Michael Young (baseball player)

Michael Young (baseball Player)

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Michael Young (baseball player)

Michael Brian Young (born October 19, 1976 in Covina, California

Covina, California

Covina is a city in Los Angeles County, California, California about 22 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, California. The population was 48,837 at the 2005 census....
) is a Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is the highest level of play in American professional baseball. Specifically, Major League Baseball refers to the organization that operates the National League and the American League, by means of a joint organizational structure that has developed gradually between them since 1903 ....
third baseman

Third baseman

A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base ? the third of four bases a baserunner must touch, moving counterclockwise, to score a run....
for the Texas Rangers

Texas Rangers (baseball)

The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball based in Arlington, Texas, representing the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex area. The Rangers are a member of the American League West of Major League Baseball's American League....
.

Young was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles

Baltimore Orioles

The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball based in Baltimore. They are a member of the American League East of Major League Baseball's American League....
in the 25th round of the1994 Major League Baseball Draft

1994 Major League Baseball Draft

First round selectionsThe following are the first round picks in the 1994 Major League Baseball draft....
but did not sign. Young attended the University of California at Santa Barbara. He did sign three years later, when the Toronto Blue Jays

Toronto Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the American League East of Major League Baseball 's American League....
signed him in the fifth round of the 1997 Major League Baseball Draft

1997 Major League Baseball Draft

The 1997 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual Major League Baseball Draft of high school and college baseball players, was held on June 2 and 3, 1997....
. He was traded in with pitcher Darwin Cubillan

Darwin Cubillán

Darwin Harrikson Cubill?n Salom , ia a free agent Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher.Originally signed as a free agent by the New York Yankees in , Cubill?n has played in the MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays , Texas Rangers , Montreal Expos and Baltimore Orioles ...
to the Rangers for Esteban Loaiza

Esteban Loaiza

Esteban Antonio Loaiza Veyna [lo-EYE-sa] is a Major League Baseball pitcher free agent. He most recently played for the Chicago White Sox....
.

Young is currently signed to a $80,000,000 contract that will keep him with the Texas Rangers until 2013.

Young placed 2nd in fielding with a .988 fielding percentage

Fielding percentage

In baseball statistics, fielding percentage, also known as fielding average, is a measure that reflects the percentage of times a baseball positions properly handles a batted or thrown ball....
.

In , Young was 3rd in the league in hits

Hit (baseball)

In baseball statistics, a hit , sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batting when the batter safely reaches First baseman after hitting the ball into fair ball territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice....
with 204 and led all second baseman

Second baseman

Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that player's team....
with a batting average

Batting average

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Michael Brian Young (born October 19, 1976 in Covina, California

Covina, California

Major League Baseball

Third baseman

Texas Rangers (baseball)

Baltimore Orioles

1994 Major League Baseball Draft

Toronto Blue Jays

1997 Major League Baseball Draft

Darwin Cubillán

Esteban Loaiza

Major league career

In , Young placed 2nd in fielding with a .988 fielding percentage

Fielding percentage

Hit (baseball)

Second baseman

Batting average

Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball measuring the performance of batsman and hitter, respectively. The two statistics are related, in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages....
of .306. Young narrowly missed his first gold glove with a fielding percentage of .987. At the end of the 2003 season, Young moved to shortstop after the Alex Rodriguez

Alex Rodriguez

Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez , nicknamed A-Rod, is a Dominican American professional baseball player. He currently plays third baseman for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball....
trade to make room for Alfonso Soriano

Alfonso Soriano

Alfonso Soriano is a professional Major League Baseball outfielder for the Chicago Cubs. He has previously played for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp , New York Yankees, Texas Rangers and Washington Nationals....
.

In , Young was second in the American League

American League

The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada....
in hits with 216 and at-bats with 690. He was 4th in the league in runs

Run (baseball)

In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances around first, second and third baseball field and returns out to home plate, touching the bases in that order, before three out are recorded....
at 114. He was 9th in the American League in batting with an average of .313. Young finshed second in RBI

Run batted in

Run batted in or RBI is a baseball statistic used in baseball, softball and dartball to credit a batter when the outcome of his at-bat results in a run being scored, except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play....
by a shortstop with 99.

Young won the AL batting title in with an average of .331 and was first in MLB in hits with 221. He was 2nd in AL in at-bats with 668 and his 114 runs were 5th best in the AL. His 40 doubles

Double (baseball)

In baseball, a double is the act of a Batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching second base without being called out by the umpire, without the benefit of a fielder's misplay or another baserunner being put out on a fielder's choice....
were the 8th best in the AL. Young also established a career high in home run

Home run

In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batting is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring run for himself and each baserunning who was already on base, with no error by the defensive team on the play....
s with 24. Young's 91 RBI placed him second among all shortstops in the AL.

