Kevin Young

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kevin Young
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Jun 16, 1969(1969-06-16)
Age	55
Birthplace	Alpena
Country	United States
Birth City	Alpena
Horoscope	Gemini

Kevin Young Biography

Kevin Young is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on June 16, 1969 in Alpena, Alpena, United States. Kevin Stacey Young (born June 16, 1969) is a former professional baseball player. He played twelve seasons in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1992–95, 1997–2003) and Kansas City Royals (1996), primarily as a first baseman. He batted and threw right-handed.

In his 11 seasons with the Pirates (1992-1995 and 1997-2003), Young played a total of 1022 games at first base and ranks third on the club’s all-time list for games played at that position, trailing Gus Suhr (1339) and Jake Beckley (1045). Young spent the 1996 campaign in the Kansas City Royalsorganization before returning to the Pirates for the 1997 season. He set career highs in batting average (.300) in 1997 and in games (159), home runs (27) and RBI (108) the following year. In 1998, he became the second of only three Pirates player to have at least 20 stolen bases 40 doubles, 25 home runs 100 runs scored and 100 RBI in a single season since Dave Parker in 1978. Jason Bay also reached the feet in 2005

Young finished his career with 65 home runs hit at historic Three Rivers Stadium, which ranks fourth on the all-time list behind Willie Stargell (147), Barry Bonds (89) and Dave Parker (88). And only Stargell (184) hit more home runs as a first baseman than Young did (128) in a Pirates uniform. 1997 Kevin was the recipient of the Roberto Clemente Award for his contributions from within the Pittsburgh community.

In 1999 Young became only the third first basemen in the history of the game to have more than 25 home runs, 40 doubles, 20 stolen bases, 100 runs scored and 100 RBI in a single season. At the time of his retirement in 2003, 11 seasons into their streak of 20 consecutive losing seasons which lasted from 1993-2012, he was the last remaining player to leave the Pittsburgh Pirates who had played on a winning team with the club (their last winning season before the streak was in 1992, which was his rookie year).

When Young 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 Kansas City Kansas Community College where he was an All-American and the recipient of the Rawlings Big Stick Award while leading the 5 state region with a .477 batting average. He attended the University of Southern Mississippi where he was an All-American and led the Golden Eagles to its first Regional tournament in 1990.

Kevin Young Net Worth

Kevin Young is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kevin Young 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Originally selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the seventh round of the 1990 MLB Amateur Player Draft and spent 11 big league seasons playing for the Pirates. He also played for his hometown Kansas City Royals in 1996 for a total of 12 seasons.

Young was drafted by the Pirates in the 7th round of the 1990 Major League Baseball Draft. He quickly moved his way through their minor league system, debuting in the major leagues a little over two years later. In a 12-season career, Young posted a .258 batting average with 144 home runs and 606 RBI in 1205 games played.

Young spent his first full season in the Majors with the Pirates in 1993 and established a club record with a .998 fielding percentage at first base (three errors in 1220 total chances), breaking Willie Stargell’s previous mark of .997 set in 1979. He also connected off San Francisco’s Rod Beck for his first big league home run on 4/9/93 at Three Rivers Stadium.

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Who is Kevin Young Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Kevin Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Kevin Young celebrates birthday on June 16 of every year.

What is Kevin Young known for?

Kevin Young, director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture and poetry editor at the New Yorker (where he also hosts the Poetry Podcast), is widely regarded as one of the leading poets of his generation.

Where does Kevin Young live now?

He now lives in Arizona , where he lends his support to the Scottsdale Cal Ripken Baseball and the founder of Protégé Baseball. Currently serves as the offensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Club. In December, 2007, Kevin was linked to performance-enhancing drug usage in the Mitchell Report.

What is I Am Trying to Break Your Heart by Kevin Young about?

Summary. ‘I am Trying to Break Your Heart’ by Kevin Young depicts a speaker’s confused emotions in regard to a flagging love affair. The poem begins with the speaker telling his lover, someone with whom he has been in love with, that he wants to mount their head on the wall.

Is Kevin Young still the poetry editor of The New Yorker?

Kevin Young is The New Yorker’s poetry editor and the director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

What is the poem negative about?

About. Kevin Young’s poem “Negative” initially appeared in his volume To Repel Ghosts: Five Sides in B Minor. Young is also the author of Ardency and most recently Book of Hours. The title of the poem implies a film processing negative, which creates an inverse effect.