| Jace Jung | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Jung with theToledo Mud Hens in 2025 | |
| Detroit Tigers – No. 17 | |
| Second baseman /Third baseman | |
| Born: (2000-10-04)October 4, 2000 (age 25) San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 16, 2024, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics (through 2025 season) | |
| Batting average | .190 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 6 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
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Jace Andrew Jung (yung; born October 4, 2000) is an American professionalbaseballsecond baseman andthird baseman for theDetroit Tigers ofMajor League Baseball (MLB). He playedcollege baseball for theTexas Tech Red Raiders.
Jung grew up inSan Antonio, Texas and attendedDouglas MacArthur High School.[1]
Jung enrolled atTexas Tech University to playcollege baseball for theTexas Tech Red Raiders. Jung batted .264 through 19 games of his true freshman season before it was cut short due to thecoronavirus pandemic.[2] As aredshirt freshman, Jung and was named theBig 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 theOrleans Firebirds of theCape Cod Baseball League, batting .219 while playing second base.[5][6][7] Jung was named the preseason Big 12 Player of the Year going into his redshirt sophomore season.[8]
TheDetroit Tigers selected Jung in the first round, with the 12th overall selection, of the2022 Major League Baseball draft.[9][10] He signed with the team on July 25, 2022, and received a $4,590,300signing bonus.[11] Jung made his professional debut with the High–AWest Michigan Whitecaps, batting .232/.373/.333.[7] He split the 2023 campaign between West Michigan and the Double–AErie SeaWolves, slashing .265/.376/.502 with 28 home runs and 82 RBI over 128 total games, and playing second base.[12] He then played for theSalt River Rafters in theArizona Fall League, and batted .200/.385/.300, switching to third base.[7]
Jung began 2024 with the Triple–AToledo Mud Hens, playing in 91 games and slashing .257/.377/.454 with 14 home runs and 60 RBI. On August 16, 2024, Jung was selected to the40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. He was also inserted into the lineup that evening to make his Major League debut.[13] In 34 games for the Tigers, Jung batted .241/.362/.304 with no home runs and three RBI. He underwent anarthroscopic wrist procedure following the season in October.[14][15]
Jung was optioned to Triple-A Toledo to begin the 2025 season.[16][17] He was called up from Toledo on April 21, 2025.[18]
Jung's older brother,Josh Jung, also played baseball at Texas Tech and was selected by theTexas Rangers in the first round of the2019 MLB draft.[19][20]