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Ben Cowles for Josh Jung (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Josh Jung 3B - TEX  | Ben Cowles 2B,3B,SS - CHC  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 117 | ‐ |
| VBR | # 141 | ‐ |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 41 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 12 | 1 |
| RBI | 44 | 2 |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 1 |
| Batting Average | .261 | .242 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | MiLB |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 131 | ‐ |
| Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot | # 110 | ‐ |
| Chris Welsh FantasyPros | # 124 | ‐ |
| Mike Maher BettingPros | # 127 | ‐ |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 114 | ‐ |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 90 | ‐ |
| Josh Jung 3B - TEX | Ben Cowles 2B,3B,SS - CHC | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 202 | ‐ |
| Runs | 27 | ‐ |
| Hits | 63 | ‐ |
| Singles | 41 | ‐ |
| Doubles | 15 | ‐ |
| Triples | 0 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 7 | ‐ |
| RBI | 23 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | ‐ |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | ‐ |
| Walks | 16 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 33 | ‐ |
| Batting Average | .312 | ‐ |
| On Base Pct | .367 | ‐ |
| Slugging Pct | .490 | ‐ |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .857 | ‐ |
| Josh Jung 3B - TEX | Ben Cowles 2B,3B,SS - CHC | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 340 | 17 |
| Runs | 41 | 2 |
| Hits | 89 | 4 |
| Singles | 59 | 3 |
| Doubles | 18 | 1 |
| Triples | 1 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 12 | 1 |
| RBI | 44 | 2 |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 1 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 0 |
| Walks | 23 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | 84 | 6 |
| Batting Average | .261 | .242 |
| On Base Pct | .311 | .342 |
| Slugging Pct | .421 | .394 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .733 | .736 |
| Josh Jung 3B - TEX | Ben Cowles 2B,3B,SS - CHC | |
| News | ||
| Jung is slashing .312/.367/.490 with seven home runs, 27 runs scored, and 23 RBI across 221 plate appearances this season, with his strikeout rate dropping from 25.2 percent in 2025 to 14.9 percent in 2026. He singled and scored as part of Texas' ninth-inning comeback Saturday before adding a base hit in the seventh. Bruno Mulé Sun, May 31st | The Cubs designated Ben Cowles for assignment. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th | |
| Jung has slugged just .396 with two home runs and five RBI across 23 games in May, though he has sustained a batting average above .300 since a mid-April resurgence. His second-inning solo shot Thursday ended a 14-game homerless streak. Bruno Mulé Fri, May 29th | The Cubs claimed INF Ben Cowles off waivers. Ari Koslow Sun, Mar 1st | |
| Josh Jung is back in the Rangers lineup on Tuesday against the Astros. Ari Koslow Tue, May 26th | The Blue Jays have claimed infielder Ben Cowles off waivers from the Cubs. Brenton Kemp Wed, Feb 18th | |
| Josh Jung underwent an MRI on Monday that didn’t reveal any structural damage. Ari Koslow Mon, May 25th | The Cubs designated Ben Cowles for assignment. Ari Koslow Sun, Feb 15th | |
| Josh Jung is not in the Rangers lineup on Sunday against the Angels. Ari Koslow Sun, May 24th | Ben Cowles has been claimed off waivers by the Chicago Cubs. Cowles was designated for assignment by the White Sox last week. David Leisering Thu, Jan 15th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Josh Jung 3B - TEX | Ben Cowles 2B,3B,SS - CHC | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 | vs WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #215 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #203 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #125 | vs LAA | Ryan Johnson | |
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ BAL | Zach Eflin (0-0) | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 | |
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #94 | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #155 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #22 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 | @ TB | Mason Englert | |
| Wed, Apr 8th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 | @ TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #167 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ LAD | Tyler Glasnow (3-0) | #37 | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #131 | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ ATH | J.T. Ginn (3-3) | #127 | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 | vs NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #129 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 | vs NYM | Tobias Myers (0-1) | #188 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 | |||
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 | vs PHI | Kyle Backhus | |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #131 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn (3-3) | #127 | @ LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #130 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #33 | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #199 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #220 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs NYY | Elmer Rodriguez (0-1) | #272 | @ SD | Matt Waldron (1-2) | #307 |
| Fri, May 1st | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 |
| Sat, May 2nd | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #201 | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 |
| Sun, May 3rd | @ DET | Tyler Holton (0-4) | #147 | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #93 |
| Mon, May 4th | vs CIN | Chase Petty (0-0) | #416 | |||
| Tue, May 5th | @ NYY | Elmer Rodriguez (0-1) | #272 | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 |
| Wed, May 6th | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #60 | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 |
| Thu, May 7th | @ NYY | Paul Blackburn (2-1) | #226 | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 |
| Fri, May 8th | vs CHC | Ben Brown (2-2) | #52 | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 |
| Sat, May 9th | vs CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #70 | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #76 |
| Sun, May 10th | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #107 | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 |
| Tue, May 12th | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #139 |
| Wed, May 13th | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 | @ ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #236 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 | |||
| Fri, May 15th | @ HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #126 | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #181 | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ HOU | Peter Lambert (4-4) | #190 | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 |
| Mon, May 18th | @ COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #425 | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 |
| Tue, May 19th | @ COL | Sammy Peralta | #397 | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 |
| Wed, May 20th | @ COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 |
| Fri, May 22nd | @ LAA | Grayson Rodriguez (2-1) | #77 | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #126 |
| Sat, May 23rd | @ LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #421 | vs HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #181 |
| Sun, May 24th | @ LAA | Reid Detmers (2-5) | #41 | vs HOU | Peter Lambert (4-4) | #190 |
| Mon, May 25th | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai (2-2) | #152 | @ PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs HOU | Jason Alexander (1-1) | #333 | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 |
