Delwyn Young
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| Los Angeles Dodgers — No. 3 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: June 30, 1982 | |
| Bats: Switch | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| September 7, 2006 for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) |
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| Batting Average | .375 |
| Runs Batted In | 3 |
| Home Runs | 2 |
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Delwyn Rudy Young (born June 30, 1982 in Los Angeles, California) is an outfielder in Major League Baseball who plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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[edit] High school years
Young attended Littlerock High School in Littlerock, California and was a student and a four-year letterwinner in baseball & graduated in 2000.
[edit] College years and draft
Young attended Santa Barbara City College under coach Teddy Warrecker where he still holds the team records for hits, runs, home runs and RBIs.[1]
Young was drafted twice by the Atlanta Braves in 2000 (31st round) and 2001 (29th round) but did not sign, preferring to remain in college. He was next drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 4th round of the 2002 draft and signed with them on June 12, 2002.
[edit] Minor leagues
After hitting well in the Dodger rookie leagues in 2002 & 2003 (.300, .323), Young played for the Vero Beach Dodgers in 2004, hitting .281 with 22 HRs, 85 RBIs, and 11 SBs earning Baseball America's second team Minor League All-Star honors as well as being a Florida State League All-Star at second base. [2]
In 2005, with the "AA" Jacksonville Suns he hit .296 with 16 HRs and 62 RBIs, leading to his promotion to the "AAA" Las Vegas 51s. He hit .325 with the 51s in 36 games the remainder of the season. While he was with the 51s, the organization decided to change his position, moving him from second base to the outfield.
He spent the entire 2006 season with the 51s, hitting .273 with 18 HRs and 98 RBIs, though he had a high strikeout total with 104 strikeouts.
[edit] Major leagues
Young made his major league debut with the Dodgers on September 7, 2006 against the New York Mets at Shea Stadium. He went hitless in one at bat. He appeared in eight games for the Dodgers in September, going hitless in five at bats as a pinch hitter.
On August 3, 2007, Young made his first career start with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He recorded his first hit as a pinch hitter on August 4 against the Arizona Diamondbacks. On August 9, in his second career start, he went 4 for 4 against the Cincinnati Reds.
On April 1, 2008 Young hit his first career walk-off single against San Francisco Giants pitcher Keiichi Yabu.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Minor League Splits and Situational Stats
- MLB.com bio
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