Jace Jung

Jace Jung

24-Year-Old Third Baseman3B
Detroit Tigers
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Detroit has started to embrace a youth movement, and Jung's time to get in on the fun could be coming soon. The 24-year-old made his MLB debut in 2024, posting a .241/.362/.304 slash line across 34 games. He mostly served in a reserve capacity, however, as the Tigers used the likes of Matt Vierling, Andy Ibanez and Zach McKinstry at third base, which is where Jung figures to break in. The 2022 first-round pick posted a .939 OPS across 47 games for Double-A Erie in 2023, then recorded an .831 OPS in 91 games for Triple-A Toledo last season, so there is plenty of offensive upside here. Now that he's gotten his feet wet in the majors, Jung could be primed for a more regular role, depending on how the team wants to deploy the versatile Vierling. The Tigers have youngsters Spencer Torkelson, Colt Keith and Trey Sweeney already locked into infield roles, along with Riley Greene, Parker Meadows and Wenceel Perez in the outfield. Jung would give the team one more intriguing player with a high ceiling, and fantasy managers should keep a close eye on his playing time. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Tigers in March of 2025.
Sitting Wednesday
3BDetroit Tigers
May 7, 2025
Jung isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against Colorado.
ANALYSIS
Jung will get an opportunity to regroup Wednesday after going 1-for-16 with five strikeouts over his last seven games. Zach McKinstry will shift to the hot corner to fill in for Jung, who could be on his way back to Triple-A Toledo if he doesn't rediscover his swing soon.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
6
3
1
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+15%
OPS vs LHP
2025
 
 
-100%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
+9%
OPS vs LHP
2023
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .657 13 4 0 1 0 .273 .385 .273
Since 2023vs Right .573 122 16 0 5 0 .196 .328 .245
2025vs Left .000 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2025vs Right .396 40 4 0 3 0 .121 .275 .121
2024vs Left .717 12 2 0 1 0 .300 .417 .300
2024vs Right .658 82 12 0 2 0 .232 .354 .304
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+14%
OPS on Road
2025
 
 
+50%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
+31%
OPS on Road
2023
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023Home .535 61 8 0 3 0 .152 .361 .174
Since 2023Away .609 74 12 0 3 0 .239 .311 .299
2025Home .476 18 3 0 2 0 .143 .333 .143
2025Away .317 23 3 0 1 0 .100 .217 .100
2024Home .560 43 5 0 1 0 .156 .372 .188
2024Away .736 51 9 0 2 0 .298 .353 .383
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Jace Jung compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.70
 
BB Rate
18.9%
 
K Rate
27.0%
 
BABIP
.150
 
ISO
.000
 
AVG
.100
 
OBP
.270
 
SLG
.100
 
OPS
.370
 
wOBA
.203
 
Exit Velocity
88.1 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
20.0%
 
Barrels/PA
2.7%
 
Expected BA
.176
 
Expected SLG
.245
 
Sprint Speed
22.1 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
45.0%
 
Line Drive %
25.0%
 
Fly Ball %
30.0%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
The younger brother of Rangers third baseman Josh Jung, Jace had a productive season at High-A and Double-A as a 22-year-old, but he surprisingly struggled in a small sample in the hitter-friendly Arizona Fall League. Jung is a fringe-average defender at second base and is essentially a worse version of org. mate Colt Keith, so there is a small margin for error with his offensive development. The lefty hitter slashed .265/.376/.502 with 28 home runs, a 24.2 percent strikeout rate and a 13.7 percent walk rate in 128 games. He only had a .685 OPS with one home run in 15 AFL games. Jung was drafted with the No. 12 overall pick by Al Avila's front office about a month before the Tigers fired Avila in August 2022, so the new regime in Detroit may not give Jung multiple extended opportunities to prove he belongs in the big leagues. He should spend most of the year at Triple-A.
The younger brother of Rangers top prospect Josh Jung, Jace really excelled as a hitter during his time at Texas Tech. He had an OPS over 1.000 all three years and slashed .335/.481/.612 with 14 home runs, 59 walks and 42 strikeouts in 61 games as a junior while routinely being pitched around. Detroit grabbed him with the 12th overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft. The lefty hitter showcased significant power to all fields while in college. A below-average runner with an average arm, Jung won't be a great defensive option, and he might fit best at designated hitter long term. He gets high marks for his baseball IQ and leadership qualities. Former general manager Al Avila doesn't have many hits to point to in the draft, and Jung's debut was pretty tepid. He hit just one home run in 30 games at High-A with a .102 ISO while being extremely passive and seemingly waiting for the perfect pitch. Given his defensive deficiencies, Jung needs to make a major impact offensively.
More Fantasy News
On bench against RHP
3BDetroit Tigers
May 4, 2025
Jung is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
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Taking seat against southpaw
3BDetroit Tigers
May 1, 2025
Jung is not in the Tigers' lineup Thursday against the Angels.
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Not starting versus lefty
3BDetroit Tigers
April 23, 2025
Jung is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Padres.
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Brought up from minors
3BDetroit Tigers
April 21, 2025
The Tigers recalled Jung from Triple-A Toledo on Monday.
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Spotted at Comerica Park
3BDetroit Tigers
April 21, 2025
Jung joined the Tigers at Comerica Park prior to Monday's game against the Padres, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
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