Curt Young

Curt Young
Curt Young with Andrew Miller and Jason Varitek in a game on July 20, 2011
Oakland Athletics
Pitcher/Pitching coach
Born: April 16, 1960 (1960-04-16) (age 51) Saginaw, Michigan
Batted: Right	Threw: Left
MLB debut
June 24, 1983 for the Oakland Athletics
Last MLB appearance
July 5, 1993 for the Oakland Athletics
Career statistics
Win–loss record	69-53
Earned run average	4.31
Strikeouts	536
Teams
Oakland Athletics (1983-1991) Kansas City Royals (1992) New York Yankees (1992) Oakland Athletics (1993)

Curtis Allen Young (born April 16, 1960, in Saginaw, Michigan) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and current pitching coach for the Oakland Athletics.

Playing career

Young was drafted by the Athletics in the fourth round of the 1981 draft. He joined the big league club in 1983 and played with the A's through the 1991 season, starting opening night for them in 1987. In 1992 he played for both the Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees before rejoining Oakland in 1993.

Young pitched a pair of one-hitters in his career - October 5, 1986, vs. the Royals and June 9, 1987, against the White Sox - and played in the 1988 and 1990 World Series.

Coaching career

Prior to his appointment as A's pitching coach in 2004, Young spent four seasons in the same capacity within the Oakland minor-league system. Young left the A's after the 2010 season, following an offer of a one-year contract.^[1] On November 2, 2010, the Boston Red Sox announced he was hired to fill the team's vacant pitching coach position.^[2] In October 2011, following the Red Sox' September collapse, The Red Sox granted permission for Young and the other coaches to seek other opportunities.^{[citation needed]} On October 21, Young was re-hired by the Oakland Athletics as their pitching coach after only one year in Boston.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ A's announce Curt Young leaving team as pitching coach MLB.com
2. ^ Red Sox name Curt Young pitching coach MLB.com

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Preceded by Rick Peterson	Oakland Athletics Pitching Coach 2004-2010	Succeeded by tfbd
Preceded by John Farrell	Boston Red Sox pitching coach 2011	Succeeded by TBA
Preceded by Ron Romanick	Oakland Athletics pitching coach 2012	Succeeded by Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Young, Curt
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	April 16, 1960
Place of birth	Saginaw, Michigan
Date of death
Place of death