Michael Brian Young (born October 19, 1976, in Covina, California) is a Major League Baseball All Star third baseman for the Texas Rangers.
Young was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 25th round of the 1994 Major League Baseball Draft but did not sign. Young attended the University of California at Santa Barbara. He did sign three years later, when the Toronto Blue Jays signed him in the fifth round of the 1997 Major League Baseball Draft. ...
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Michael Brian Young (born October 19, 1976, in Covina, California) is a Major League Baseball All Star third baseman for the Texas Rangers.
Young was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 25th round of the 1994 Major League Baseball Draft but did not sign. Young attended the University of California at Santa Barbara. He did sign three years later, when the Toronto Blue Jays signed him in the fifth round of the 1997 Major League Baseball Draft. He was traded in 2000 with pitcher Darwin Cubillan to the Rangers for Esteban Loaiza. On March 2, 2007, Young agreed to a $80,000,000 contract extension that would keep him with the Rangers until 2013.
In 2002, Young placed 2nd in fielding with a .988 fielding percentage.
In 2003, Young was 3rd in the league in hits with 204, and led all second baseman with a batting average of .306. Young narrowly missed his first gold glove with a fielding percentage of .987. At the end of the 2003 season, Young moved to shortstop after the Alex Rodriguez...
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