Josh Jung
- Texas’ roster as it stands starts at 3B · 467 PA · 2.1 WAR in the role
- Injured list 2026: Right hand fracture (Sep 26–Sep 28)
- Trade read Likely available: TEX projects to miss the playoffs (25% odds) and he has 2 years of control left: a natural trade candidate.
- PNC Park Pittsburgh’s home park: −1.1 runs per 600 PA against an average park (−0.09 wins over 473 PA; his WAR leaves this out); home runs ×0.78 (×0.77 for right-handed hitters as a group). Park Fit →
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 444 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 116 | .433 | .385 | 13% | 12% | 25% | +0.50 | +2.24 |
| RHP | 328 | .342 | .335 | 20% | 6% | 31% | +0.36 | +1.65 |
- Attack angle
- 12.2° (57% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- +0.4°
- Swing length
- 7.0 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 8%
- Pull-air %
- 15.9%
- Hard-hit %
- 49.2%
- Slash · wRC+
- .299/.365/.462 · 136
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage up over the middle (+3.8 vs. league per 100; 1.8 standard errors on 86 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest down and away (−1.4), but only 0.6 standard errors from average on 80 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,459 pitches · faded cells are within one standard error of average. A spot is called only when it is farther from average than the best or worst of nine average cells gets 95% of the time (set from the league’s own pitches: about 3 standard errors above, 2 below).
Most similar hitters
Swings like Jung: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Jacob Young WSH · ’99 | .317 | 2.3 | 1.9 | Arb |
| 67 | Bryson Stott PHI · ’97 | .332 | 3.8 | 2.5 | Arb |
| 63 | Colt Keith DET · ’01 | .333 | 1.3 | 1.6 | Signed $4.3M |
| 62 | Adley Rutschman BOS · ’98 | .327 | 3.0 | 1.9 | Arb |
| 62 | Tommy Edman LAD · ’95 | .306 | 1.3 | 1.0 | Signed $15.7M |
Nearest neighbours on bat speed, swing length, attack angle, squared-up and blast rates, EV90, barrels, pull-air, chase, zone contact, K% and BB%. 2026 regulars only.
Fielding
2027 rating at every position he can play · OAA by position · range by direction · tools. Same engine as the Fielding Lab and the Winter Plan.
| Season | Pos | OAA | Range | Arm, DP | Runs | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3B | −3 | −2 | −1.9 | −3.9 | 3,620 |
| 2025 | 3B | +5 | +4 | −0.3 | +3.7 | 4,498 |
| 2024 | 3B | −6 | −4 | −0.8 | −4.8 | 1,549 |
| 2023 | 3B | +7 | +5 | −0.1 | +4.9 | 4,385 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
At 3B in 2026, the biggest loss came back (−2 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among 3Bs)| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3B | 267 | −2.9 |
| 2025 | 3B | 358 | −0.8 |
| 2024 | 3B | 115 | −7.0 |
The zone rating counts every ball hit to his part of the field while he played there, his club’s positioning included; Savant OAA uses his actual starting spot and is the better individual grade. They agree best in the outfield. See the model card.
Contract & projection
Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR
* projected arbitration or minimum salary. Contract Studio →
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026AAA | AAA | Round Rock Express | 28 | 4 | 17 PA | 17 PA · .200/.294/.467 · 1 HR · 5.9% K · 0.0% BB |
| 2025AA | AA | Frisco RoughRiders | 27 | 2 | 6 PA | 6 PA · .400/.500/.400 · 0 HR · 0.0% K · 16.7% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | Round Rock Express | 27 | 8 | 40 PA | 40 PA · .205/.225/.410 · 2 HR · 20.0% K · 2.5% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
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