Young was elected as a member of 2006 World Baseball Classic roster

USA Baseball

USA Baseball was founded in 1978 and is the governing body for amateur baseball in the United States of America. It is a member of the United States Olympic Committee and organizes the U.S....
.

In the 2006 MLB All-Star Game

2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The 2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 77th playing of the midseason exhibition baseball game between the all-star game of the American League and National League , the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball....
held at PNC Park

PNC Park

PNC Park is a baseball park located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is the fifth home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, the city's Major League Baseball franchise....
in Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania with a population of 312,819. The population of the seven-county metropolitan area is 2,462,571....
, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....
, Young was rewarded with the Ted Williams

Ted Williams

Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams also nicknamed The Kid, the Splendid Splinter, Teddy Ballgame and The Thumper, was an United States left fielder in Major League Baseball....
All-Star Game

Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic", is an annual baseball game between players from the National League and the American League, currently selected by a combination of Fan , players, Coach , and Manager ....
MVP award after hitting a two-run triple

Triple (baseball)

In baseball, a triple is the act of a Batter safely reaching third base after hitting the ball, with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay nor another baserunner being put out on a fielder's choice....
.

During the season, Young was 13th in the AL in batting with an average of .314. He was second in the majors in hits, with 217, doubles, at 52, and at-bats, with 691. Young set a career high and led all shortstops in RBI with 103. Young was 1st in the AL in fielding percentage at shortstop with .981. Young also played all 162 games of the 2006 season. Young became the 29th player to accumulate 200 hits, 50 doubles, and 100 RBI in a season. Young became just the 5th player in Major League history to collect 215 hits in three consecutive seasons.

Young finished the season with a batting average of .315 which led the Rangers and was 11th highest in the AL. Young also led the Rangers with 94 RBI and was second among all shortstops in the AL. Young was second on the team and tied a career high in stolen base

Stolen base

In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the pitcher is delivering the ball to home plate....
s with 13. Young's 201 hits were 4th in the AL and marked the 5th consecutive 200-hit season joining Ichiro Suzuki

Ichiro Suzuki

"Ichiro" redirects here. For other uses, see Ichiro., often known simply as , is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Seattle Mariners....
and Wade Boggs

Wade Boggs

Wade Anthony Boggs is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball, primarily with the Boston Red Sox. His hitting in the 1980s and 1990s made him a perennial contender for American League batting titles, in much the same way as his National League contemporary Tony Gwynn....
as the only players to do so since and just the second middle infielder

Infielder

Baseball teams take turns, one "out" in the field and one "in" at bat. The nine Baseball fielding positionss are commonly grouped as three outfielders, four infielders, and "List of baseball jargon #battery" ....
, along with Charlie Gehringer

Charlie Gehringer

Charles Leonard Gehringer , nicknamed ?The Mechanical Man,? was a Major League Baseball second baseman who played nineteen seasons for the Detroit Tigers....
, to have accomplished that feat.

Young was involved in the longest All-Star game in history. He drove in the game-winning RBI at the 2008 MLB All-Star Game

2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 79th Major League Baseball All-Star Game between the all-star game of the American League and the National League , the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball....
after four hours and fifty minutes of playing time. Also, in 2008 Young won the Gold Glove at shortstop for the American League

American League

The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada....
.

In January , the Rangers told Young they would be moving him to third base to make room for prospect Elvis Andrus

Elvis Andrus

Elvis Augusto Andrus is a shortstop who plays in the Texas Rangers organization. Listed at 6' 0", 185 lb., he bats and throws right-handed. Entering 2007 in baseball, he was rated by Baseball America as the No....
. He initially refused to move and asked to be traded to a short list of potential teams. Shortly after, he agreed to move to third base and dropped his trade request.

Personal life

Young was born in Covina, California. His mother is of Mexican American

Mexican American

Mexican Americans are United States of Mexican descent. They account for 9% of the country's population: 28.3 million Americans listed their ancestry as Mexican as of 2006....
descent. Young met his wife, who is also of Mexican descent, while attending Bishop Amat Memorial High School

Bishop Amat Memorial High School

Bishop Amat Memorial High School is a Coeducation Roman Catholic Church high school serving the San Gabriel Valley in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, and was founded in 1957....
. The couple married in 2000. They have a child named Mateo together. His cousin is former WBO Light Welterweight

Light welterweight

Professional boxingThe light welterweight class is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 63.5 kg or 140 pounds. The first champion of this weight class was Pinky Mitchell in 1926, though he was only awarded his championship by a vote of the readers of the Boxing Blade magazine....
boxing champion Zack Padilla

Zack Padilla

Zack Padilla was an United States boxing at welterweight....
.

