Jace Andrew Jung ( young ; born October 4, 2000) is an American professional baseball second baseman in the Detroit Tigers organization. He played college baseball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders .

Early life and amateur career [ edit ]

Jung grew up in San Antonio, Texas and attended Douglas MacArthur High School . ^[1]

Jung enrolled at Texas Tech University to play college baseball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders . Jung batted .264 through 19 games of his true freshman season before it was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic . ^[2] As a redshirt freshman, Jung and was named the Big 12 Conference Baseball Player of the Year after batting for a .337 average with 21 home runs and 67 RBIs. ^{[3] [4]} During the summer of 2021, he played for the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League . ^{[5] [6]} Jung was named the preseason Big 12 Player of the Year going into his redshirt sophomore season. ^[7]

Professional career [ edit ]

The Detroit Tigers selected Jung in the first round, with the 12th overall selection, of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft . ^[8] He signed with the team on July 25, 2022, and received a $4,590,300 signing bonus. ^[9]

Personal life [ edit ]

Jung's older brother, Josh Jung , also played baseball at Texas Tech and was selected by the Texas Rangers in the first round of the 2019 MLB draft . ^{[10] [11]}

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Texas Tech Red Raiders bio

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