Rangers rookie 3B Josh Jung suffers fractured left thumb

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers rookie third baseman Josh Jung suffered a fractured left thumb in Sunday’s 6-0 win over the Miami Marlins.

Manager Bruce Bochy had no particulars on how lengthy Jung, an AL starter on this 12 months’s All-Star Game, will probably be out of the lineup.

“We’ll see a specialist and see where we’re at, what needs to be done, whatever,” Bochy mentioned. “We just don’t know yet.”

Jung fractured the thumb on a weird play within the prime of the sixth inning with runners on first and second and no one out. Jorge Soler hit a scorching, 110-mph liner straight at Jung close to the bottom. The ball bounded out of Jung’s glove, however he grabbed it and began a double play. He tagged the bag and threw to Marcus Semien at second. Jung then left the sport.

Jung went into play main main league rookies in dwelling runs (22), RBIs (67) and hits (117) and main AL rookies in runs (70) and extra-base hits (47).

The 25-year-old had began all 107 of Texas’ video games this season.

The Rangers, who haven’t had a profitable season since 2016, lead the AL West by 2 1/2 video games over the World Series champion Houston Astros.