Eric Young, Jr.

Eric Young, Jr.
Colorado Rockies – No. 1
Outfielder / Second baseman
Born: May 25, 1985 (1985-05-25) Piscataway, New Jersey
Bats: Switch	Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 25, 2009 for the Colorado Rockies
Career statistics (through 2011 Season)
Batting average	.246
Home runs	1
Runs batted in	19
Stolen bases	48
Teams
Colorado Rockies (2009–present)

Eric Orlando Young, Jr. (born May 25, 1985) is an American professional baseball second baseman and outfielder in the Colorado Rockies system. He is the son of former professional baseball player Eric Young.

Baseball career

Young was born in Piscataway, New Jersey and began his career playing in 2004 for the Casper Rockies (now the Casper Ghosts), an advanced rookie team that is part of the Pioneer Baseball League that is located in Casper, WY.

In 2006 Young led all minor leaguers in stolen bases, with 87.[4] He recently won the Arizona Fall League batting title, finishing with a .430 average.

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. 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.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)