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michael young by Garrett Sullivan

By cjhsgrade8

  • Birth

    Birth
    Michael Young was born in October 19, 1976 in Covina, California. Young’s mother is a Mexican decedent but his father was born in California and was not Mexican.
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  • School

    School
    Michael Young attended Bishop Amat Memorial High School and then attended the University of California, Santa Barbara.

  • First draft

    First draft
    1. Young was first drafted to the Baltimore Orioles in 1994 25th round but did not sign. He later was drafted to the Toronto Blue Jays in the fifth round of the 1997 Major League Baseball Draft.

  • Traded to the Rangers

    In 2000 Young was traded in with pitcher Darwin Cubillán to the Rangers for Esteban Loaiza.

  • 2002 rangers season

    2002 rangers season
    In 2002, Young placed 2nd in fielding with a .988 fielding percentage. In 2003, Young was 3rd in the league in hits with 204, and led all second baseman with a batting average of .306. Young had a fielding percentage of .987. At the end of the 2003 season, Young moved to shortstop after the Alex Rodriguez trade, to make room for Alfonso Soriano.

  • 2004 Rangers Season

    2004 Rangers Season
    In 2004, Young was second in the American League in hits with 216 and at bats with 690, 4th in runs with 114, and 9th in batting with an average of .313. Young finished second among shortstops in RBIs, with 99.

  • 2005 rangers season

    2005 rangers season
    Young won the AL batting title in 2005 with an average of .331, and was first in MLB in hits with 221. He was 2nd in AL in at bats with 668, and his 114 runs were 5th-best in the AL. His 40 doubles were the 8th-best in the AL. Young also established a career-high in home runs with 24. Young's 91 RBIs placed him second among all shortstops in the AL.

  • 2006 Rangers season

    2006 Rangers season
    1. Young was elected to the U.S. 2006 World Baseball Classic roster. In the 2006 MLB All-Star Game held at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Young was rewarded with the Ted Williams Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP Award after hitting a game-winning two-run triple in the 9th inning.

  • 2008 Rangers season

    2008 Rangers season
    Young played in the longest All-Star game in history. He drove in the game-winning RBI at the 2008 MLB All-Star Game after four hours and 40 minutes of playing time. Also, in 2008 Young won the Gold Glove at shortstop for the American League.

  • 2000 hits

    2000 hits
    On August 7, 2011, Young hit an infield single which marked his 2000th career hit. Young became the first Ranger to reach this milestone.