Jared Young
Jared Young | |
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![]() Young with the Iowa Cubs in 2022 | |
Chicago Cubs – No. 74 | |
Second baseman / First baseman | |
Born: Prince George, British Columbia | July 9, 1995|
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 16, 2022, for the Chicago Cubs | |
MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
Batting average | .263 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 0 |
Teams | |
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Jared M. Young (born July 9, 1995) is a Canadian professional baseball second baseman and first baseman for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Amateur career
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
Young spent the 2017 season with the Eugene Emeralds, hitting .257/.311/.336/.647 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/.842 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/.606 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]
On September 14, 2022, Young's contract was selected from Triple-A Iowa.
References
- ^ a b Warren Henderson (June 21, 2017). "Ex-Athletic Young drafted by Cubs". Kelowna Capital News. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ Minot State Sports Information (May 16, 2015). "Young named to ABCA/Rawlings All-Region team". Minot State Beavers. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ Daily News Staff (May 6, 2015). "Jared Young awarded all-Northern Sun distinction". Minot Daily News. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ a b "Jared Young Earns National Award". Connors State College. May 9, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ "Jared Young #9 INF Connors State". NJCAA. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ ODU Athletics (June 19, 2017). "Rutherford, Young Named ABCA/Rawlings All-Americans". Old Dominion Monarchs and Lady Monarchs. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ ODU Athletics (June 14, 2017). "Two Monarchs Selected on Final Day of MLB Draft". Old Dominion Monarchs and Lady Monarchs. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ Sam Dykstra (September 5, 2017). "Young piles up hits, leads Players of the Week". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ Mark Gonzales (September 18, 2018). "Cubs honor Jared Young and Matt Swarmer with minor-league honors". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ Kyle Balzer (September 18, 2018). "Jared Young earns Chicago Cubs' top minor league honour". My Prince George Now. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- ^ Kyle Balzer (April 1, 2019). "Prince George baseball product Jared Young promoted by Chicago Cubs". My Prince George Now. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Minot State Beavers bio
- Old Dominion Monarchs bio
- Articles with short description
- Short description with empty Wikidata description
- Articles without Wikidata item
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Prince George, British Columbia
- Canadian expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Canadian expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic
- Baseball people from British Columbia
- Major League Baseball infielders
- Chicago Cubs players
- Connors State Cowboys baseball players
- Old Dominion Monarchs baseball players
- Eugene Emeralds players
- South Bend Cubs players
- Myrtle Beach Pelicans players
- Tennessee Smokies players
- Mesa Solar Sox players
- Iowa Cubs players
- Tigres del Licey players