Delmon Young
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Delmon Damarcus Young
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 3", Weight 205 lb.
- High School Camarillo High School
- Debut August 29, 2006
- Born September 14, 1985 in Montgomery, AL USA
[edit] Biographical Information
The brother of Dmitri Young, outfielder Delmon Young was picked by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as the first overall selection in the 2003 amateur draft. In 2005, he was named Minor League Player of the Year was rated the #1 prospect by Baseball America. He expected to be called up for a first taste of Major League Baseball at the end of the season, but wasn't, and loudly expressed his disappointment to the media. He was expected to contend for a starting job during spring training in 2006, but the Devil Rays sent him to the AAA Durham Bulls to get more experience. During an April 26th Bulls game, he was ejected from the game for arguing an umpire's call. Young responded by tossing his bat at the ump, which led to a 50-game suspension, the longest ever in International League history. He was named the top prospect in the IL by Baseball America and hit .316/.341/.474 with 22 steals in 26 tries. Had he qualified, he would have led the IL in average. Later that season, he made his big league debut ten years to the day after his brother had debuted. He did not disappoint, hitting a two-run homer against the Chicago White Sox. He batted .317/.336/.476 overall with the 2006 Devil Rays.
Young played every game in the 2007 Devil Rays season, making him the first rookie since Hideki Matsui in 2003 to play in all of his team's contests.
On November 29, 2007 Young was traded along with Brendan Harris and Jason Pridie to the Minnesota Twins for Matt Garza, Jason Bartlett and Eduardo Morlan. After a couple of so-so seasons in Minnesota, he had a breakthrough year in 2010, driving in 112 runs and finished 10th in the MVP vote as the Twins won the AL Central division title. Yet, less than a year later, on August 15, 2011, he was traded to the Detroit Tigers in return for a fringe prospect, Class A pitcher Cole Nelson, and a player to be named later - P Lester Oliveros. Young was batting .266 with 4 homers and 32 RBI in 84 games at the time of the trade.
Young was considered by many scouts to be a future 30/30 player.
[edit] Notable Achievements
- 2005 Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year, Montgomery Biscuits, Southern League & Durham Bulls, International League
- 2007 Topps All-Star Rookie Team
- 20-Home Run Seasons: 1 (2010)
- 100 RBI Seasons: 1 (2010)
