Chris Young (pitcher)
Chris Young | |
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Dallas, Texas, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 24, 2004, for the Texas Rangers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 17, 2017, for the Kansas City Royals | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 79–67 |
Earned run average | 3.95 |
Strikeouts | 1,062 |
Teams | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Christopher Ryan Young (born May 25, 1979) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current general manager of the Texas Rangers since 2020. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 2000 to 2017 for the Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, New York Mets, Seattle Mariners and the Kansas City Royals. Young was a 2007 National League (NL) All-Star player as a member of the Padres, and was a member of the 2015 World Series winning Kansas City Royals team. After his playing career, he worked for the Major League Baseball front office before becoming the general manager of the Rangers in 2020.
At the age of 25, Young made his MLB debut on August 24, 2004 with the Rangers. He had previously excelled in basketball and baseball at Highland Park High School in University Park, Texas, and Princeton University.
Young helped Highland Park reach the Class 4A Region II basketball final in 1997 and the Class 4A
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High school
Young attended Highland Park High School in University Park, where he played basketball and baseball.[3] He lettered three times in basketball, in a career in which he scored over 1,000 points, and accumulated 500 rebounds and 200 blocks. He was a two-year letterman in baseball, compiling a 14–3 record with 180 strikeouts. In basketball, he averaged 16 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocked shots a game, and in baseball he had an 8–3 record with a 1.70 ERA and 95 strikeouts in 80 innings pitched.[3]
As a sophomore in the fall of 1995, he was moved up to the varsity basketball team from the junior varsity due to injuries.[4] As a junior, his presence was significant enough that one opposing team practiced with a coach holding a broom in the air to simulate playing against him.[5] He helped his team reach the Class 4A-state Region II final.[6] As a junior in baseball, Young threw a no-hitter against McKinney High School in Spring 1997.[7] However, he missed a large part of the season after getting off to a 6–0 start because of a stress fracture in his foot.[8] Nonetheless, he was already considered a top professional prospect,[9] and he was named as one of seven Highland Park players on the all-district team.[10] By the summer of 1997, he was able to play for the Dallas Mustangs who were the defending national champions in the Connie Mack World Series,[11][12] and he earned the win in the fifth place game of the World Series.[13]
By January of Young's senior season, he had led his basketball team to a district-leading 23–1 (4–0 in district) record and first place in both
Young announced he planned to attend Princeton in May 1998. He chose Princeton over Boston College, University of Oklahoma, University of Pennsylvania, University of Texas, Vanderbilt University, and Yale University. Young's decision was based on Princeton's rising national profile in basketball and the opportunity to work with baseball coach Scott Bradley, who had played catcher for the Seattle Mariners while 6–10 pitcher Randy Johnson was with the team.[23]
On May 9, 1998, Young was involved in a combined no-hitter when he pitched into the fifth inning against
College career
In his freshman season at Princeton University, Young was the first male athlete to be named Ivy League Rookie of the Year in two sports—basketball and baseball—and was a unanimous selection for both awards.[34][35] In addition, Young was named second-team All-Ivy in basketball and was basketball Rookie of the Week each of the final six weeks and seven weeks overall.[35] His season was capped with Ivy League Player of the Year and freshman All-America honors from Basketball Weekly. Statistically, Young set Princeton Tigers men's basketball freshman records for points (387) and rebounds (160) by averaging 12.9 points and 5.3 rebounds a game with the 1998–99 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team. He also had 39 points, 19 rebounds, and 15 assists in three games at the Rainbow Classic basketball tournament, hosted by the University of Hawaii.[35][36][37][38] He posted a season-high 24 points in a National Invitation Tournament win against the NC State Wolfpack.[39] In baseball, Young led Princeton and the Ivy League with a 2.38 ERA. During this performance he allowed only one home run over the course of 150 batters faced, and was twice named Ivy League Rookie of the Week.[35]
