Bio: Rey Jung was born in Wildomar,
CA (Pop. 36, 875 located 75 miles Southeast of Los Angeles). He attended Elsinore High School (Tigers)
where he set the state California record with 15 homeruns in just 24
games. He was a California Super State
selection as a Senior. He then went to
Columbus, OH and played one year of Independence ball while attending Columbus
State Community College.
Draft: Was the 1st pick in Season 40 by Cincinnati (burton2231). Signed
for $4,000,000 million.
Scout Lucas Fick- “Rey is a can’t miss prospect. The power for a 19-year-old is
unbelievable. The ball explodes off his
bat. With all the power he absolutely
will not chase outside the zone. He has
great discipline of the zone. He has
above average speed but does not run the bases well. If he can project to play CF, the power makes
him a superstar.”
Career Earnings: $234,073,000
Career: Rey Jung was drafted 1st by Cincinnati (burton2231)
in Season 40. He played for four franchises at the Major League level in his 19-year
career. He made his Major League debut
in Season 42 with Chicago. During his career,
he was a 12-time All-Star, won 3 MVP’s (43, 46, 49), 9 silver sluggers (43, 44,
45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51), and 4 Gold Glove (50, 51, 52, 53). His MVP year of Season 49 was his best year. In
that year he hit .309 AVG, 136 R, 183 H, 32 2B, 5 3B, 56 HR 135 RBI, 112 BB, 21
SB. Over his career he compiled 1808 R,
2555 H, 425 2B, 46 3B, 600 HR, 1735 RBI 1678 BB 286 SB, while hitting .285 AVG. He holds the World Record for Career Walks at
1678. He also has the single season
record for BB for New York (125, season 46), Kansas City (124, season 51), and
Buffalo (114 season 55) and records for OBP with New York (.441, season 46) and
Kansas City (.438, season 51).
Speech Highlight- “I have been blessed with the ability to
play this game. Being voted into the
Hall of Fame shows me that people have appreciated all my effort to put that
talent on display. And they enjoyed
watching me compete every day. Thank You
to all those fans.”
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