pitcher chris young born american professional baseball right handed pitcher mlb major league debut august texas_rangers major_league experience san_diego_padres new_york_mets previously excelled basketball baseball highland park high school texas princeton_university young helped reach class region basketball final class texas state basketball final tossed hitter compiling record helping reach class texas state baseball final senior year district valuable player basketball led baseball team state championship pitching hitters year team state selection basketball baseball high school career athlete scholar young excelled baseball basketball princeton_university ivy league male sport rookie year selected pittsburgh_pirates round june draft brief professional experiences pirates montreal texas_rangers minor league systems debuting rangers august young professional baseball career took season major league leader opponent batting average hits innings road earned run average era named month june additionally extended streak consecutive undefeated games started visiting pitcher secured win team series loss defended opponent batting average hits innings titles instead winning road era title won home era title feet inches makes pitchers second tallest player baseball history relief pitcher jon feet inches young teammate new york elected mlb star game time star high school young attended highland park high school played basketball baseball times basketball career scored points accumulated rebounds blocks year baseball compiling record strikeouts basketball averaged points rebounds blocked shots game baseball record era strikeouts innings pitched sophomore fall moved varsity basketball team junior varsity injuries junior presence significant opposing team practiced coach holding air simulate playing helped team reach class state region final junior baseball young threw hitter spring missed large season getting start stress fracture foot nonetheless considered professional prospect named seven players district team summer able play dallas defending national champions world series earned win fifth place game world series january young senior season led basketball team district leading district record place dallas morning news class area poll state poll young developed reputation post player season led team championship game lost houston credited tournament high rebounds dallas morning news credited points rebounds young finished senior season team state selection district valuable player later chosen play mid summer southwestern star basketball game pavilion young announced planned attend princeton chose princeton yale_university young decision based princeton rising national profile basketball opportunity work baseball coach played catcher pitcher team young involved combined hitter pitched fifth inning relieved highland park won game region best district series game run rule young displayed home run power senior games played designated hitter later month young pitched hitter run rule victory time young starting pitcher texas state championship game victory clinched game successful selected state baseball team team class state baseball college career freshman season princeton_university young male athlete named ivy league rookie year sports basketball baseball unanimous selection awards addition young named second team ivy basketball basketball rookie week final weeks seven weeks overall season capped ivy league player year freshman america honors young set men basketball freshman records points rebounds averaging points rebounds game princeton tigers men basketball team points rebounds assists games basketball tournament hosted posted season high points win state baseball young led princeton ivy league era performance allowed home run course batters faced twice named ivy league rookie week young concluded college basketball career starting game team accomplishments season double digit scoring games breaking single season school record blocked shots leading team points game rebounds game blocked shots steals second team assists young highest average princeton player thirteenth player school history record assists season college basketball career young accumulated points rebounds blocks best game performances included point game road 11th ranked career high points harvard school record blocked shots sophomore baseball season young ivy league leading pitcher era overall figure conference games compiled perfect record appearances strikeouts innings young unanimous team ivy league baseball selection led tigers ivy league title young pitched complete game struck seven batters win championship series opener young selected pittsburgh_pirates round amateur draft signed million contract pittsburgh september holding gained assurances able complete collegiate education athletic career entirely hold able low minor league experience completing degree princeton politics june time professional athlete played class minor leagues junior year young completed senior thesis entitled impact robinson america content analysis stories race new_york_times minor league buses player young offered year guaranteed contract play basketball sacramento kings national_basketball_association fellow princeton kings president professional career young drafted pittsburgh_pirates round mlb draft signed deal september years minor league service traded organization traded texas_rangers eventually major league debut seasons rangers traded san_diego_padres minor leagues young went era starts class south atlantic league including complete games young helped league title record era starts young earned decisions straight starts april july allowed earned runs starts opposing batters batted traded montreal pitcher postseason trade young began season disabled list joining end april posted record era held opposing batters batting average starts season highlighted inning hit walk performance capped era start season june young promoted senators double went era starts july went finished era starts season highlighted final outing august win july threw seven shutout innings traded montreal texas_rangers organization april preseason deal started season went era starts home runs allowed final starts innings occurred july struck season high batters young promoted triple oklahoma late july went perfect era starts brief stint allowed walks