Andrew Jacob Young (born May 10, 1994) is an American

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who is a free agent. He made his MLB debut for the

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in 2020.

Amateur career

Young attended

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. As a senior in 2012, he was named the North Dakota Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year after he batted .389 with six home runs and 38 RBIs alongside pitching to a 5-0 record with a 1.47 ERA. Undrafted out of high school in the

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, he enrolled at the

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to play

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. After his freshman year, he transferred to Neosho County Community College. Following his sophomore season at Neosho, Young enrolled at

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. In 2015, as a junior at Indiana State, he batted .296 with seven home runs and 42 RBIs in 54 games and was awarded

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Honorable Mention. As a senior in 2016, Young slashed .299/.414/.480 with six home runs and 34 RBIs in 56 games, earning himself a spot on the Missouri Valley Conference Second Team. After his senior year, he was selected by the

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in the 37th round of the

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Professional career

St. Louis Cardinals organization

Young signed with St. Louis for $3,000 and made his professional debut with the

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before receiving a promotion to the

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. In 53 games between the two clubs, he batted .271 with three home runs and 24 RBIs. He began 2017 with the

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and was named to the

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All-Star Game along with being invited to participate in the Home Run Derby. After batting .284 with 12 home runs and 38 RBIs in 58 games with Peoria, he was promoted to the

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in June. In 57 games for Palm Beach, Young slashed .265/.327/.388 with five home runs and twenty RBIs. He also played in two games for the

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at the end of the season. Young began 2018 with Palm Beach, with whom he was named a

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All-Star and represented in the Home Run Derby, and was promoted to Springfield in July. In 119 games between the two clubs, he slashed .289/.379/.479 with 21 home runs and 58 RBIs. After the season, he played for the

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of the

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Arizona Diamondbacks

On December 5, 2018, the Cardinals traded Young, Luke Weaver,

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, and a draft pick to the

for

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. Young was assigned to the

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to open the 2019 season, slashing .260/.363/.453 with eight home runs and 28 RBIs over 65 games. He was promoted to the

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on June 16 and finished the year there. Over 68 games with Reno, Young batted .280 with 21 home runs and 53 RBIs. Young was added to the Diamondbacks 40–man roster following the 2019 season. Young made his major league debut on August 1, 2020 vs. the

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, replacing

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in the top of the 9th inning. He hit his first career home run on August 9, 2020, against the

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. He had 26

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s in 2020, batting .192. In 2021, Young appeared in 58 games for the Diamondbacks, slashing .209/.298/.484 with six home runs, 15 RBIs, and seven doubles over 91

s. When not with the major league club, Young played with Reno, batting .304 with 11 home runs and 41 RBIs over 48 games. On November 30, 2021, the Diamondbacks outrighted Young off of their 40-man roster.

Washington Nationals

On December 8, 2021, the

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selected Young from the Diamondbacks in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft. Following spring training, the Nationals assigned Young to the Triple-A

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.https://img.mlbstatic.com/milb-images/image/upload/milb/ny2qgrdxswpasafydxsa.pdf He elected free agency on November 10, 2022.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Andrew 1994 births Living people People from West Fargo, North Dakota Baseball players from North Dakota Major League Baseball infielders Arizona Diamondbacks players Indiana State Sycamores baseball players Gulf Coast Cardinals players State College Spikes players Peoria Chiefs players Palm Beach Cardinals players Springfield Cardinals players Surprise Saguaros players Jackson Generals (Southern League) players Reno Aces players Neosho County Panthers baseball players