Jared Young | |
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New York Mets | |
Utility player | |
Born: Prince George, British Columbia, Canada | July 9, 1995|
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
Professional debut | |
MLB: September 16, 2022, for the Chicago Cubs | |
KBO: July 30, 2024, for the Doosan Bears | |
MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
Batting average | .210 |
Home runs | 2 |
Runs batted in | 8 |
KBO statistics (through 2024 season) | |
Batting average | .326 |
Home runs | 10 |
Runs batted in | 39 |
Teams | |
Jared M. Young (born July 9,1995) is a Canadian professional baseball utility player for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Chicago Cubs and in the KBO League for the Doosan Bears. He made his MLB debut in 2022. Young was drafted by the Cubs in the 15th round of the 2017 MLB draft.
Young attended Prince George Secondary School in Prince George,British Columbia and Kelowna Secondary School in Kelowna,British Columbia. [1] Young attended Minot State University his freshman year of college. [2] Young hit .398 with 5 home runs and 35 RBI for the Beavers,earning all-conference second-team honors. [3] Young transferred to Connors State College for his sophomore season,hitting .480 with 11 home runs and 54 RBI. [4] [5] After graduating from Connors State, [4] Young next attended Old Dominion University,where he played college baseball for the Monarchs. Young hit .367 with 7 home runs and 34 RBI,earning ABCA/Rawling All-American Third Team honors. [6] Young was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 15th round,with the 465th overall selection,of the 2017 MLB draft. [7] [1]
Young spent the 2017 season with the Eugene Emeralds,hitting .257/.311/.336 with 1 home run and 15 RBI. [8] He split the 2018 season between the South Bend Cubs and the Myrtle Beach Pelicans,hitting a combined .300/.357/.485 with 16 home runs and 76 RBI. He was named the Cubs 2018 Minor League Player of the Year. [9] [10]
Young spent the 2019 season with the Tennessee Smokies,hitting .235/.287/.319 with 5 home runs and 47 RBI. [11] Following the 2019 season,Young played in the Arizona Fall League for the Mesa Solar Sox. [12] Young did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [13]
He split the 2021 season between Tennessee and the Triple-A Iowa Cubs,slashing .290/.361/.471 with 9 home runs and 40 RBI. In 2022,Young spent the year with Iowa,appearing in 109 games and hitting .230/.311/.420 with 17 home runs and 59 RBI.
On September 14,2022,Young's contract was selected from Triple-A Iowa. Young made his MLB debut two days later against the Colorado Rockies,and collected his first career hit in the game,a double off Justin Lawrence. [14] He was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to Triple–A Iowa on November 11.
Young began the 2023 season with Triple–A Iowa,playing in 52 games and hitting .326/.426/.605 with 13 home runs and 45 RBI. On June 27,2023,Young had his contract selected to the 40-man roster,and assumed the active roster spot of Miles Mastrobuoni,who was optioned to Triple–A. [15] In 16 games for the Cubs,he hit .186/.255/.465 with 2 home runs,8 RBI,and 2 stolen bases. Following the season on November 2,Young was removed from the 40–man roster and placed on outright waivers. [16]
On November 6,2023,Young was claimed off waivers by the St. Louis Cardinals. [17] He was optioned to the Triple–A Memphis Redbirds to begin the 2024 season. [18] Young was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to Memphis on March 27,2024. [19] In 74 games for Memphis,he batted .285/.411/.506 with 11 home runs,35 RBI,and 6 stolen bases.
On July 23,2024,Young signed a $300,000 contract with the Doosan Bears of the KBO League. [20] On July 31,Young went 5–for–6 with two home runs and eight RBI in a 30–6 victory over the Kia Tigers. His tally of eight RBI tied the record for most RBI in a game by a foreign player. [21] For the season,he batted .326/.420/.660 with 10 home runs and 39 RBI in 38 games. Young became a free agent following the season.
On December 16,2024,Young signed a one-year,major league contract with the New York Mets. [22]
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