After a disastrous start to the season, Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung has finally found some rhythm. He found so much of it that he's managed to make people forget about the hitless March and early April he had.
Before, he was struggling to hit above .200. Now, in the midst of his six-game hitting streak, the excitement doesn't stop there. Since the series against the Mariners in Seattle earlier this month, Jung has had a batting average of .300. In fact, so far this MLB season, his total average of .316 ranks among the top 20 players in the MLB and in the top 10 of the American League.
"Over this little stretch I've been on, I've done what I've been trying to do," Jung said in a postgame interview with Rangers reporter Laura Stickells. Every day is a battle to get in there and execute. If you get four or five at bats, how many can you win?"
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Josh Jung might be the most crucial part of the Rangers
ung has gone from batting last to being in some of the most important parts of the batting lineup. From zero to hero, he's now one of the most crucial parts of the Rangers team. If he can stay there, he might become one of the most important pieces of the Rangers lineup.
They're less than two games out of first place in the division, just 1.5 games behind the Athletics. With the way Jung is swinging the bat right now, bringing the team over that threshold is almost something he might need to do single-handedly.
Fortunately, baseball is a team sport, and with the way the pitchers are going right now, he won't have to overextend himself. Their overall 3.60 ERA ranks fifth in all of baseball, and that's with one of their aces struggling to get things going. If Jung and the pitchers keep up the pace, the Rangers could have a crazy month of May.