Josh Jung Fractures Right Hand, Adding Another Brutal Chapter to His Cursed Medical Chart

There are injury-prone players, and then there is Josh Jung, a man whose skeletal system is apparently engaged in a multi-year protest against playing baseball. The Texas Rangers third baseman just suffered a fractured right hand after taking a pitch to the knuckles, effectively ending his season and adding another brutal chapter to the most cursed medical chart in the league.

MLB Trade Rumors relayed the news on Saturday, confirming what every Rangers fan immediately feared when Jung exited the first inning of a 10-2 blowout loss to the Minnesota Twins. He is officially shut down until 2027, leaving a massive hole in a Texas lineup that is already held together by athletic tape and blind hope.

"MLB Trade Rumors reported the fractured right hand on Saturday."

If you feel like you have read this exact headline before, your memory is working perfectly. Jung fractured his left thumb in 2023, fractured his right wrist in April of 2024, and has previously dealt with a torn labrum, a stress fracture in his foot, and a strained calf. Manager Bruce Bochy once called his injury history buzzard's luck, but at this point, that feels like an insult to buzzards.

The timing is a disaster for a Texas roster that currently looks like a triage center. With Joc Pederson also sidelined by a fractured hand and guys like Cal Quantrill and Cole Winn parked on the 60-day injured list, the Rangers are running out of warm bodies. Anyone looking at the betting lines for their upcoming matchups against the Twins has to factor in that Texas is basically fielding a Triple-A squad by necessity.

When healthy, Jung is a cornerstone piece who transforms the middle of the Rangers' order. The problem is that keeping him healthy requires a level of bubble wrap that MLB has not yet legalized for in-game use.

Texas will try to salvage the rest of this weekend's series in Minnesota, but the real focus shifts entirely to next spring. The Rangers have to figure out how to keep their star infielder on the field, or they will be spending another season watching him heal instead of hit.