Young concluded his college basketball career by starting every game with the 1999–2000 team.[40] Among his accomplishments that season were 22 double-digit scoring games, breaking his own single-season school record for blocked shots with 87, and leading the team with 13.8 points per game, 6.3 rebounds per game, 87 blocked shots and 40 steals.[40] He was also second on the team with 105 assists. Young had the highest rebounding average of any Princeton player since 1978 and was also the thirteenth player in school history to record 100 assists in a season.[40] For his college basketball career, Young accumulated 801 points, 350 rebounds, and 142 blocks.[40] His best game performances included a 20-point game on the road against the 11th-ranked Kansas Jayhawks,[41] a career-high 30 points against Harvard,[42] and a school record of nine blocked shots against the Ohio Bobcats.[43]
During his
Young was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third round of the 2000 amateur draft and signed a US$1.65 million contract with Pittsburgh on September 6 after holding out until he gained assurances that he would be able to complete his collegiate education.[44] His athletic career was not entirely on hold as an upperclassman, and he was able to get some low minor league experience before completing his degree at Princeton in politics in June 2002 and becoming a full-time professional athlete.[44][47] He played in the class A minor leagues after his junior year.[44] Young then completed his senior thesis, entitled "The Impact of Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball on Racial Stereotypes in America: A Quantitative Content Analysis of Stories about Race in the New York Times" while commuting on minor league buses as a player for the Hickory Crawdads.[44][47] Young was also offered a two-year guaranteed contract to play basketball for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association in 2002 by fellow Princeton alum and Kings president Geoff Petrie.[44][47]
Professional career
Young was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third round of the 2000 MLB draft.[48] He was signed to a deal on September 6. After a few years of minor league service, he was traded to the Montreal Expos' organization. The Expos traded him to the Texas Rangers, for whom he eventually made his major league debut. After less than two seasons with the Rangers, he was traded to the San Diego Padres.[48]
Minor leagues
In 2001, Young went 5–3 with a 4.12 ERA in 12 starts for the
In June 2003, Young was promoted to the
Young was promoted to the Triple-A
Texas Rangers
2004
Young debuted with the Rangers on August 24, 2004, against the Minnesota Twins. He pitched 5+2⁄3 innings, giving up four hits and three earned runs, while striking out four and walking three batters.[61] Young exited the game trailing 3–0, but was rescued by a comeback walk-off 5–4 win.[55]
This debut made Young the first Princeton baseball player to start a major league game at any position since
The debut, which occurred in a home game at
Young's first major league
2005
Young was one of three rookies on the Opening Day roster.[76] He made 31 starts in 2005 with the Rangers, compiling a 12–7 record with a 4.26 ERA.[48] His twelve victories tied Kevin Brown's record for most wins by a Rangers rookie.[77] His season started slowly, with seven earned runs allowed in 7+1⁄3 innings pitched (8.59 ERA) over his first two starts.[76][78][79] However, over the course of 11 starts from April 17 – June 13, he lowered his ERA to a season-low 2.78 by going 6–2, 2.18 in 70+1⁄3 innings pitched over that stretch.[76] This included the month of May when he went 3–0 in five starts with a 1.42 ERA that was third-best among all qualifying major leaguers for the month.[76] This included his season-high 13+2⁄3 scoreless innings recorded from May 3–9.[80][81] He had subsequent hot and cold streaks, with a record of 2–4 and a 9.07 ERA in nine starts from June 20 – August 2, followed by a 2.53 ERA over his final nine starts.[76] He closed out the season by winning his final four decisions, which was a personal best.[76]
May 9 was one of two times Young came within an inning of a shutout by pitching eight scoreless innings; August 17 against the
In his rookie season, Young ranked in the top five among qualifying major league rookies in several statistical categories: strikeouts (second, 137), wins (tied for third, 12), ERA (fourth, 4.26), starts (fifth, 31) and innings pitched (fifth, 164+2⁄3).
