To be clear, Texas Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young said Wednesday afternoon, there’s no pleasure in this part of the job. Young, a big-league pitcher for more than a decade, doesn’t revel in the enforcement required to elicit the best out of each individual and a collective team.

This is a performance-based game. The Rangers' front office and coaching staff have said that many times this year. That’s never been more true than on Wednesday, when Rangers’ 2023 All-Star third baseman Josh Jung was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock.

The Texas Rangers sent struggling third baseman Josh Jung to Triple-A Round Rock on Wednesday and activated first baseman Jake Burger from the 10-day injured list.