Dmitri Young

Young with the Washington Nationals

First baseman / Left fielder / Designated hitter

Born: October 11, 1973 (age 43)
Vicksburg, Mississippi

Batted: Switch

Threw: Right

MLB debut

August 29, 1996, for the St. Louis Cardinals

Last MLB appearance

July 11, 2008, for the Washington Nationals

MLB statistics

Batting average

.292

Home runs

171

Runs batted in

683

Teams

Career highlights and awards

2× All-Star (2003, 2007)
NL Comeback Player of the Year (2007)

Dmitri Dell Young (born October 11, 1973), is a former Major League Baseball player. He played all or part of thirteen seasons in the Major Leagues as a left fielder, first baseman and designated hitter. He is the older brother of Delmon Young.

Young attended Rio Mesa High School in Oxnard, California. As a senior, he batted .425 with 11 home runs, 31 RBI, 37 runs, and 8 doubles, and earned USA Today High School All-American honors.

Young was a first round draft pick (number four overall) by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1991 June amateur draft. In 1995, Young punched a fan who had been heckling him, which earned him a suspension from the Texas League. Finally, in 1996, he had a big year at Triple-A Louisville, batting .333, being chosen as a Triple-A All-Star first baseman and the St. Louis Cardinals Minor League Player of the Year. He was called up at the end of the season and played a few games with St. Louis in the majors.

Young's first full season in Major League Baseball was with the Cardinals in 1997, in which he hit .258. After the season, he was traded to the Cincinnati Reds for Jeff Brantley. Eight days later, he was selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the expansion draft, then traded back to the Reds for Mike Kelly. While with the Reds, Young hit over .300 in each year (finishing second in doubles in 1998, and hitting 21 home runs in 2001). During those years, he played primarily the outfield and at first base.

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