Eric Young, Jr.
| Eric Young, Jr. | |
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| New York Mets – No. 22 | |
| Outfielder / Second baseman | |
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Born: May 25, 1985 Piscataway, New Jersey | |
| Bats: Switch | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| August 25, 2009 for the Colorado Rockies | |
| Career statistics (through 2013 season) | |
| Batting average | .258 |
| Home runs | 7 |
| Runs batted in | 66 |
| Stolen bases | 108 |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
Eric Orlando Young, Jr. (born May 25, 1985) is an American professional baseball second baseman and outfielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB).[1] He is the son of former professional baseball player Eric Young. He is the reigning National League stolen bases champion.
Baseball career
Young was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey and began his career playing in 2004 for the Casper Rockies (now the Grand Junction Rockies), that was an advanced rookie team and that was part of the Pioneer Baseball League that is located in Casper, WY.
In 2006 Young led all minor leaguers in stolen bases, with 87. He recently won the Arizona Fall League batting title, finishing with a .430 average.[2]
Colorado Rockies
Young Jr. appeared in the 2009 Futures Game, hitting a three-run home run.
Young Jr. made his major league debut on August 25, 2009 for the Colorado Rockies playing Center Field. He had his first career hit in this game during the 5th inning and ended the game 1-4. Eric Young, Sr. was in attendance for his son's debut.
On September 8, 2009, he hit his first career home run in the bottom of the 6th inning against the Cincinnati Reds.
During spring training for the 2010 season he was optioned to the team's Triple-A affiliate, the Sky Sox.[3] On April 25, 2010, Eric Young Jr. was recalled to the Rockies from the Colorado Springs Sky Sox. On May 15, 2010 he suffered a stress fracture and was placed on the DL to return to Coors Field on August 14, 2010. On May 27, 2011 he was called back up to the Rockies with an above 300 batting average from the Sky Sox.
New York Mets
He was designated for assignment on June 12, 2013 and traded to the New York Mets on June 18, 2013 in exchange for Collin McHugh.[4]
On August 2, 2013, Young hit the first walk-off hit of his career, a two-run home run, in the 11th inning against the Kansas City Royals.
On September 30, 2013, in the final game of the season, Young stole his 45th and 46th bases, becoming the National League stolen base leader. He is the Mets' first stolen bases champion since José Reyes in 2007.
See also
- List of second-generation Major League Baseball players
- List of Major League Baseball stolen base champions
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)]
- Eric Young Jr on Twitter
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