About Jace Jung

Jace Andrew Jung (yung; born October 4, 2000) is an American professional baseball second baseman and third baseman for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.

Early life and amateur career
Jung grew up in San Antonio, Texas and attended Douglas MacArthur High School.

Jung enrolled at Texas Tech University to play college baseball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Jung batted .264 through 19 games of his true freshman season before it was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic. As a redshirt freshman, Jung and was named the Big 12 Conference Baseball Player of the Year after batting for a .337 average with 21 home runs and 67 RBIs. During the summer of 2021, he played for the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League, batting .219 while playing second base. Jung was named the preseason Big 12 Player of the Year going into his redshirt sophomore season.