Jace Jung, Tigers and Rangers
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Jung is hitting .098 but recently found inspiration from Derek Jeter's commencement speech at the University of Michigan.
If ever there was a time for lefty Jace Jung to break out, it would be now as the Tigers face a run of 20 right-handed starters in next 22 games.
Jung is not in the lineup for Monday's game versus the Red Sox. Right-hander Tanner Houck is on the bump for the Red Sox, but the left-handed-hitting Jung will grab a seat after starting each of the last three games against righties.
Tigers third baseman Jace Jung and Rangers third baseman Josh Jung are playing against each other for the first time Mother's Day weekend.
The Major League schedule aligned to give Detroit Tigers third baseman Jace Jung a chance to celebrate his mom during a home game.
Mother's Day was a special one for the Jung family as brothers Jace and Josh Jung went up against each other in Detroit.
Jace Jung drives in a run on a single to right field to give the Tigers a 6-1 lead.
DETROIT - A special weekend came to a close on Sunday for the Jung family as brothers Josh and Jace became just the seventh set of brothers to play against each other in the last 45 years, according to research from Elias Sports Bureau.