Kevin Young (baseball)

Kevin Young (baseball)

Infobox MLB retired
name=Kevin Young
position=Outfielder


bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1969|6|16
Alpena, Michigan
debutdate=July 12
debutyear=by|1992
debutteam=Pittsburgh Pirates
finaldate=June 27
finalyear=by|2003
finalteam=Pittsburgh Pirates
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.258
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=144
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=606
teams=
* Pittsburgh Pirates (by|1992-by|1995, by|1997-by|2003)
* Kansas City Royals (by|1996)

Kevin Stacey Young (born June 16, 1969 in Alpena, Michigan) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1992-95, 1997-2003) and Kansas City Royals (1996). He batted and threw right-handed. Young helped end the most recent baseball players strike in the MLB representing the Pittsburgh Pirates.Fact|date=February 2007 When he was 17 years old, he played on a Kansas City Kansas American Legion team that finished 24th in the nation out of 5,000 teams. Attended the University of Southern Mississippi where he was an All-American and led the Golden Eagles to its first Regional tournament in 1990. In a 12-season career, Young posted a .258 batting average with 144 home runs and 606 RBI in 1205 games played. Kevin isknown for his kid-friendly humor and desire to educate kids about the game of baseball.

KY was the nickname fans affectionately called Kevin.

Kevin told Pittsburgh fans that they needed to be more supportive before his dismissal.

He now lives happily in Arizona, where he lends his support to the Scottsdale Cal Ripken Baseball league and is the Director of Baseball for Protégé Sports.

Kevin Young was named as a HGH user in the December 13, 2007 Mitchell Report.

ee also

* Top 500 home run hitters of all time
* Pittsburgh Pirates

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/y/youngke01.shtml Career statistics at Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp?url=scottsdale Scottsdale Cal Ripken Baseball]
* [http://www.protegesports.com Protégé Sports]


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