Cole Young | |
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Seattle Mariners – No. 1 | |
Shortstop | |
Born: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | July 29, 2003|
Bats: Left Throws: Right |
Cole Douglas Young (born July 29,2003) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Seattle Mariners organization.
Young was raised in Wexford,Pennsylvania,a suburb of Pittsburgh. [1] In 2014,he won Major League Baseball’s national Pitch,Hit &Run competition,held at Target Field,in the 9- and 10-year-old division. [2] [3]
Young attended North Allegheny High School in Wexford. [4] As a high school freshman,Young committed to play college baseball for the Duke Blue Devils. [5] He also was the first freshman to make the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's All Area team. His sophomore season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] As a junior,Young batted .437 with 33 runs scored,23 RBIs and 14 extra-base hits. [7] That summer,Young played in the High School All-American Game at Coors Field,held before the 2021 MLB All-Star Game. [8] [9] As a high school senior,he hit .433 with 2 home runs,topping .400 in every season of high school. [10]
Young was considered a top prospect for the 2022 Major League Baseball draft. [11] [12] The Seattle Mariners selected Young in the first round of the draft,with the 21st overall selection. [13] He signed with the Mariners on July 26 and received a $3.3 million signing bonus. [14] He played for the Arizona Complex League Mariners for one week in August,then moved up to the Modesto Nuts for 10 games. He returned to Modesto for the start of the 2023 season before being promoted to the Everett Aquasox in July. Young hit better after his promotion,with an .884 on-base plus slugging with Everett,up from .825 with Modesto. [15] [16]
Prior to the 2024 season,Young was ranked among the top 70 prospects by MLB.com,Baseball America,Baseball Prospectus,and FanGraphs. [15] [17] During the offseason,Young added 10 pounds of weight through weightlifting training. He spent 2024 with the Double-A Arkansas Travelers,batting .271/.369/.390 with nine home runs and 23 stolen bases. He also played in the 2024 All-Star Futures Game. After the season,Young said he initially tried to hit for more power in 2024 but changed his approach,due in part to playing in a pitcher-friendly home ballpark. [18] After the season,he played one game for the Peoria Javelinas in the Arizona Fall League. [15] [19] He reportedly suffered from wrist discomfort during 2024,which may have limited his fall league availability. [18]
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