Josh Jung Breaks His Right Hand Again As Twins Rout Rangers
TLDR: Josh Jung took a 95 mph fastball off his right hand, and X-rays showed a fracture as the Twins beat Jacob deGrom and the Rangers 10-2 with 2 games left in the season.
The final was 10-2 and it wasn't that close. Houston's beat writers were happy to see it. In Texas it was a lot uglier.
The Rangers lose 10-2. It was an embarrassment.
About 10 minutes after the last out, the diagnosis came in. The team later said it's a fracture of the 5th metacarpal, roughly 3 inches below where his 2024 wrist injury was. Jung said he was devastated. That checks out.
Jung’s initial x rays show another fracture in hand
Texas is also already missing Joc Pederson, who has had a fractured left hand since September 13. The Rangers were 53-50 with Jung in the lineup and 26-30 without him.
Nathan Eovaldi will start for the Rangers tomorrow.
Now it's on Nathan Eovaldi, with a bullpen that only stayed fresh because deGrom took the beating. The Rangers have 2 games left, their best hitter is in a wrap and their season is on the line. They need Eovaldi to go deep on Saturday or it could be over.
