Alex Young

Q: When was Alex Young born?

Alex Young was born on September 9, 1993.

Q: Where was Alex Young born?

Alex Young was born in Westlake, OH .

Q: How tall is Alex Young?

Alex Young is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

Q: How much does Alex Young weigh?

Alex Young weighs 220 lbs (99 kg).

Q: How many seasons has Alex Young played?

Alex Young is in his 6th season.

Q: When was Alex Young drafted?

Alex Young was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 32nd round of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Carmel Catholic HS (Mundelein, IL) and the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2nd round of the 2015 MLB June Amateur Draft from Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX) .

Q: How many strikeouts does Alex Young have?

Alex Young has 9 strikeouts this season and has 233 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How much is Alex Young worth?

Alex Young makes $1,160,000.00 this year. His current contract terms are 1 yr/$1.16M (24).

Q: How many teams has Alex Young played for?

Alex Young has played for 6 teams; the Arizona Diamondbacks, Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Guardians, San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds and New York Mets.

Q: What are Alex Young's nicknames?

AY is a nickname for Alex Young.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 220lb (190cm, 99kg)

Team: New York Mets (majors)

Born: September 9, 1993 in Westlake, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 32nd round of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Carmel Catholic HS (Mundelein, IL) and the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2nd round of the 2015 MLB June Amateur Draft from Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX).

High School: Carmel Catholic HS (Mundelein, IL)

School: Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX)

Debut: June 27, 2019 (Age 25-291d, 21,958th in major league history)
vs. SFG 5.0 IP, 3 H, 5 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2019 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$1.16M (24)

Service Time (01/2024): 3.143 • Arb Eligible: 2025 • Free Agent: 2027

Agents: Wasserman

Full Name: Alexander Edward Young

Nicknames: AY

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.4

1.0

ERA

0.82

4.29

173

11.0

273.0

233

WHIP

1.273

1.403

Last 5 Games

Last 5 Games Table
Date	Tm		Opp	Result	App,Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	IR	IS	WPA	aLI	cWPA	acLi	RE24
2024-09-10	NYM	@	TOR	L 2-6	7-7	1	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	3	14	9	1	4	0	2	0	0	1	1	-0.008	0.23	-0.01%	0.35	-0.068
2024-09-08	NYM		CIN	L 1-3	9-GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0.012	0.43	0.01%	0.60	0.315
2024-09-04	NYM		BOS	W 8-3	5-6	25	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	4	14	7	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0.061	2.04	0.05%	2.61	0.483
2024-08-09	NYM	@	SEA	L 0-6	8-GF(8)	2	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	4	13	10	2	2	1	2	2	0	0	0	0.000	0.00	0.00%	0.00	0.450
2024-08-06	NYM	@	COL	L 3-6	8-GF(8)	2	1.0	2	1	1	2	0	6	27	13	4	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	-0.027	0.32	-0.02%	0.39	-0.456

