Michael Young (baseball)
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Young with the Texas Rangers on April 27, 2009
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| Infielder | |||
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Born: October 19, 1976 Covina, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 29, 2000, for the Texas Rangers | |||
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| September 29, 2013, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .300 | ||
| Hits | 2,375 | ||
| Home runs | 185 | ||
| Runs batted in | 1,030 | ||
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Michael Brian Young (born October 19, 1976) is an American former professional baseball infielder who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, and Los Angeles Dodgers. Originally a second baseman, the versatile Young was a five time All-Star at shortstop, once at third base, and once as a combination designated hitter and utility infielder. He was the 2005 American League batting champion.
Young played baseball in high school at Bishop Amat Memorial High School and in college at University of California, Santa Barbara (UC-Santa Barbara). He was originally drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in 1994, but elected to return to college and was eventually drafted in 1997 by the Toronto Blue Jays. After spending several seasons in the minor leagues with the Blue Jays, Young was traded to the Rangers where he spent over a decade. While with the Rangers, he set several club records in offensive statistic categories including runs scored and total bases. In 2016, Young was inducted into the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame.
Young attended Bishop Amat Memorial High School in La Puente, California, followed by the University of California, Santa Barbara, to which he later donated money to refurbish the school's baseball field.
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