Jared Young

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Jared Young
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Jared Young batting for the South Bend Cubs
Chicago Cubs
Second baseman / First baseman
Born: (1995-07-09) July 9, 1995 (age 26)
Prince George, British Columbia
Bats: Left
Throws: Right

Jared M. Young (born July 9, 1995) is a Canadian professional baseball second baseman and first baseman in the Chicago Cubs organization.

Amateur career[]

Young attended Prince George Secondary School in Prince George, British Columbia and Kelowna Secondary School in Kelowna, British Columbia.[1] Young attended Minot State University his freshman year of college.[2] Young hit .398 with 5 home runs and 35 RBI for the Beavers, earning all-conference second-team honors.[3] Young transferred to Connors State College for his sophomore season, hitting .480 with 11 home runs and 54 RBI.[4][5] After graduating from Connors State,[4] Young next attended Old Dominion University, where he played college baseball for the Monarchs. Young hit .367 with 7 home runs and 34 RBI, earning ABCA/Rawling All-American Third Team honors.[6] Young was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 15th round, with the 465th overall selection, of the 2017 MLB draft.[7][1]

Professional career[]

Young spent the 2017 season with the Eugene Emeralds, hitting .257/.311/.336/.647 with 1 home run and 15 RBI.[8] He split the 2018 season between the South Bend Cubs and the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, hitting a combined .300/.357/.485/.842 with 16 home runs and 76 RBI. He was named the Cubs 2018 Minor League Player of the Year.[9][10]

Young spent the 2019 season with the Tennessee Smokies, hitting .235/.287/.319/.606 with 5 home runs and 47 RBI.[11] Following the 2019 season, Young played in the Arizona Fall League for the Mesa Solar Sox.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Warren Henderson (June 21, 2017). "Ex-Athletic Young drafted by Cubs". Kelowna Capital News. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  2. ^ Minot State Sports Information (May 16, 2015). "Young named to ABCA/Rawlings All-Region team". Minot State Beavers. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  3. ^ Daily News Staff (May 6, 2015). "Jared Young awarded all-Northern Sun distinction". Minot Daily News. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Jared Young Earns National Award". Connors State College. May 9, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  5. ^ "Jared Young #9 INF Connors State". NJCAA. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  6. ^ ODU Athletics (June 19, 2017). "Rutherford, Young Named ABCA/Rawlings All-Americans". Old Dominion Monarchs and Lady Monarchs. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  7. ^ ODU Athletics (June 14, 2017). "Two Monarchs Selected on Final Day of MLB Draft". Old Dominion Monarchs and Lady Monarchs. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  8. ^ Sam Dykstra (September 5, 2017). "Young piles up hits, leads Players of the Week". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  9. ^ Mark Gonzales (September 18, 2018). "Cubs honor Jared Young and Matt Swarmer with minor-league honors". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  10. ^ Kyle Balzer (September 18, 2018). "Jared Young earns Chicago Cubs' top minor league honour". My Prince George Now. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  11. ^ Kyle Balzer (April 1, 2019). "Prince George baseball product Jared Young promoted by Chicago Cubs". My Prince George Now. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  12. ^ Adam Winkler (August 28, 2019). "Former ODU baseball standout Jared Young selected to play in MLB's Arizona Fall League". WTKR News 3. Retrieved September 25, 2019.

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