compiling strikeouts held opposition batters average posted quality starts fifth start allowed runs club starts loss blown save ninth inning lead august game young allowed earned runs named week august start august young took hitter sixth inning second triple start august texas_rangers young debuted rangers august pitched innings giving hits earned runs striking walking batters young exited game trailing rescued comeback walk win debut young princeton baseball player start major league game position son hall brother gave earned runs innings august second game detroit_tigers game marked appearance major league game princeton baseball player played final game princeton baseball players recorded innings pitched bats requirements qualify rookie year major leagues king dutch dutch young joined major leagues debuted new_york_yankees september philadelphia_phillies roster team opening day march april making appearance debut occurred home game field arlington served homecoming young grew nearby dallas texas went highland park high school debut young second tallest player major_league_baseball inch shorter inch current previous pitchers feet inches tallest pitcher rangers history surpassing inch right handed pitcher starting rotation seven starts compiled record era young signed year contract november young major league decision came second start august loss baltimore_orioles win came start september boston_red_sox fifth start inning performance win anaheim angels september ranger victory august stretch games club went starts brief stint club young opening day roster starts rangers compiling record era victories tied record wins rangers rookie season started slowly seven earned runs allowed innings pitched era starts course starts april june lowered era season low going innings pitched stretch included month went starts era best qualifying major month included season high scoreless innings recorded subsequent hot cold streaks record era starts june august followed era final starts closed season winning final decisions personal best times young came inning shutout pitching scoreless innings august cleveland_indians young recorded personal best strikeouts seven inning decision june detroit closest young came hitter innings pitching road game houston june allowing single sixth inning course season young second highest run support majors trailing boston_red_sox surrendered runs starts season went era games day era games night career record era day games mark games night rookie season young ranked qualifying major league statistical categories strikeouts second wins tied era fourth starts fifth innings pitched fifth tied rangers rookie club records wins pre star break wins young ranked fifth american_league pitchers strikeouts innings despite success key offseason trade sent san_diego_padres starting pitcher middle minor league catcher san_diego_padres marked young breakout season era continued downward trend falling starts good sixth best national_league recorded career high strikeouts finished record led major league pitchers road era allowed league leading hits innings pitched opponent batting average led majors stolen bases allowed season young won month award took hitter sixth inning times extended undefeated road start streak games streak young pitchers major league history gone straight road starts loss set record straight road starts spanning seasons falling short going undefeated straight road contests spanning seasons starts memorial day improved era era allowing earned runs innings named candidates national_league major_league_baseball star final vote determine final official selection los_angeles_dodgers baseman elected nonetheless strong june performance allowed hits walks innings maintained era struck earned month award starts june highlighted career best performance june florida june win team texas_rangers september young hitter innings game pittsburgh pirates pinch hitter hit run home run hitter history time taken hitter ninth inning september young pace perfect game innings young took hitter eighth inning prelude june performance game marked time pitcher took hitter eighth inning season surrendered double teammate world series pitch eighth inning game young start june pittsburgh allow hit innings making pitchers june consecutive starts innings season ended season winning career postseason start october earned victory game pitched shutout innings struck walked allowed hits remains victory post season games cardinals lost series games young road performance undefeated road seasons victories pitcher post season play began followed postseason road victory november traveled japan major_league_baseball japan star series young starter exhibition game memorable major run ninth inning rally earn tie game prelude game series began games tokyo dome followed games osaka young pitched fourth game series young behalf daily life trip detailed visits united_states ambassador japan time travels season debut april san_francisco_giants young different pitcher surrender home run barry bonds surrendered bonds season career game marked young 25th consecutive road start loss young streak ended subsequent road start april stadium loss los_angeles_dodgers pitchers consecutive road starts loss went starts loss young streak began june april young signed year extension season reportedly worth million club option june young threw pitch hit chicago cubs star baseman upper left arm day believed showed poor celebrating home run pitch lee left hand near repaired wrist lee began walking base young exchanged words bench clearing altercation ensued young lee ejected game cubs bench coach june young lee suspended games roles brawl perry suspended games suspended parties fined young lee appealed begin following day time fourth inning pitchers working hitters young ejected game earned decision game ultimately won june jake surrendered earned runs innings caused era rise gave young era national_league leading average day day allowed earned run innings lead era july young nominated candidate bid final spot july young posted seven scoreless innings victory florida retake lead assume major league lead slim margin voting ended july young defeating opposing pitchers earn career star game selection selection young sixth ivy league athlete named star team joining red young entered star break major league lead