Daniel Alexander Young (born May 27, 1994) is an American

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in the

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organization. He has previously played in

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(MLB) for the

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Career

Amateur career

Young graduated from Saint Andrew's School in

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, in 2012. He attended the

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to play

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for the

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Toronto Blue Jays

The

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selected Young in the eighth round of the

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. He made his professional debut in 2015 for the Low-A

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, posting a 1-1 record and 6.33 ERA with 8 strikeouts in 27 innings pitched. In 2016, Young pitched in 21 games for the

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, recording a 2-1 record and 2.70 ERA with 18 strikeouts in innings pitched. In 2017, Young split 47 appearances between the High-A

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and the Double-A

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, posting a cumulative 4-1 record and 3.00 ERA with 50 strikeouts and 4 saves in 63.0 innings pitched. The following season, Young returned to New Hampshire, logging a 2-0 record and 4.13 ERA with 48 strikeouts in innings pitched. For the 2019 season, Young made 37 appearances split between New Hampshire and the Triple-A

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, pitching to a cumulative 1-2 record and 2.76 ERA with 42 strikeouts in 49 innings pitched.

Cleveland Indians / Guardians

On December 12, 2019, the

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selected Young in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft. Young did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. In 2021, Young made 40 appearances for the Triple-A

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, logging a 2-2 record and 4.47 ERA with 58 strikeouts in innings pitched. He elected free agency following the season on November 7, 2021.

Seattle Mariners

On February 9, 2022, Young signed a minor league contract with the

organization. He was assigned to the Triple-A

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to begin the 2022 season. The Mariners promoted Young to the major leagues for the first time on May 5, 2022. He made his MLB debut on May 9 in relief against the

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, recording three strikeouts. He made 2 appearances for the Mariners, recording a 7.36 ERA across innings pitched. He was designated for assignment on August 1, 2022.

Atlanta Braves

On August 6, 2022, Young was claimed off waivers by the

. He made one appearances for Atlanta, throwing scoreless innings against the

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on August 15. He was designated for assignment the following day. On August 18, he cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple-A

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. He made 11 appearances for Gwinnett down the stretch, posting a 3.24 ERA with 17 strikeouts in innings pitched. Young participated in major league spring training activities before the 2023 regular season began, and was assigned to minor league camp in March 2023. On April 8, the Braves selected Young's contract to the active roster. In 8 games out of Atlanta's

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, he logged a 1.08 ERA with 11 strikeouts in innings. On July 18, Young was placed on the full–season injured list with an unspecified injury. The next day, the Braves released Young from the roster. On July 24, Young re-signed with the Braves on a minor league contract.https://www.milb.com/transactions/2023-07-21/p-4

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