Jared M. Young (born July 9, 1995) is a Canadian

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second baseman and

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in the

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organization. He made his MLB debut in 2022.

Amateur career

Young attended Prince George Secondary School in

Prince George, British Columbia Prince George is the largest city in northern British Columbia, Canada, with a population of 74,004 in the metropolitan area. It is often called the province's "northern capital" or sometimes the "spruce capital" because it is the hub city for ...

and

Kelowna Secondary School Kelowna Secondary School is a public school in Kelowna, British Columbia within School District 23 Central Okanagan, School District 23. Academics Kelowna Secondary School was rated 3rd in the province by the 2004/05 Fraser Sand rankings.

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. Young attended

Minot State University Minot State University (MSU or MiSU) is a public university in Minot, North Dakota. Founded in 1913 as a normal school, Minot State University is the third-largest university in North Dakota, offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs. ...

his freshman year of college. Young hit .398 with 5 home runs and 35 RBI for the

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, earning all-

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second-team honors. Young transferred to

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for his sophomore season, hitting .480 with 11 home runs and 54 RBI. After graduating from Connors State, Young next attended

Old Dominion University Old Dominion University (Old Dominion or ODU) is a public research university in Norfolk, Virginia. It was established in 1930 as the Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary and is now one of the largest universities in Virginia with ...

, where he played

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for the

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. Young hit .367 with 7 home runs and 34 RBI, earning ABCA/Rawling All-American Third Team honors. Young was drafted by the

in the 15th round, with the 465th overall selection, of the

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Professional career

Young spent the 2017 season with the

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, hitting .257/.311/.336/.647 with 1 home run and 15 RBI. He split the 2018 season between the

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and the

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, hitting a combined .300/.357/.485/.842 with 16 home runs and 76 RBI. He was named the Cubs 2018 Minor League Player of the Year. Young spent the 2019 season with the

Tennessee Smokies The Tennessee Smokies are a Minor League Baseball team based in Kodak, Tennessee, a suburb of Knoxville. The team, which plays in the Southern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. They play at Smokies Stadium, directly off Int ...

, hitting .235/.287/.319/.606 with 5 home runs and 47 RBI. Following the 2019 season, Young played in the

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for the

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. 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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. He split the 2021 season between Tennessee and the Triple-A

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, slashing .290/.361/.471 with 9 home runs and 40 RBI. In 2022, Young spent the year with Iowa, appearing in 109 games and hitting .230/.311/.420 with 17 home runs and 59 RBI. On September 14, 2022, Young's contract was selected from Triple-A

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. He was sent outright off the 40-man roster on October 11, 2022.

References

External links

Minot State Beavers bioOld Dominion Monarchs bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Jared 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Prince George, British Columbia Canadian expatriate baseball players in the United States Canadian expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic Baseball people from British Columbia Major League Baseball infielders Chicago Cubs players Connors State Cowboys baseball players Old Dominion Monarchs baseball players Eugene Emeralds players South Bend Cubs players Myrtle Beach Pelicans players Tennessee Smokies players Mesa Solar Sox players Iowa Cubs players Tigres del Licey players 2023 World Baseball Classic players