Eric Young, Jr.
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Young with the New York Mets in 2013
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| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | |||
| Left fielder / Second baseman | |||
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Born: May 25, 1985 Piscataway, New Jersey |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 25, 2009, for the Colorado Rockies | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Batting average | .246 | ||
| Home runs | 8 | ||
| Runs batted in | 88 | ||
| Stolen bases | 145 | ||
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Eric Orlando Young Jr. (born May 25, 1985) is an American professional baseball second baseman and outfielder who is in the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies, Atlanta Braves, New York Mets and New York Yankees. He was the National League stolen base champion in 2013. He is the son of former professional baseball player Eric Young.
Young was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and graduated from Piscataway High School in Piscataway, New Jersey. He had a football scholarship to attend Villanova University. The Colorado Rockies selected Young in the 30th round of the 2003 Major League Baseball draft, and he signed rather than attend college. He began his career playing in 2004 for the Casper Rockies (now the Grand Junction Rockies), that was an advanced rookie team and that was part of the Pioneer League that is located in Casper, Wyoming.
In 2006 Young led all minor leaguers in stolen bases, with 87. He then won the Arizona Fall League batting title, finishing with a .430 average.
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