This article is about the former MLB player and current Baseball Tonight analyst. For his son who plays for the Colorado Rockies, see Eric Young, Jr.
Eric Orlando Young (born May 18, 1967 in New Brunswick, New Jersey) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman and left fielder. He played college baseball for Rutgers University.
Young began his MLB career with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1992, but soon became one of the original Colorado Rock...
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This article is about the former MLB player and current Baseball Tonight analyst. For his son who plays for the Colorado Rockies, see Eric Young, Jr.
Eric Orlando Young (born May 18, 1967 in New Brunswick, New Jersey) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman and left fielder. He played college baseball for Rutgers University.
Young began his MLB career with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1992, but soon became one of the original Colorado Rockies in 1993. He hit a home run in the Rockies' first-ever home at bat on April 9, 1993, as part of a 11-4 home win over the Montreal Expos. He helped Colorado to its first postseason series appearance in 1995, which they lost to the Atlanta Braves, three games to one. His best seasons came with the Rockies, where he was an All-Star and a Silver Slugger Award winner in 1996 at second base. In 1996, he hit .324, with 8 home runs, 74 RBI and 53 stolen bases.
During the 1990s, Young was one of the top base stealers in the major leagues. He is the...
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