Jung grew up in San Antonio, Texas and attended Douglas MacArthur High School.
Jung batted .264 through 19 games of his true freshman season before it was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic.
[2] As a redshirt freshman, Jung and was named the Big 12 Conference Baseball Player of the Year after batting for a .337 average with 21 home runs and 67 RBIs.
[7] He split the 2023 campaign between West Michigan and the Double–A Erie SeaWolves, slashing .265/.376/.502 with 28 home runs and 82 RBI over 128 total games, and playing second base.
[7] Jung began 2024 with the Triple–A Toledo Mud Hens, playing in 91 games and slashing .257/.377/.454 with 14 home runs and 60 RBI.