Rangers single season records

1. Hits- 221
1. Doubles- 52 (2006)
1. At Bats- 691 (2006)

Rangers career records

2. Triples- 41
4. Hits- 1,488
4. Runs- 743
4. Doubles- 275
6. Runs Batted In- 652
8. Batting Average- .300

Statistics

Year	Age	Team	Lg	G Games played Games played is a statistic used in team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has participated ; the statistic is generally applied irrespective of whatever portion of the game is contested....	AB At bat In baseball, an at bat or time at bat is used to calculate certain baseball statistics, including batting average, on base percentage, and slugging percentage....	R Run (baseball) In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances around first, second and third baseball field and returns out to home plate, touching the bases in that order, before three out are recorded....	H Hit (baseball) In baseball statistics, a hit , sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batting when the batter safely reaches First baseman after hitting the ball into fair ball territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice....	2B Double (baseball) In baseball, a double is the act of a Batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching second base without being called out by the umpire, without the benefit of a fielder's misplay or another baserunner being put out on a fielder's choice....	3B Triple (baseball) In baseball, a triple is the act of a Batter safely reaching third base after hitting the ball, with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay nor another baserunner being put out on a fielder's choice....	HR Home run In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batting is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring run for himself and each baserunning who was already on base, with no error by the defensive team on the play....	RBI Run batted in Run batted in or RBI is a baseball statistic used in baseball, softball and dartball to credit a batter when the outcome of his at-bat results in a run being scored, except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play....	SB Stolen base In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the pitcher is delivering the ball to home plate....	CS Caught stealing In baseball, a baserunning is charged, and the fielders involved are credited, with a time caught stealing when the runner attempts to advance or lead off from one base to another without the ball being batted and then is tag out by a fielder while making the attempt....	BB Base on balls A base on balls is credited to a batting and against a pitcher in baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls strike zone....	SO Strikeout In baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike out occurs when a batter receives three strike during his time at bat. Strikeouts are associated with dominance on the part of the pitcher , although it is recognized that the style of swing that generates home runs also leaves the batter somewhat susceptible to striking out....	BA Batting average Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball measuring the performance of batsman and hitter, respectively. The two statistics are related, in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages....	OBP On base percentage In baseball statistics, on-base percentage is a measure of how often a batting reaches base for any reason other than a error , fielder's choice, Uncaught third strike, fielder's obstruction, or catcher's interference ....	SLG Slugging percentage In baseball statistics, slugging percentage is a popular measure of the power of a batting . It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats:...	OPS+ On-base plus slugging On-base plus slugging is a baseball statistics calculated as the sum of a player's on-base percentage and slugging percentage. The abilities of a player both to get on base and to hit for power, two important hitting skills, are represented, making it an effective way of measuring the player's offensive worth....	TB Total bases In baseball statistics, total bases refers to the number of bases a player has gained with hit , i.e. the sum of his/her hits weight function by 1 for a single , 2 for a double , 3 for a triple and 4 for a home run....	SH Sacrifice hit In baseball, a sacrifice bunt is the act of deliberately Bunt the ball in a manner that allows a baserunning to advance to another base. The batter is almost always sacrificed but sometimes reaches base due to an error or fielder's choice....	SF Sacrifice fly In baseball, a batted ball is considered a sacrifice fly if the following four criteria are met:* There are fewer than two outs when the ball is hit....	IBB Intentional base on balls An intentional base on balls , often called an intentional walk, is a base on balls that was issued with no intent of ever allowing a hit....	HBP Hit by pitch In baseball, hit by pitch , or hit batsman , refers to the batter being hit in some part of the body by a pitch from the pitcher. Per baseball official rule 6.08, a batter becomes a baserunning and is awarded first base when he or his equipment :...	GDP Double play In baseball, a double play for a team or a fielder is the act of making two outs during the same continuous playing action. In baseball slang, making a double play is referred to as "turning two", or as Ernie Harwell has coined it, "two for the price of one"....	VORP Value over replacement player In baseball, value over replacement player is a statistic invented by Keith Woolner that demonstrates how much a hitter contributes offensively or how much a pitcher contributes to his team in comparison to a fictitious "replacement player," who is an average fielder at his position and a below average hitter....
2000 2000 Major League Baseball season The 2000 Major League Baseball season was the year of the long ball; an all-time record 5,693 home runs were hit during the regular season. The season ended with the New York Yankees defeating the New York Mets in Game 5 of the World Series....	23	Texas Texas Rangers (baseball) The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball based in Arlington, Texas, representing the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex area. The Rangers are a member of the American League West of Major League Baseball's American League....	AL American League The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada....	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6
