Josh Jung focused on mental performance this spring

n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”rich”,”width”:550},”type”:”oembed”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”“I just want to make sure I’m really dialed in and I keep that part of me in check,” Jung said. “I felt like I kind of got away from it in the big leagues when I was struggling last year. So it’s more of an emphasis and just having positive reminders around for myself because it’s going to be hard. I’m facing the best pitchers in the world. You’re going to struggle up here. I just want to have some stuff around my locker with me just to psych myself back up.”nnLots of things are on the vision board, Jung explained, but one part is his favorite. nn“I have, like, ‘Are you not entertained?’ \[from the movie “Gladiator”\] with a question mark on there,” Jung said. “I have an internal thought and question to myself to kind of put on a show. Not necessarily be cocky and all that, but for myself, like go out there and leave it all on the field.”nnHe also now uses the mantra, “Leave no doubt,” similar to his “Be water” approach in 2021. For Jung, it’s about just going out and playing the best baseball he can, without letting things that are out of his control take up space in his mind. nnFor Jung, MLB’s No. 34 overall prospect, almost nothing has been in his control over the last few years. The COVID-19 pandemic shut down what would have been his first full Minor League season in 2020. A stress fracture in his left foot delayed what could have been his MLB debut in ’21, and he was unable to compete for the Opening Day job in ’22 due to left shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum early in camp that left him sidelined until early August.nnBut looking back at all of that, he recognizes that it’s OK to give himself grace for a slow start in the big leagues. nn“I wasn’t fully healthy,” Jung said. “I was doing everything I could just to come back and play baseball. I got the opportunity to get my feet wet, but I’ve got to give myself some grace. But, man, it was a struggle. I was struggling, but looking back on it, it wasn’t as bad as I thought. I’m ready to go now. The digesting part of it was more of a like, ‘Don’t put so much weight on it, because that’s not really who you were at that…