Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung joked that he plans to arrive to spring training next season in a suit of bubble wrap. Jung, who strained his left calf fielding ground balls on Friday after arriving at camp early, is taking a humorous approach to the injury. I mean, he has experience learning to deal with them, His left thumb is still swollen while it tries to adjust to the seven screws and metal plate that were inserted during his August surgery to repair a fracture. Two years ago he broke his left labrum lifting weights before camp opened and has surgery that sidelined him for most of the 2022 season.
If I can make it through Day 1, I’ll be just fine,” Jung joked. “So next year, I’ll just show up in bubble wrap and wait till the actual first day of camp.” Calf injuries require time to heal, which the Rangers expect to be two to three weeks. There’s no sense in rushing Jung back before it’s completely healed. Doing so could potentially cause a more serious injury.
Definitely. It’s spring training. We’re not trying to make the playoffs or anything,” he said. “Just take it day by day and figure it out that way.” “Walking isn’t fun, but every day it’s getting better, so that’s promising,” he added. “It’s spring training, so it’s not going to be rushed by any means. I get a couple extra weeks off. The short offseason I just extended it a little.”
