“I keep up with big bro”: Jace Jung mimics brother Josh Jung’s footfall into Major League Baseball


“I keep up with big bro”: Jace Jung mimics brother Josh Jung’s footfall into Major League Baseball

Jace Jung and Josh Jung

Jace Jung is definitely delighted to follow his big brother’s footsteps into the Major League Baseball, It’s the first time in the history of MLB.com’s rankings that two brothers were in the Top 100 at the same time. The Elder Jung brother, first-round pick, is batting .333/.405/.773/1.178 with eight home runs and 22 RBI in 18 games at the Arizona Complex League and with the Express.

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Josh Jung even said with respect to his brother that he is his own player, bring a different level of energy and swag onto the field and even backs up the swag he builds in the game. After Jace Jung signed with the Tigers, he was assigned to their High Class-A affiliate the West Michigan Whitecaps. In 51 at-bats he’s hitting .216/.349/.275/.624 with no home runs and five RBI.

“I don’t mind being compared to him. I’m not like that,” Jace Jung said. “It’s been so much fun following in his footsteps, learning so much from him.” Added, “”I love playing with energy, I guess that’s where we’re a little different. I’ll play with a chip on my shoulder. I’m a vocal leader on the field. I like to get after it and go hard all the time.”

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Josh Jung and Jace Jung were high first-round pick, No. 8 (2019) & No. 12 (2022) respectively

Jace Jung and Josh Jung
Jace Jung and Josh Jung

“It’s pretty cool, because the accomplishments I had in my career in college, he did the same thing — and went above and beyond,” Josh said. “He’s always trying to keep up with big bro. But now, watching him go out there and flourish and do his own thing, it’s been really special. Just to watch him make his own name for himself.”

For both the Jung brothers, the road to the Major Leagues means traveling together. Jace Jung trains with Josh all offseason.

“We love baseball. We can’t get enough baseball,” Jace Jung said. “It’s hard for us to get away from the game. We take a week off in the fall, and we try so hard to make it that whole week without picking up a bat or a ball. Just because we love the game so much.”

“We do everything together,” Josh Jung said. “We model our games after each other. We give each other feedback on what we see. Coming back with my experience and watching him implement it in his game, it’s super cool.”

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