Delwyn Rudy Young (born June 30, 1982) is an American former

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the

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and

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. He is currently the manager of the

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of the

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High school years

Young attended Littlerock High School in

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where he was a student and a four-year letterwinner in baseball. Delwyn graduated in 2000.

College years and draft

Young attended

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under coach Teddy Warrecker where he still holds the team records for hits, runs, home runs and RBIs. Young was drafted twice by the

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in 2000 (31st round) and 2001 (29th round), but did not sign as he preferred to remain in college.

Professional career

Los Angeles Dodgers

Young was drafted by the

in the 4th round of the 2002 MLB draft and signed with them on June 12, 2002. After hitting well in the Dodger rookie leagues in 2002 (.300) & 2003 (.323), Young played for the

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in 2004, hitting .281 with 22 HRs, 85 RBIs, and 11 SBs earning

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's second team Minor League All-Star honors as well as being a

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All-Star at second base. In 2005, with the Double-A

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he hit .296 with 16 HRs and 62 RBIs, leading to his promotion to the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s. He hit .325 with the 51s in 36 games the remainder of the season. While he was with the 51s, the organization decided to change his position, moving him from second base to the outfield. He spent the entire 2006 season with the 51s, hitting .273 with 18 HRs and 98 RBIs, though he had a high strikeout total with 104 strikeouts. Young made his MLB debut with the Dodgers on September 7, 2006 against the

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. He went hitless in one at bat. He appeared in eight games for the Dodgers in September, going hitless in five at bats as a pinch hitter. On August 3, 2007, Young made his first career start with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He recorded his first hit as a pinch hitter on August 4 against the

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. On August 9, in his second career start, he went 4 for 4 against the

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. He hit his first major league home run on September 25, off Colorado Rockies'

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. A couple days later he hit another one off San Francisco Giants' Barry Zito. On April 1, 2008, Young hit his first career walk-off single against

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pitcher Keiichi Yabu. He battled injuries the rest of the season, and had to undergo off-season surgery on his elbow Young's attempt to rejoin the Dodgers roster for 2009 was derailed when he suffered another minor injury in spring training and he began the season on the disabled list. He was eventually traded on April 14 to the

for two players to be named later. The Pirates sent Eric Krebs to the Dodgers on May 22, 2009, and they sent

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to the Dodgers on August 1, 2009, to complete the trade.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Although mostly an outfielder, Young began working with Pirates coach Perry Hill on playing second base, a position he played in the minor leagues and occasionally with the Dodgers. He finished 2009 with 16 doubles, 2 triples, 7 home runs, 43 runs batted in, 2 stolen bases, to go along with a .266 average, a .326 on-base percentage, a .381 slugging percentage, in 354 at bats. Delwyn Young made the Pirates Opening Day roster out of spring training as a bench player in 2010. On June 8, he hit a two-run homer against

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during Strasburg's first start as a big league pitcher. He was granted free agency on November 2.

Philadelphia Phillies

On January 6, 2011, the

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announced that Young had signed a minor league contract, with an invitation to spring training. He played the entire 2011 season with the Phillies top farm team, the

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. He became a free agent again at the end of the season.

Chicago White Sox

Young signed a minor league contract with the

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on January 23, 2012. However, after not making the club out of spring training, he was released in March.

Camden Riversharks

Young signed with the Camden Riversharks on July 26, 2012.

Washington Nationals

Young signed a minor league contract with the

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on January 14, 2013. Young was released in March 2013.

Sugar Land Skeeters

Young signed with the

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of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball for the 2014 season. He became a free agent after the 2016 season.

Personal life

Young's father, Delwyn Young, Sr., was drafted in 1981 by the

out of Belmont High School in Los Angeles. He played 11 seasons with five different organizations.

Coaching career

Young has previously served as the hitting coach for the rookie level

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in 2018 and the Short-Season A

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in 2019, both minor league affiliates of the

. On April 12, 2021, Young was announced as the manager of the

for the inaugural season of the

. Young also is an instructor for the

of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. On January 18, 2022, Young was named the hitting coach for the

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, the High-A minor league affiliate of the

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