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
2015	21	ARI-min	A-,Rk	0	0		1.29	7	2	4	0	0	1	7.0	5	1	1	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	25			0.857	6.4	0.0	1.3	7.7	6.00	HIL,DKS NORW,ARIZ
2016	22	ARI-min	A+,A	5	8	.385	3.56	21	20	0	2	1	0	118.2	118	55	47	11	37	0	93	4	0	7	500			1.306	8.9	0.8	2.8	7.1	2.51	VIS,KNC CALL,MIDW
2017	23	ARI-min	AA	9	9	.500	3.68	27	24	1	0	0	0	137.0	125	67	56	12	58	0	103	10	0	3	594			1.336	8.2	0.8	3.8	6.8	1.78	WTN SOUL
2018	24	ARI-min	AAA,AA	10	5	.667	5.17	29	21	2	0	0	0	130.2	148	80	75	15	39	1	109	2	2	1	566			1.431	10.2	1.0	2.7	7.5	2.79	REN,WTN PCL,SOUL
2019	25	ARI-min	AAA	4	3	.571	6.09	20	8	1	0	0	0	54.2	66	38	37	6	26	3	64	1	0	6	258			1.683	10.9	1.0	4.3	10.5	2.46	REN PCL
2019	25	ARI	NL	7	5	.583	3.56	17	15	0	0	0	0	83.1	72	40	33	14	27	4	71	4	0	2	349	125	4.81	1.188	7.8	1.5	2.9	7.7	2.63
2020	26	ARI	NL	2	4	.333	5.44	15	7	0	0	0	0	46.1	51	30	28	11	14	0	39	1	0	1	204	83	5.57	1.403	9.9	2.1	2.7	7.6	2.79
2021	27	CLE-ARI-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	4.85	10	0	2	0	0	0	13.0	13	7	7	1	4	0	12	1	0	2	54			1.308	9.0	0.7	2.8	8.3	3.00	CLB,REN AAAE,AAAW
2021	27	TOT	MLB	2	6	.250	6.58	40	2	12	0	0	0	52.0	65	43	38	12	27	4	43	3	0	3	246	65	6.25	1.769	11.3	2.1	4.7	7.4	1.59
2021	27	ARI	NL	2	6	.250	6.26	30	2	7	0	0	0	41.2	50	34	29	11	20	3	38	1	0	2	193	68	6.29	1.680	10.8	2.4	4.3	8.2	1.90
2021	27	CLE	AL	0	0		7.84	10	0	5	0	0	0	10.1	15	9	9	1	7	1	5	2	0	1	53	57	6.07	2.129	13.1	0.9	6.1	4.4	0.71
2022	28	CLE-SFG-min	AAA	3	0	1.000	3.34	33	0	10	0	0	1	35.0	31	14	13	5	9	1	50	1	0	0	144			1.143	8.0	1.3	2.3	12.9	5.56	CLB,SAC IL,PCL
2022	28	TOT	MLB	1	1	.500	2.36	25	1	2	0	0	0	26.2	29	11	7	0	11	0	21	1	0	3	116	171	2.89	1.500	9.8	0.0	3.7	7.1	1.91
2022	28	CLE	AL	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2		-2.89	3.000	27.0	0.0	0.0	27.0
2022	28	SFG	NL	1	1	.500	2.39	24	1	1	0	0	0	26.1	28	11	7	0	11	0	20	1	0	3	114	167	2.96	1.481	9.6	0.0	3.8	6.8	1.82
2023	29	CIN-min	AAA	0	0		0.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	6			0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	18.0		LOU IL
2023	29	CIN	NL	4	2	.667	3.86	63	0	6	0	0	1	53.2	53	27	23	10	20	0	50	1	0	0	236	120	4.99	1.360	8.9	1.7	3.4	8.4	2.50
2024	30	CIN-NYM-SFG-min	AAA	3	0	1.000	2.81	31	0	5	0	0	0	32.0	22	12	10	2	11	0	28	3	0	1	128			1.031	6.2	0.6	3.1	7.9	2.55	LOU,SYR,SAC IL,PCL
2024	30	TOT	NL	0	0		0.82	13	0	5	0	0	0	11.0	10	1	1	0	4	0	9	0	0	0	45	520	2.63	1.273	8.2	0.0	3.3	7.4	2.25
2024	30	CIN	NL	0	0		0.00	3	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	10		1.17	2.000	18.0	0.0	0.0	9.0
2024	30	NYM	NL	0	0		1.00	10	0	4	0	0	0	9.0	6	1	1	0	4	0	7	0	0	0	35	406	2.95	1.111	6.0	0.0	4.0	7.0	1.75
6 Yrs				16	18	.471	4.29	173	25	25	0	0	1	273.0	280	152	130	47	103	8	233	10	0	9	1196	103	4.97	1.403	9.2	1.5	3.4	7.7	2.26
162 Game Avg.				5	6	.471	4.29	59	9	9	0	0	0	94	96	52	45	16	35	3	80	3	0	3	411	103	4.97	1.403	9.2	1.5	3.4	7.7	2.26

ARI (3 yrs)				11	15	.423	4.73	62	24	7	0	0	0	171.1	173	104	90	36	61	7	148	6	0	5	746	93	5.37	1.366	9.1	1.9	3.2	7.8	2.43
CIN (2 yrs)				4	2	.667	3.72	66	0	7	0	0	1	55.2	57	27	23	10	20	0	52	1	0	0	246	125	4.85	1.383	9.2	1.6	3.2	8.4	2.60
CLE (2 yrs)				0	0		7.59	11	0	6	0	0	0	10.2	16	9	9	1	7	1	6	2	0	1	55	60	5.79	2.156	13.5	0.8	5.9	5.1	0.86
NYM (1 yr)				0	0		1.00	10	0	4	0	0	0	9.0	6	1	1	0	4	0	7	0	0	0	35	406	2.95	1.111	6.0	0.0	4.0	7.0	1.75
SFG (1 yr)				1	1	.500	2.39	24	1	1	0	0	0	26.1	28	11	7	0	11	0	20	1	0	3	114	167	2.96	1.481	9.6	0.0	3.8	6.8	1.82

NL (6 yrs)				16	18	.471	4.15	162	25	19	0	0	1	262.1	264	143	121	46	96	7	227	8	0	8	1141	106	4.94	1.372	9.1	1.6	3.3	7.8	2.36
AL (2 yrs)				0	0		7.59	11	0	6	0	0	0	10.2	16	9	9	1	7	1	6	2	0	1	55	60	5.79	2.156	13.5	0.8	5.9	5.1	0.86

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Alex Young?

Alex Young is 31 years old.

When was Alex Young born?

Alex Young was born on September 9, 1993.

Where was Alex Young born?

Alex Young was born in Westlake, OH.

How tall is Alex Young?

Alex Young is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

How much does Alex Young weigh?

Alex Young weighs 220 lbs (99 kg).

How many seasons has Alex Young played?

Alex Young is in his 6th season.

When was Alex Young drafted?

Alex Young was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 32nd round of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Carmel Catholic HS (Mundelein, IL) and the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2nd round of the 2015 MLB June Amateur Draft from Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX).

What position does Alex Young play?

Alex Young is a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts does Alex Young have?

Alex Young has 9 strikeouts this season and has 233 strikeouts over his career.

How much is Alex Young worth?

Alex Young makes $1,160,000.00 this year. His current contract terms are 1 yr/$1.16M (24).

How many teams has Alex Young played for?

Alex Young has played for 6 teams; the Arizona Diamondbacks, Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Guardians, San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds and New York Mets.

What are Alex Young's nicknames?

AY is a nickname for Alex Young.

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