Looking for a quick boost at the plate — though it’s too late for this year — the Detroit Tigers and general manager Al Avila selected Texas Tech second baseman Jace Jung with the No. 12 overall pick in the 2022 MLB draft on Sunday night in Los Angeles.
Jung hit .335 with 14 homers and 18 doubles in 61 games for Texas Tech in 2022. That followed a 2021 season in which he hit 21 homers with a .337 average in just 56 games for the Red Raiders. The San Antonio native also has baseball bloodlines; his brother, Josh, was the No.