[1] Latz pitched to a 10–0 record with a 0.23 ERA and 114 strikeouts over 62+1⁄3 innings his senior season of high school and was named the 2014 Illinois Player of the Year.

[3][4] Latz was given a medical redshirt due to a stress reaction in his left elbow that caused him to miss the 2015 season.

[10][8] Latz made his professional debut in 2017 with the AZL Rangers of the Rookie-level Arizona League, going 0–1 with a 6.75 ERA over just 2+2⁄3 innings.

[4] He split the 2021 minor league season between the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Central and the Round Rock Express of the Triple-A West, going a combined 2–2 with a 4.30 ERA and 119 strikeouts over 96+1⁄3 innings.

[12][13] On August 25, 2021, Texas selected his contract to the 40-man roster and promoted him to the major leagues to make his MLB debut that night against the Cleveland Indians.