Justin Foscue Bio
Justin Connor Foscue is an American professional baseball player who serves as a second baseman and first baseman for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Born on March 2, 1999, he was selected 14th overall by the Rangers in the 2020 MLB draft and made his major league debut in 2024. A right-handed hitting middle infielder, Foscue reached the majors after a strong run through the Rangers’ minor league system that included an eight-game home run streak in 2021.
Early Life and Background
Justin Connor Foscue grew up in Huntsville, Alabama, where he attended Virgil I. Grissom High School. He played baseball for the school and emerged as a notable prospect during his senior year in 2017, when he hit .318 with six home runs and earned All-State honors. Despite that production, he went undrafted in the 2017 Major League Baseball draft and chose to honor his commitment to play college baseball at Mississippi State University.
Path to Baseball
Foscue opened his college career with the Mississippi State Bulldogs in 2018, appearing in 58 games as a freshman and batting .241 with three home runs and 20 runs batted in (RBIs). As a sophomore in 2019, he moved from third base to second base and broke out offensively, slashing .331/.395/.564 with 14 home runs, 60 RBIs, and 22 doubles across 67 starts. That performance earned him All-SEC First-Team honors, and he spent the summer of 2019 playing for the United States collegiate national team. In 2020, his junior year was shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic, and he finished at .302 with two home runs and 16 RBIs in 16 games.
Justin Foscue Career
Early Career (2020–2021)
The Texas Rangers selected Foscue with the 14th overall pick of the 2020 MLB draft, and he signed on June 19, 2020, for a $3.25 million signing bonus. He did not appear in a game that year after the minor league season was canceled because of the pandemic. To open 2021, the Rangers assigned him to the Hickory Crawdads of the High-A East, where a rib injury cost him most of June and early July.
After a cortisone injection and a rehab stint with the Arizona Complex League Rangers, Foscue returned to Hickory on July 10, 2021. Between his last rehab appearance on July 9 and a game with Hickory on July 23, he homered in eight consecutive games, tying a Major League Baseball record. In August, he was promoted to the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Central, and across 62 games that season he slashed .275/.371/.590 with 17 home runs and 51 RBI. He closed the year with the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League, hitting .257/.416/.529 with five home runs and 14 RBIs.
Minor League Development (2022–2023)
Foscue opened 2022 on the injured list with a back injury but played 101 games for Frisco and slashed .288/.367/.483 with 15 home runs, 81 RBI, and 31 doubles while playing primarily second base. The Rangers promoted him to the Triple-A Round Rock Express of the Pacific Coast League for 2023, where he hit .266/.394/.468 with 18 home runs, 14 stolen bases, and 84 RBI. On November 14, 2023, Texas added him to its 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.
Texas Rangers Era (2024–Present)
Foscue began 2024 at Triple-A Round Rock before earning his first promotion to the majors on April 2, 2024. He made his MLB debut on April 5 and collected his first hit on April 7, but a left oblique strain sent him to the injured list on April 8 and later the 60-day injured list. He was activated on June 26 and spent time in the minors before a second call-up on July 20. In 15 appearances during his rookie year, he went 2-for-42 with one RBI, two walks, and 18 strikeouts, finishing 0-for-39 in his last 39 at-bats, the longest hitless streak to end a season by a non-pitcher in MLB since Tim Naehring in 1991.
Foscue was optioned to Round Rock to begin 2025, then recalled by Texas, where he extended his major league hitless streak to 44 at-bats, the longest such streak in Rangers history. He returned to Round Rock to open 2026, was called back up on May 2, and hit his first major league home run on May 9, 2026, against the Chicago Cubs at Globe Life Field. On May 18, 2026, at Coors Field against the Colorado Rockies, he went 3-for-3 with a home run, two doubles, and three RBI in a career day.
Notable Events and Milestones
Foscue’s eight-game home run streak in 2021 tied a Major League Baseball record, and his first major league home run came on May 9, 2026, against the Chicago Cubs. His 2024 season ended with a 39-at-bat hitless stretch that was the longest to close a year by a non-pitcher in the majors since 1991, and in 2025 he set a Rangers franchise record with a 44-at-bat hitless streak.
Justin Foscue Career Highlights
Across his professional career, Foscue has collected signature moments at every minor league level, including a Double-A Central campaign with the Frisco RoughRiders in which he hit 17 home runs in 2021 and a 101-game 2022 season in which he drove in 81 runs. In 2023, his first full Triple-A season with the Round Rock Express produced 18 home runs and 84 RBI. His major league resume grew in 2026 with his first MLB home run and a three-hit, three-RBI performance at Coors Field.
Minor League Highlights
At Hickory in 2021, Foscue tied an MLB record by homering in eight straight games before earning a promotion to Frisco, where he helped anchor the middle of the lineup. His 2022 and 2023 seasons at Frisco and Round Rock, respectively, established him as a middle-of-the-order bat and a reliable defender at second base, ultimately leading to his addition to the Rangers’ 40-man roster in November 2023.
Justin Foscue Family
Personal Life
Public details about Justin Connor Foscue’s family and personal life are limited. He grew up in Huntsville, Alabama, and has spent his professional career within the Texas Rangers organization since the 2020 draft.
2025 Season Performance
Foscue opened 2025 at Triple-A Round Rock before a midseason call-up to the Texas Rangers. His return to the majors extended a hitless streak that reached 44 at-bats, a Rangers franchise record and the dominant storyline of his major league time that year. The lengthy drought underscored both the difficulty of his transition to big-league pitching and the organization’s continued confidence in his prospect pedigree.
At Triple-A, Foscue worked to rediscover the offensive form he had shown in 2022 and 2023, when he posted 15 and 18 home runs, respectively, across the upper levels of the minors. The Rangers used his 2025 big-league appearances to evaluate his development and to gauge his role heading into 2026, as he remained a depth option at second and first base.
Looking ahead, Foscue entered 2026 with momentum from his late-season work at Round Rock and an opportunity to carve out a regular role with Texas. His first major league home run on May 9, 2026, against the Chicago Cubs, and his three-hit, three-RBI game on May 18, 2026, at Coors Field, suggested his bat was beginning to translate to the majors.
