Eric Young (baseball)

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Eric Young
Second baseman / Left fielder
Born: May 12 1967 (1967-05-12) (age 42)
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 30, 1992
for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Final game
September 19, 2006
for the Texas Rangers
Career statistics
Batting average     .283
Hits     1,731
Stolen bases     465
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Eric Orlando Young (born May 18 1967 in New Brunswick, New Jersey) is a former second baseman and left fielder in Major League Baseball. He played college baseball for Rutgers University.

Eric Young was in his prime in the mid-1990s. One of the original Colorado Rockies, he hit a home run in the Rockies' first ever home at-bat. He helped Colorado to its first post-season appearance in 1995, which they lost. His best seasons came with the Rockies where he was an All-Star and a Silver Slugger award winner in 1996 at second base, when he hit .324, with 8 home runs, 74 RBIs and 53 stolen bases, still a Rockies record.

Young is also the Rockies career leader in stolen bases and is in the top 10 in many other offensive categories. In 1997 fan favorite Young was traded back to Los Angeles for pitcher Pedro Astacio. While in Los Angeles during 1998-1999 he continued his consistency by stealing bases and hitting for solid averages. In the 1990s Young was one of the top base stealers in the major leagues.

[edit] 2000-present

Eric Young was traded by the Dodgers to the Cubs in 1999. In 2000 he had one of his best seasons, hitting .297 with 6 home runs, 98 runs, and an impressive 54 steals. In 2001 he enjoyed a similar season. In January of 2002 he signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers. In 2003 he hit 15 home runs, a career high that almost doubled his previous best of 8. While with the Texas Rangers and San Diego Padres, he was mainly used as a pinch runner. On August 1, 2006, Eric Young was released by the San Diego Padres. He was subsequently reacquired by the Rangers and joined the team later that month.

Eric's son, Eric Young, Jr., is now following in his father's footsteps. Eric Jr. graduated from Piscataway Township High School in 2003 and is now a member of the Colorado Rockies minor league system.

Young is now an analyst for ESPN.

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Preceded by
Quilvio Veras 		National League Stolen Base Champion
1996 		Succeeded by
Tony Womack
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Baseball Tonight Personalities
HostsKarl Ravech (Lead Host, 1996-present) · Chris Berman (Host, 1990-present) · Steve Berthiaume (Host, 2003-2005, 2007-present) · Gary Miller (Lead Host, 1990-1995 · Dave Marash (Host, 1990) · Rich Eisen (Host, 1996-2002) · Brian Kenny (Host, 2003) · Chris Myers (1991-1995) · Scott Reiss (Host, 2006)
AnalystsOrestes Destrade (Analyst, 2005-present) · Orel Hershiser (Analyst, 2006-present) · John Kruk (Lead Analyst, 2004-present) · Eduardo Perez (Analyst, 2007-present) · Steve Phillips (Lead Analyst, 2005-present) · Fernando Viña (Analyst, 2007-present) · Eric Young (Analyst, 2007-present) · Dusty Baker (Analyst, 2007) · Larry Bowa (Analyst, 2005) · Jeff Brantley (Analyst, 2002-2006) · Dave Campbell (Lead Analyst, 1990-2004) · Rob Dibble (Analyst, 1998-2004) · Ray Knight (Analyst, 1998-2003) · Mike Macfarlane (Analyst, 1999) · Tino Martinez (Analyst, 2006) · Brian McRae (Analyst, 2000-2005) · Harold Reynolds (Lead Analyst, 1996-2006) · Bill Robinson (Analyst, 1990-1991) · Buck Showalter (Lead Analyst, 2001-2002) · Rick Sutcliffe (Analyst, 2002-2003) · Bobby Valentine (Lead Analyst, 2003)
ReportersPeter Gammons (Lead Reporter, 1990-present) · Tim Kurkjian (Reporter, 1998-present) · Buster Olney (Reporter, 2003-present) · Jayson Stark (2000-present)
CorrespondentsPedro Gomez (2004-present) · Bob Holtzman (2004-present)
See also: Major League Baseball on ESPN
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