Jared Young

Jared M. Young (born July 9, 1995) is a Canadian professional baseball first baseman for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.

Jared Young
Young with the Iowa Cubs in 2022
Chicago Cubs – No. 18
First baseman
Born: (1995-07-09) July 9, 1995
Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 16, 2022, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Batting average.210
Home runs2
Runs batted in8
Teams

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 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 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 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] Young did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[13]

He split the 2021 season between Tennessee and the Triple-A Iowa Cubs, slashing .290/.361/.471 with 9 home runs and 40 RBI. In 2022, Young spent the year with Iowa, appearing in 109 games and hitting .230/.311/.420 with 17 home runs and 59 RBI.

On September 14, 2022, Young's contract was selected from Triple-A Iowa. Young made his MLB debut two days later against the Colorado Rockies, and collected his first career hit in the game, a double off Justin Lawrence.[14] He was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to Triple–A Iowa on November 11.

Young began the 2023 season with Triple–A Iowa, playing in 52 games and hitting .326/.426/.605 with 13 home runs and 45 RBI. On June 27, 2023, Young had his contract selected to the 40-man roster, and assumed the active roster spot of Miles Mastrobuoni, who was optioned to Triple–A.[15]

References
  1. 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. "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.
  13. "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  14. "Chicago Cubs rookie Jared Young has debut to remember". calltothepen.com. 16 September 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  15. "Cubs' Jared Young: Selected from Iowa". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
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