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Michael Young   |   Major Leaguer   2000-2008

Full Name:  Michael Brian Young
Born:  October 19,1976  in  Covina, California
Height:  6-1  Weight:  175  Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right
High School:  Bishop Amat (La Puente,CA)
College:  University of California-Santa Barbara

Baseball Lists:  MLB All-Star Game History ... World Baseball Classic Players

Debut:  September 29,2000

Drafted:  Selected by Texas Rangers in 4th Round (96th overall) of 1979 amateur entry draft (Jan-Reg)  ... Selected by Baltimore Orioles in 25th Round (699th overall) of 1994 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  ... Selected by Toronto Blue Jays in 5th Round (149th overall) of 1997 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  

Transactions:   [Jun 13,1997] - signed  [Jul 19,2000] - Traded by Blue Jays with Darwin Cubillan to Rangers for Esteban Loaiza.  [Mar 1,2007] - Signed by Rangers (7-year extension)  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1997St. CathNYPL20TorA- ss-2b 74276498518394895335971036 .308.392.493885--
1998HagerstownSAL21TorA 2b 1405228614733516871685596717712 .282.354.456810--
1999DunedinFSL22TorA+ 2b-ss 129495861553635833066178421510 .313.389.428817--
2000TulsaTex23TexAA ss 43188306013513293172801344 .319.368.457825--
 TennesseeSou23TorAA 2b 913455195245647165367211465 .275.340.426766--
 TexasAL23TexMLB 2b9,222000000000100000 .000.000.00000050%
2001OklahomaPCL24TexAAA 2b 4718928558082833203410226 .291.358.460818--
 TexasAL24TexMLB 2b91063865796184114931269130959 .249.298.40270058%
2002TexasAL25TexMLB 2b1,2,91565737715026896267411120113614 .262.308.38269056%
2003TexasAL26TexMLB 2b1160666106204339147213236103113714 .306.339.44678547%
2004TexasAL27TexMLB ss116069011421633922991234489110411 .313.353.48383639%
2005TexasAL28TexMLB ss21596681142214052491525891300320 .331.385.51389846%
2006TexasAL29TexMLB ss21626919321752314103734896100827 .314.356.45981548%
2007TexasAL30TexMLB ss31566398020137199413347107550121 .315.366.41878452%
2008TexasMLB31TexMLB   964106412024275260326610040 .293.342.412754--
 
Major League Totals - 9 Season(s)1157472570514252634111062265213327561582538116 .302.347.44479148%
Minor League Totals - 5 Season(s)524201533059713221453258330222367206172743 .296.367.450817--


 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1997St. CathNYPL20TorA-2B284578312618---.976--
1997St. CathNYPL20TorA-SS44701211520631---.927--
 
1998HagerstownSAL21TorA2B1281963021150975---.978--
1998HagerstownSAL21TorASS24203926110---.967--
 
1999DunedinFSL22TorA+2B74113219834044---.976--
1999DunedinFSL22TorA+SS53501561422041---.936--
 
2000TennesseeSou23TorAA2B901852481544856---.967--
2000TennesseeSou23TorAASS222152---.800--
2000TulsaTex23TexAASS4167125719923---.965--
2000TexasAL23TexMLB2B1300000------.00
 
2001OklahomaPCL24TexAAA2B4660114517926---.972--
2001OklahomaPCL24TexAAASS2281112---.909--
2001TexasAL24TexMLB2B104915.1212285850580---.9844.89
 
2002TexasAL25TexMLB2B1521258.2298419972697---.9885.13
2002TexasAL25TexMLB3B4803030---1.0003.38
2002TexasAL25TexMLBSS11252100122---1.0004.32
 
2003TexasAL26TexMLB2B1591581389.130547210787117---.9875.03
2003TexasAL26TexMLBSS711745091---1.0004.76
 
2004TexasAL27TexMLBSS1581581386.22254231966798---.9724.21
2004TexasAL27TexMLBDH2--------
 
2005TexasAL28TexMLBSS15515513562394261868395---.9744.41
2005TexasAL28TexMLBDH4--------
 
2006TexasAL29TexMLBSS1551551356.124149214747113---.9814.86
2006TexasAL29TexMLBDH77-00000--------
 
2007TexasAL30TexMLBSS1501501291.121144619676107---.9724.58
 


 Awards
[1997] - Big West Conference All-Star SS  [1999] - Florida State League All-Star UT  [2004] - Texas Rangers Player of the Year, AL MVP (Voting Rank: #8), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [2005] - Baseball America First-Team Major League All-Star SS, AL MVP (Voting Rank: #11), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [2006] - All-Star Game Most Valuable Player, AL MVP (Voting Rank: #30), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [2007] - Texas Rangers Player of the Year, Played in MLB All-Star Game
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  Centile
2000*175,000  1,369,50580
2001*200,000  1,609,51280
2002250,000  1,654,08855
2003415,000  1,773,36445
2004450,000  1,716,30343
20052,575,000  1,825,75623
20063,075,000  1,937,00421
2007*3,575,000  2,923,34030
2008*6,174,974  
 
Career:  $16,889,974   estimate
 Trivia and Player Notes
He won the AL batting crown in 2005.

Played in 3 All-Star games during his career (2004-2006). Young was selected Most Valuable Player of the 2006 All-Star game in Pittsburgh after going 1/2 with 2 runs batted in off a triple. The 2 runs gave the AL a 3-2 lead in the top of the 9th.
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