Eric Young Jr.

Positions: Outfielder, Pinch Hitter and Second Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-10, 195lb (178cm, 88kg)

Born: May 25, 1985 in New Brunswick, NJ us

Draft: Drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 30th round of the 2003 MLB June Amateur Draft from Piscataway HS (Piscataway, NJ).

High School: Piscataway HS (Piscataway, NJ)

School: Chandler-Gilbert Community College (Chandler, AZ)

Debut: August 25, 2009 (Age 24-092d, 19,640th in major league history)
vs. LAD 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 2018 (Age 33-128d)
vs. OAK 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2010 season

Agents: MVP Sports Group • Previously: CAA Sports

Full Name: Eric Orlando Young

Nicknames: EYJ

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Relatives: Son of Eric Young Sr.

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.4

1725

422

.245

275

RBI

112

162

OBP

.312

SLG

.332

OPS

.643

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2004	19	COL-min	Rk	23	110	87	20	23	5	1	0	7	14	1	20	13	.264	.407	.345	.752		30	0	1	2	0	0		CAS · PION
2005	20	COL-min	Rk	63	264	219	48	66	7	7	3	25	25	10	35	52	.301	.404	.438	.842		96	4	4	4	2	0		CAS · PION
2006	21	COL-min	A	128	569	482	92	142	28	6	5	49	87	31	67	75	.295	.391	.409	.800		197	1	10	9	1	0		AVL · SALL
2007	22	COL-min	A+	130	613	540	113	157	29	11	8	63	73	18	46	105	.291	.359	.430	.789		232	5	13	12	2	1		MOD · CALL
2008	23	COL-min	AA	105	476	403	74	117	24	4	3	33	46	16	61	77	.290	.391	.392	.784		158	6	6	6	0	1		TUL · TL
2009	24	COL-min	AAA	119	552	472	118	141	21	10	7	43	58	14	56	79	.299	.387	.430	.817		203	2	12	12	0	1		CSP · PCL
2009	24	COL	NL	30	61	57	7	14	1	0	1	1	4	4	4	12	.246	.295	.316	.611	54	18	1	0	0	0	0	H/48
2010	25	COL-min	AAA,AA	37	156	136	22	34	5	1	1	9	10	0	16	34	.250	.335	.324	.659		44	1	2	1	1	0		CSP,TUL · PCL,TL
2010	25	COL	NL	51	189	172	26	42	5	1	0	8	17	6	17	32	.244	.312	.285	.597	54	49	2	0	0	0	0	47/H
2011	26	COL-min	AAA	58	275	223	61	81	18	9	2	28	17	1	39	36	.363	.454	.552	1.005		123	3	2	6	5	0		CSP · PCL
2011	26	COL	NL	77	229	198	34	49	4	3	0	10	27	4	26	38	.247	.342	.298	.640	66	59	1	3	1	1	0	7H/489D
2012	27	COL	NL	98	196	174	36	55	7	2	4	15	14	2	13	31	.316	.377	.448	.825	110	78	1	4	5	0	0	H89/7D
2013	28	TOT	NL	148	598	539	70	134	27	7	2	32	46	11	46	100	.249	.310	.336	.645	79	181	6	2	10	1	1	*7H98/4D
2013	28	COL	NL	57	180	165	22	40	9	3	1	6	8	4	11	33	.242	.290	.352	.641	66	58	1	0	4	0	0	H98/74D
2013	28	NYM	NL	91	418	374	48	94	18	4	1	26	38	7	35	67	.251	.318	.329	.647	85	123	5	2	6	1	1	7/84H
2014	29	NYM-min	AA,A+	4	16	13	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	3	.077	.250	.077	.327		1	0	0	0	0	0		BNG,SCE · EL,FLOR
2014	29	NYM	NL	100	316	280	48	64	10	5	1	17	30	6	24	60	.229	.299	.311	.610	77	87	2	5	5	2	1	7H/48D
2015	30	ATL-NYM-min	AAA	75	307	257	37	64	8	3	1	28	26	4	37	45	.249	.351	.315	.666		81	7	4	8	1	1		GWI,LVG · IL,PCL
2015	30	TOT	NL	53	94	85	16	13	4	2	0	5	6	2	6	18	.153	.217	.247	.464	29	21	1	1	2	0	1	H78/9
2015	30	ATL	NL	35	85	77	7	13	4	2	0	5	3	0	6	17	.169	.229	.273	.502	39	21	1	0	2	0	1	8H7
2015	30	NYM	NL	18	9	8	9	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	1	.000	.111	.000	.111	-65	0	0	1	0	0	0	H/79
2016	31	MIL-min	AAA	116	329	289	48	76	9	2	3	30	23	6	31	51	.263	.338	.339	.678		98	3	3	4	2	2		CSP · PCL
2016	31	NYY	AL	6	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/DH8
2017	32	LAA-min	AAA	83	385	341	67	104	15	5	8	52	20	7	33	56	.305	.375	.449	.824		153	12	6	4	1	0		SLK · PCL
2017	32	LAA	AL	47	125	110	24	29	5	0	4	16	12	3	5	31	.264	.336	.418	.754	103	46	0	7	3	0	0	78H/D9
2018	33	LAA-min	AAA	84	348	307	46	92	18	7	5	34	10	6	35	66	.300	.367	.453	.820		139	3	0	2	4	0		SLK · PCL
2018	33	LAA	AL	41	117	109	12	22	4	2	1	8	5	1	6	28	.202	.248	.303	.551	52	33	4	1	0	1	0	87/H
2019	34	SEA-min	AAA,Rk	35	151	133	19	32	4	3	2	12	4	2	13	26	.241	.311	.361	.672		48	3	2	0	3	0		TAC,MRE · PCL,ARIZ
10 Yrs				651	1926	1725	275	422	67	22	13	112	162	39	147	350	.245	.312	.332	.643	74	572	18	23	26	5	3
162 Game Avg.				162	479	429	68	105	17	5	3	28	40	10	37	87	.245	.312	.332	.643	74	142	4	6	6	1	1

COL (5 yrs)				313	855	766	125	200	26	9	6	40	70	20	71	146	.261	.329	.342	.671	72	262	6	7	10	1	0
NYM (3 yrs)				209	743	662	105	158	28	9	2	43	71	15	59	128	.239	.307	.317	.625	80	210	7	8	11	3	2
LAA (2 yrs)				88	242	219	36	51	9	2	5	24	17	4	11	59	.233	.293	.361	.654	78	79	4	8	3	1	0
NYY (1 yr)				6	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
ATL (1 yr)				35	85	77	7	13	4	2	0	5	3	0	6	17	.169	.229	.273	.502	39	21	1	0	2	0	1

NL (7 yrs)				557	1683	1505	237	371	58	20	8	88	144	35	136	291	.247	.314	.328	.642	74	493	14	15	23	4	3
AL (3 yrs)				94	243	220	38	51	9	2	5	24	18	4	11	59	.232	.292	.359	.651	77	79	4	8	3	1	0

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