Ernie Young

Ernest Wesley Young

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 190 lb.
• School Lewis University
• High School Mendel Catholic Preparatory High School
• Debut May 17, 1994
• Final Game September 24, 2004
• Born July 8, 1969 in Chicago, IL USA

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Biographical Information

Outfielder Ernie Young was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the tenth round of the 1990 amateur draft. Young was the 1993 MVP of the Hawaii Winter League with the Kauai Emeralds. He had several cups of coffee with the A's before spending the 1996 season as their regular centerfielder. He later played for several other big league teams and won an Olympic gold medal for the United States in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. On June 12, 2006, he hit his 300th career minor league home run as a professional.

Young was the hitting coach for the Great Falls White Sox in 2008. He moved up to manage the Kannapolis Intimidators in 2009. In 2013 Young became a coach for the Arkansas Travelers.

He managed Team USA in the 2010 Pan American Games Qualifying Tournament, in which they tied Venezuela for third and won spots at the 2011 Pan American Games and 2011 Baseball World Cup. He remained their manager for those two events.

Year-By-Year Minor League Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
2009	Kannapolis Intimidators	South Atlantic League	82-57	1st	Chicago White Sox	Lost in 1st round
2010	Kannapolis Intimidators	South Atlantic League	65-74	9th (t)	Chicago White Sox
2011	West Michigan Whitecaps	Midwest League	70-69	7th	Detroit Tigers
2012	West Michigan Whitecaps	Midwest League	72-68	6th	Detroit Tigers