San Diego Padres
2006
2006 marked Young's breakout season. His ERA continued its downward trend, falling to 3.46 over 31 starts, good enough for sixth best in the National League, and he recorded a career-high 169 strikeouts. He finished with an 11–5 record,[48] led all major league pitchers with a 2.41 road ERA,[88][89] allowed a league-leading 6.72 hits per 9 innings pitched, and a .206 opponent batting average.[48][88] He had 15 no decisions, the most among MLB starting pitchers in 2006.[90] During 2006 he led the majors in stolen bases allowed, with 41. During the season, Young won a National League Pitcher of the Month award, took a no-hitter into the sixth inning or beyond three times, and extended his undefeated road start streak to 24 games.[88] This streak made Young one of only three pitchers in major league history to have gone at least 23 straight road starts without a loss; Allie Reynolds set the record at 25 straight road starts spanning the 1948 and 1949 seasons, with Russ Meyer falling one short, going undefeated in 24 straight road contests spanning the 1953 and 1954 seasons.[88]
In his first six starts after
On September 22, Young had a no-hitter through 8+1⁄3 innings of the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates before pinch hitter Joe Randa hit a two-run home run.[96][97] This would have been the first no-hitter in Padres history.[96] It was the first time a Padre had taken a no-hitter into the ninth inning since Andy Ashby on September 5, 1997, vs. the Atlanta Braves.[88][98] Young had been on pace for a perfect game through 5+2⁄3 innings.[99] Young also took a no-hitter into the eighth inning on May 30 against the Colorado Rockies as a prelude to his June performance.[96] In that game, which marked the first time a pitcher took a no-hitter into the eighth inning during the 2006 season,[3] he surrendered a double to Brad Hawpe, who had been a teammate in the 1997 Connie Mack World Series,[11][13] on his first pitch of the eighth inning and 99th of the game.[100][101] During Young's next start on June 4 at Pittsburgh, he did not allow a hit for the first 5+1⁄3 innings,[102][103] making him one of only two pitchers (Steve Trachsel – June 20–25, 2002)[104][105] to have consecutive starts with at least five hitless innings since the 2000 season.[3][106]
He ended the season by winning his first career postseason start; on October 7, he earned a 3–1 victory in Game 3 of the 2006 National League Division Series against the St. Louis Cardinals.[107] He pitched 6+2⁄3 shutout innings, struck out nine, walked two and allowed four hits.[107] The Padres lost the series three games to one. Young's 6–0 road performance in 2006 was one of 49 undefeated road seasons with at least five victories by a pitcher since post-season play began in 1903. However, it was the first to be followed by a postseason road victory.[108]
In November, he traveled to Japan to take part in the
2007
In his season debut on April 4 against the San Francisco Giants, Young became the 435th different pitcher to surrender a home run to Barry Bonds when he surrendered Bonds' first of the season and 735th of his career.[113] The game marked Young's 25th consecutive road start without a loss.[113] Young was 9–0 during the streak, which ended in his subsequent road start on April 15 at Dodger Stadium in a 9–3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.[89][114] The last of the nine other pitchers to go 20 consecutive road starts without a loss was Greg Maddux who went 22 starts without a loss during 1997 and 1998.[115] Young's streak began on June 25, 2005.[89][115][116]
On April 10, Young signed a four-year extension with the Padres through the 2010 season, reportedly worth US$14.5 million with a club option for 2011.[117]
On June 16, Young threw a pitch that
On June 24, Jake Peavy surrendered three earned runs in five innings, which caused his ERA to rise from 1.98 to 2.14.[125] This gave Young, who had a 2.08 ERA, the National League-leading average for one day. The next day, Brad Penny allowed only one earned run over eight innings to take the lead with a 2.04 ERA.[126]
On July 1, Young was nominated as a candidate for the All-Star Final Vote, contending against
Young entered the All-Star break with the major league lead in ERA and opponent batting average as well as an undefeated streak extending back to a May 12 loss to the Cardinals.
