Josh Jung's Hot Streak: Rangers' All-Star Potential

0:00It's April 29th, from first pitch to the final out. This is MLB News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Texas Rangers 3rd Baseman Josh Jung is on fire this April after a rough 2024 season. Last year he called it volatile, slashing 251 over 294 over 390 with just 14 home runs and 61 RBI's across. A career high 131 games. That included his first emotion to triple A since debuting. Now in 23 games, mostly starts. He's batting 388 with a 457 on base in 675 slugging, plus 4. Homers, 11 doubles, and 15 RBI's. He knew he had to fix his mental swings and chasing results during slumps, like going 0 for 50. Jung revamped his entire routine into a strict daily schedule, ditching the chaos for discipline and small tweaks instead of total overhalls after bad. Gansah teammates and coaches are buzzing about his impact.

1:01With Wyatt Langford sidelined by injury and other starting slow, Jung's delivering clutch hits and sharp defense. Manager Shoemaker says the team leans on him heavily right now, praising his work ethic as the reason he deserves this hot streak. Stats back it up, he's whiffing less at 17.4% versus 25.4 last year and crushing the ball harder at. 53.2% hard hit rate. He's leading qualified hitters in average and on base, tied for second in doubles in top 5 in OPS, extra base hits and slugging. Jung's riding this way with consistent prep and no panic, looking like his all-star self again. A healthy, dominant version of him could carry the Rangers far this season.