Ernie Young

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Ernie Young
Outfielder
Born: July 8, 1969 (1969-07-08) (age 38)
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 17, 1994
for the Oakland Athletics
Final game
September 24, 2004
for the Cleveland Indians
Career statistics
Batting average     .225
Home runs     27
Runs batted in     90
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Olympic medal record
Men’s Baseball
Gold 2000 Sydney Team competition

Ernest Wesley Young (born July 8, 1969 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played for Oakland Athletics (1994-1997), Kansas City Royals (1998), Arizona Diamondbacks (1999), Detroit Tigers (2003), and Cleveland Indians (2004).

In 8 seasons, he played in 288 Games, had 796 At Bats, 108 Runs, 179 Hits, 33 Doubles, 4 Triples, 27 Home Runs, 90 RBI, 10 Stolen Bases, 90 Walks, .225 Batting Average, .310 On-base percentage, .378 Slugging Percentage, 301 Total Bases, 5 Sacrifice Hits, 6 Sacrifice Flies and 1 Intentional Walk. He won an Olympic gold medal for the United States in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. On June 12, 2006, he hit his 300th career minor league home run. Following his retirement after the 2007 season, Young became the hitting coach on the Chicago White Sox's rookie-level team, the Great Falls Voyagers.

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