled to play on Tuesday night time, however Foscue did have a few of his common bats to convey alongside on the flight.
“I am utilizing my glove from two years in the past,” Foscue stated pregame within the Rangers’ clubhouse after catching an 8:30 a.m. flight from Texas. “I had it in my truck. I had a variety of gear my truck. So I simply grabbed as a lot stuff that I wanted for these subsequent two days.”
Foscue is a profession .275 hitter within the minors with 50 dwelling runs and 218 RBIs in 288 video games. He’s ranked because the No. 5 general prospect within the Texas system by MLB Pipeline.
He was 3-for-13 with two RBIs in three video games with Spherical Rock this season.
The Related Press and Discipline Stage Media contributed to this report.
