ANAHEIM, Calif. — After another trip to an Arizona-based hand specialist, the latest attempt to heal Josh Jung’s troublesome right wrist will start with absolutely nothing.
Jung, whose wrist was fractured by a Phil Maton fastball in the fourth game of the season, will hold off on any baseball-related activity for at least two weeks and possibly four before starting to ramp back up in preparation for 2025. A CT scan this week showed no significant issues related to the plate in his wrist or the structural integrity of the tendon. Jung has had periodic bouts of inflammation and soreness in the wrist since surgery to repair it.
The answers didn’t provide a lot of clarity, but did seem to rule out any obvious major issues.
“We will give it complete rest for a couple of weeks and then we’ll test it and see where he’s at,” manager Bruce Bochy said. “We don’t think he needs surgery or anything drastic. The thing we need to stay away from is just continuing to start and stop. We need to get that inflammation to back off. So we’ll just hold off from doing any baseball activities for a while.”
Even if that doesn’t solve the issue, there should be ample time in the offseason to further address it. Players who aren’t involved in the postseason usually take most of October off from baseball.
The injury limited Jung, 26, to 46 games and 188 plate appearances in 2024. He slashed .264/.298/.421/.719 with seven home runs.
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