Kevin Young (baseball)
| Kevin Young | |
|---|---|
| First baseman | |
| Born: June 16, 1969 Alpena, Michigan |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| July 12, 1992 for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 27, 2003 for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .258 |
| Home runs | 144 |
| Runs batted in | 606 |
| Teams | |
Kevin Stacey Young (born June 16, 1969 in Alpena, Michigan) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1992–95, 1997–2003) and Kansas City Royals (1996). He batted and threw right-handed. Young helped end the most recent baseball players strike in the MLB representing the Pittsburgh Pirates.[citation needed] When he was 17 years old, he played on a Kansas City Kansas American Legion team that finished 24th in the nation out of 5,000 teams. Attended the University of Southern Mississippi where he was an All-American and led the Golden Eagles to its first Regional tournament in 1990.
In a 12-season career, Young posted a .258 batting average with 144 home runs and 606 RBI in 1205 games played. Kevin is known for his kid-friendly humor and desire to educate kids about the game of baseball.
He now lives happily in Arizona, where he lends his support to the Scottsdale Cal Ripken Baseball league and is the Director of Baseball for Protégé Sports.
At the time of his retirement in 2003, he was the last player to leave the Pittsburgh Pirates who had played on a winning team with the club (their last winning season was in 1992, which was his rookie year).
In December, 2007 Kevin was linked to performance-enhancing drug usage in the Mitchell Report.
[edit] Sources
- Career statistics at Baseball Reference
- Scottsdale Cal Ripken Baseball
- Protégé Sports
- The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia – Gary Gillette, Peter Gammons, Pete Palmer. Publisher: Sterling Publishing, 2005. Format: Paperback, 1824pp. Language: English. ISBN 1-4027-4771-3
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