He was placed on the disabled list after he incurred a strained
2008
Young started the season in the second spot in the Padres rotation between ace Peavy and Maddux. He pitched his first three turns from the second spot in the rotation. On April 18, he missed his turn and Maddux moved into the second spot in the rotation. Young has since been pitching in the third spot in the rotation.[139][140] The number three spot in the rotation is the only one that was not scheduled to start during the Padres visit to Wrigley Field May 12–15, 2008. Young, thus, did not make a start against the Cubs with whom he had an altercation in 2007. On May 21, 2008, in a game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Young was hit in the face by a line drive from Albert Pujols. Young was sitting on the ground for several minutes but was able to leave the field under his own power as he only sustained a nasal fracture and a laceration on his nose. Later in the same inning, Pujols would also sprain the ankle of Padres catcher Josh Bard while sliding into home plate.[141] Young returned to the mound on July 29 with five shutout innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks.[142] Young then did not pitch between August 10 and September 1 due to another disabled list stint and returned to the lineup to take the loss in a game where Greg Maddux, who had become a Los Angeles Dodger, earned his 354th victory to tie Roger Clemens for eighth on the all-time list.[143]
Then, on September 7 he came within four outs of
2009
After starting the season with a 4–2 record, Young lost his last four starts before spending the remainder of the season on the disabled list. His final start occurred on June 14.
2010
Young pitched six shutout innings in the second game of the season before being pulled with a right shoulder strain.[150] He missed almost the entire season except for three starts near the end of the season, finishing the season 2–0 with a 0.90 ERA.[150] In November, the Padres declined to pick up the option for 2011.[150]
In 2010, he was chosen as the eighth-smartest athlete in sports by
New York Mets
2011
On January 17, 2011, Young signed a contract with the
2012
On March 26, 2012, Young signed on a minor league deal with the Mets. He had recently undergone surgery to repair a torn anterior capsule in his right shoulder.
Washington Nationals
2013
On February 21, 2013, Young signed a minor league deal with the Washington Nationals and an invitation to training camp.
Seattle Mariners
2014
Young signed a highly incentivized one-year deal with the
Kansas City Royals
2015
On March 7, 2015, Young signed with the
2016
On December 7, 2015, the Royals announced that they had signed Young to a two-year $11.75 million contract with mutual third-year option.[201] After beginning the 2016 season with a record of 1–5 in 7 starts, Young was placed on the disabled list with a strained right forearm from May 12 to 28.[202][203] After his DL stint, Young continued to serve the Royals as a swingman out of the bullpen, finishing the season appearing in 34 games, 13 starts. He was 3–9 and registered a 6.19 ERA, his highest ERA over a full season to that point in his career.[149] He also tied a career high by allowing 28 home runs, and gave up a career-high 10.6 hits per 9 innings.[149]
2017
Young began the season in the bullpen after failing to win a spot in the Kansas City rotation.[citation needed] On June 23, 2017, Young was designated for assignment by the Royals.[204] He was immediately released.[205] For the 2017 season, he was 0–0 with a 7.50 ERA in 14 games.[149]
Return to the Padres
Young signed a minor league contract with the Padres on December 29, 2017.[206] He was released on March 27, 2018.[207]
Retirement
Young moved into administration effective May 14, 2018 as the vice president, on-field operations, initiatives & strategy under MLB chief baseball officer Joe Torre, reporting directly to senior vice president, on-field operations Peter Woodfork.[208]
Head of MLB operations
In May 2018, Young became an MLB executive when he was promoted to serve as vice president of on-field operations, initiatives and strategy.[209][210] In February 2020, Young was promoted to senior vice president to replace Joe Torre as the MLB's enforcer of discipline action, such as deciding fines and suspensions.[209] He also oversaw the On-Field Operations and Umpiring Departments.[211]
General manager
On December 4, 2020, Young was named general manager of the Texas Rangers, succeeding Jon Daniels.[212] Under Young's general managership, the Rangers slowly became championship contenders culminating in the Rangers winning the 2023 World Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks in 5 games.
Player profile
Pitching style
Young was not a traditional
Young's mid-2000s repertoire included
Batting
Throughout his career, Young had a career .150
Personal life
Young's wife, Elizabeth Patrick, is the great-granddaughter of Lester Patrick, who was the namesake of the National Hockey League's Patrick Division and the Lester Patrick Trophy.[3] Her father is Dick Patrick, the president of the Washington Capitals and a minority owner. She was also a member of the Princeton University class of 2002, and she attended law school in Washington, D.C.[44] The couple have three children together.[221][222][223][224][167]
See also
- List of people from Dallas
- List of Princeton University people
- List of World Series starting pitchers
- San Diego Padres award winners and league leaders
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