| Thu, May 28th | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #126 | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 |
| Fri, May 29th | vs KC | Stephen Kolek (3-1) | #166 | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #163 |
| Sat, May 30th | vs KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #104 | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 |
| Sun, May 31st | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #78 | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #114 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 | vs ATH | Gage Jump (0-1) | #150 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #163 | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 | |||
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #83 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 | vs SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #119 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #49 | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ KC | @ COL | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ KC | @ COL | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ BOS | @ SF | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ BOS | @ SF | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ BOS | @ SF | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs MIN | vs COL | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs MIN | vs COL | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs COL | |||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs SD | vs TOR | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs SD | vs TOR | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs SD | vs TOR | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ MIA | @ NYM | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ MIA | @ NYM | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ MIA | @ NYM | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ TOR | @ NYM | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ TOR | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ TOR | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ TOR | @ MIL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ CLE | vs SD | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ CLE | vs SD | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ CLE | vs SD | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs STL | |||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs DET | vs STL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs DET | vs STL | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs LAA | @ BAL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs LAA | @ BAL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs LAA | @ BAL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs HOU | @ CIN | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs HOU | @ CIN | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs HOU | @ CIN | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ ATL | vs MIN | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ ATL | vs MIN | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ ATL | vs MIN | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs CWS | vs DET | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs CWS | vs DET | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs CWS | vs DET | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs SEA | @ PIT | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs SEA | @ PIT | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs SEA | @ PIT | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs SEA | @ STL | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ TB | @ STL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ TB | @ STL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ TB | @ STL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ HOU | vs NYY | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ HOU | vs NYY | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ HOU | vs NYY | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs SF | vs LAD | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs SF | vs LAD | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs SF | vs LAD | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs BAL | @ KC | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs BAL | @ KC | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs BAL | @ KC | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ LAA | @ WSH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ LAA | @ WSH | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ LAA | @ WSH | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ ATH | vs STL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ ATH | vs STL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ ATH | vs STL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs CWS | |||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs WSH | vs CWS | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs WSH | vs CWS | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs LAA | @ SEA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs LAA | @ SEA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs LAA | @ SEA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ CWS | @ ARI | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ CWS | @ ARI | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ CWS | @ ARI | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ MIL | vs CIN | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ MIL | vs CIN | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ MIL | vs CIN | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs ATH | vs MIL | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs ATH | vs MIL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs ATH | vs MIL | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs TB | vs MIL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs TB | @ MIA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs TB | @ MIA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs TB | @ MIA | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ MIL | |||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ SEA | @ MIL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ SEA | @ MIL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ ARI | vs PIT | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ ARI | vs PIT | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ ARI | vs PIT | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs ATL | |||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs BOS | vs ATL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs BOS | vs ATL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs TOR | @ CIN | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs TOR | @ CIN | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs TOR | @ CIN | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs NYM | vs MIA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs NYM | vs MIA | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs NYM | vs MIA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ MIN | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ MIN | @ BOS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ MIN | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 | |||
| Thu, Apr 16th | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-2) | #202 | |||
| Mon, May 11th | vs ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #67 | |||
| Mon, Jun 1st | @ STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #86 | |||
| Thu, Jun 18th | vs MIN | |||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | vs DET | |||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ LAA | |||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs WSH | |||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | @ SEA | |||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | vs BOS | |||||