era opponent batting average undefeated streak extending loss cardinals prior announcement election young dropped appeal game suspension young served suspension final games star break game allowed play star game park san_francisco california fifth inning american_league victory young losing pitcher surrendered inside park home run star game history placed disabled list incurred strained oblique muscle inning july start august activated disabled list scheduled start took start decision undefeated streak dating loss cardinals start disabled list took loss defeat cardinals young ended season major league leader opponent batting average hits innings stolen bases allowed battled injuries late season surrendered era leadership august start young started season second spot rotation ace pitched turns second spot rotation april missed turn moved second spot rotation young pitching spot rotation number spot rotation scheduled start visit field young start cubs altercation game young hit face line drive young sitting ground minutes able leave field power sustained nasal fracture nose later inning ankle catcher sliding home plate young returned mound july shutout innings pitch august september disabled list stint returned lineup loss game earned victory tie eighth time list september came outs perfection hit home run eighth inning allowed hits walk batter struck route victory milwaukee miller park young perfect game hitter end complete game career starts starts later hit home run major league batter starting season record young lost starts spending remainder season disabled list final start occurred june initially placed day disabled list june july transferred day disabled list august season ending surgery repair partial tears disabled shoulder young pitched shutout innings second game season pulled right shoulder strain missed entire season starts near end season finishing season era november declined pick option chosen eighth athlete sports new_york_mets january young signed contract new_york_mets worth million ability reach million incentives career start april young went innings striking seven batters recording victory win philadelphia_phillies went plate runs batted phillies starter cole game young pitcher team history record hits single inning shortly start season young sustained arm injury forced miss remainder season disabled list following season free agent march young signed minor league deal recently undergone surgery repair torn anterior capsule right shoulder spent days season triple buffalo disabled list activated young subsequently starts single promoted buffalo compiled record era innings starts pitched scoreless innings columbus announced june young major league roster june june young return giving runs earned innings game eventually decided innings june wife gave birth placed leave intended interfere june scheduled start purpose freeing roster spot young days major_league_baseball rule allows day leave young start june tampa bay rays earning win year february young signed minor league deal invitation training camp march granted release nationals opting contract signed nationals april assigned triple syracuse season debut april rochester giving runs innings additional starts going disabled list neck injury days leaving start columbus inning starts end year short season auburn end injury marred season total starts went era striking innings experiencing pain shoulder neck surgery repair diagnosed outlet syndrome condition nerve problem puts pressure pitcher shoulder november young signed nationals minor league deal released march young signed highly year deal march young scheduled debut starter april result major_league starts starts young appearance relief pitcher star game pitched shutout innings april oakland later series major_league start september april oakland posted scoreless innings scattering hits walks early june young conversation year award start era according helping stabilize rotation battered injuries fifth starters manager praise right time calling young finished season record era starts hits innings sixth following season young recognized year award year award players choice comeback player year award conclusion season young free agent march young signed young entered season long role appeared sixth game april scoreless innings started season young start tossed hit innings detroit_tigers june young posted shutout innings runs batted milwaukee brewers pitcher tally rbi game achieving record era end july young returned bullpen july posting era game stretch september day father died young start july pitched hit innings cleveland_indians october young started pitched innings game victory american league championship series young postseason start earned win october game world series shut new_york_mets giving walk hits striking final innings help win innings december announced signed young year million contract mutual year option beginning season record starts young placed disabled list strained right player profile pitching style young traditional power pitcher said control pitcher feet inches power pitcher body pitching style like time young award winner height young young traded times partly low velocity fastball miles hour range young learned use precise location fastball effective compared control pitcher young similarly fly ball outs late movement high balls play fly balls hit young home runs average best single season percentage young repertoire included slow miles hour fastball described teammate catcher having late life late movement jump hitters balance jump low velocity fastball ranger pitching coach says young ability throw fastball locations effectively gives chance success describes young pitches fast delivery size deception delivery left susceptible stolen bases relatively long time takes deliver pitch stretch nearly pitches batting end season young career batting average including hits extra base hits doubles triple home run record stolen base princeton players hit home run recorded stolen base careers young dutch dutch recent player accomplished feat players join young princeton alumni hit home run young hit home run september personal life young wife granddaughter namesake member princeton_university class attends law school washington march induced labor days date deliver girl named july second child son june child
Chris Young (pitcher)