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Jared Young
Young with the Iowa Cubs in 2022
New York Mets
Utility player
Born: (1995-07-09) July 9, 1995 (age 29)
Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
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 runs2
Runs batted in8
KBO statistics
(through 2024 season)
Batting average.326
Home runs10
Runs batted in39
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.

Amateur career

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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]

Professional career

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Chicago Cubs

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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]

St. Louis Cardinals

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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.

Doosan Bears

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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.

New York Mets

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On December 16, 2024, Young signed a one-year, major league contract with the New York Mets.[22]

References

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  1. ^ a b Warren Henderson (June 21, 2017). "Ex-Athletic Young drafted by Cubs". Kelowna Capital News. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  2. ^ Minot State Sports Information (May 16, 2015). "Young named to ABCA/Rawlings All-Region team". Minot State Beavers. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  3. ^ Daily News Staff (May 6, 2015). "Jared Young awarded all-Northern Sun distinction". Minot Daily News. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Jared Young Earns National Award". Connors State College. May 9, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  5. ^ "Jared Young #9 INF Connors State". NJCAA. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  6. ^ ODU Athletics (June 19, 2017). "Rutherford, Young Named ABCA/Rawlings All-Americans". Old Dominion Monarchs and Lady Monarchs. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  7. ^ ODU Athletics (June 14, 2017). "Two Monarchs Selected on Final Day of MLB Draft". Old Dominion Monarchs and Lady Monarchs. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  8. ^ Sam Dykstra (September 5, 2017). "Young piles up hits, leads Players of the Week". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  9. ^ Mark Gonzales (September 18, 2018). "Cubs honor Jared Young and Matt Swarmer with minor-league honors". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  10. ^ Kyle Balzer (September 18, 2018). "Jared Young earns Chicago Cubs' top minor league honour". My Prince George Now. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  11. ^ Kyle Balzer (April 1, 2019). "Prince George baseball product Jared Young promoted by Chicago Cubs". My Prince George Now. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  12. ^ Adam Winkler (August 28, 2019). "Former ODU baseball standout Jared Young selected to play in MLB's Arizona Fall League". WTKR News 3. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  13. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  14. ^ "Chicago Cubs rookie Jared Young has debut to remember". calltothepen.com. September 16, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  15. ^ "Cubs' Jared Young: Selected from Iowa". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  16. ^ "Cubs' Jared Young: Sent outright to Triple-A". cbssports.com. November 2, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  17. ^ "Cardinals' Jared Young: Claimed off waivers". cbssports.com. November 6, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  18. ^ "Cardinals' Jared Young: Optioned to Memphis". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  19. ^ "Cardinals' Jared Young: Outrighted to Triple-A". cbssports.com. March 27, 2024.
  20. ^ "Bears acquire ex-MLB player Jared Young, waive Henry Ramos". m-en.yna.co.kr. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  21. ^ "Jared Young hits two homers, drives in eight runs in second game with Doosan Bears". princegeorgecitizen.com. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  22. ^ "New York Mets sign veteran infielder Jared Young for 1 year". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 16, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
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