Eric Young Jr

Eric Young Jr.
Young with the New York Mets in 2013
Los Angeles Angels – No. 8
Outfielder / Second baseman
Born: (1985-05-25) May 25, 1985 (age 32) New Brunswick, New Jersey
Bats: Switch Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 25, 2009, for the Colorado Rockies
MLB statistics (through 2017 season)
Batting average	.248
Home runs	12
Runs batted in	104
Stolen bases	157
Teams
Colorado Rockies (2009–2013) New York Mets (2013–2014) Atlanta Braves (2015) New York Mets (2015) New York Yankees (2016) Los Angeles Angels (2017–present)
Career highlights and awards
NL stolen base leader (2013)

Eric Orlando Young Jr. (born May 25, 1985) is an American professional baseball second baseman and outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played 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.

Young began his career playing in 2004 for the Casper Rockies (now the Grand Junction Rockies), that was an advanced rookie team located in Casper, Wyoming and was part of the Pioneer League. 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. Young appeared in the 2009 Futures Game, hitting a three-run home run. The world team won 7 to 5.