2001 2001 Major League Baseball season The Major League Baseball season finished with the Arizona Diamondbacks defeating the New York Yankees in a Game 7 of the 2001 World Series. September 11, 2001 attacks pushed the end of the regular-season from September 30 to October 7....	24	Texas Texas Rangers (baseball) The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball based in Arlington, Texas, representing the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex area. The Rangers are a member of the American League West of Major League Baseball's American League....	AL American League The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada....	106	386	57	96	18	4	11	49	3	1	26	91	.249	.298	.402	80	155	9	5	0	3	9	3.8
2002 2002 Major League Baseball season The Major League Baseball season finished with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim defeating the San Francisco Giants in Game 7 of the 2002 World Series....	25	Texas Texas Rangers (baseball) The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball based in Arlington, Texas, representing the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex area. The Rangers are a member of the American League West of Major League Baseball's American League....	AL American League The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada....	156	573	77	150	26	8	9	62	6	7	41	112	.262	.308	.382	78	219	13	6	1	0	14	2.7
2003 2003 Major League Baseball season The Major League Baseball Major League Baseball season was the 100th season of Major League Baseball. The season ended when the Florida Marlins defeated the New York Yankees in a six game 2003 World Series....	26	Texas Texas Rangers (baseball) The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball based in Arlington, Texas, representing the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex area. The Rangers are a member of the American League West of Major League Baseball's American League....	AL American League The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada....	160	666	106	204	33	9	14	72	13	2	36	103	.306	.339	.446	97	297	3	7	1	1	14	33.6
2004 2004 Major League Baseball season The 2004 in baseball Major League Baseball Major League Baseball season was the 101st season of Major League Baseball. The season ended when the Boston Red Sox defeated the St....	27	Texas Texas Rangers (baseball) The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball based in Arlington, Texas, representing the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex area. The Rangers are a member of the American League West of Major League Baseball's American League....	AL American League The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada....	160	690	114	216	33	9	22	99	12	3	44	89	.313	.353	.483	109	333	0	4	1	1	11	50.6
2005 2005 Major League Baseball season The Major League Baseball Major League Baseball season was the 105th season of Major League Baseball. The season was notable for the league's new anabolic steroid Major League Baseball#MLB steroid policy in the wake of the BALCO scandal, which enforced harsher penalties ever than before for steroid use in Major League Baseball....	28	Texas Texas Rangers (baseball) The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball based in Arlington, Texas, representing the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex area. The Rangers are a member of the American League West of Major League Baseball's American League....	AL American League The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada....	159	668	114	221	40	5	24	91	5	2	58	91	.331	.385	.513	131	343	0	3	0	3	20	71.8
2006 2006 Major League Baseball season In , the Major League Baseball season ended with the National League's St. Louis Cardinals winning the 2006 World Series with the lowest regular season victory total in history....	29	Texas Texas Rangers (baseball) The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball based in Arlington, Texas, representing the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex area. The Rangers are a member of the American League West of Major League Baseball's American League....	AL American League The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada....	162	691	93	217	52	3	14	103	7	3	48	96	.314	.356	.459	108	317	0	8	0	1	27	46.0
2007 2007 Major League Baseball season The 2007 Major League Baseball season was the 107th since the initial co-existence of the American League and National Leagues. It began on April 1 with a rematch of the 2006 National League Championship Series; the St....	30	Texas Texas Rangers (baseball) The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball based in Arlington, Texas, representing the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex area. The Rangers are a member of the American League West of Major League Baseball's American League....	AL American League The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada....	156	639	80	201	37	1	9	94	13	3	47	107	.315	.366	.418	107	267	0	1	5	5	21	38.1
2008 2008 Major League Baseball season The 2008 Major League Baseball Major League Baseball season MLB Japan Opening Day 2008 on March 25, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan with the 2007 World Series champion Boston Red Sox defeating the Oakland Athletics at the Tokyo Dome 6-5 in the first game of a two-game series, and ended on September 30 with the host Chicago White Sox defeating the Minne...	31	Texas Texas Rangers (baseball) The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball based in Arlington, Texas, representing the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex area. The Rangers are a member of the American League West of Major League Baseball's American League....	AL American League The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada....	155	645	102	183	36	2	12	82	10	0	55	109	.284	.339	.402	96	259	0	6	0	2	19	24.6
Totals:				1216	4960	743	1488	275	41	115	652	69	21	355	799	.300	.346	.442	102	2190	25	40	8	16	135	270.6

Michael Young (baseball player)

Major league career

Personal life

Rangers single season records

Rangers career records

Statistics

See also

External links