Danny Young (baseball)

For other uses, see Danny Young (disambiguation).

Danny Young
Pitcher
Born: November 3, 1971 (1971-11-03) (age 40) Smyrna, Tennessee
Batted: Right	Threw: Left
MLB debut
March 30, 2000 for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
April 6, 2000 for the Chicago Cubs
Career statistics
Earned run average	21.00
Record	0-1
Strikeouts	0
Teams
Chicago Cubs (2000)
Career highlights and awards

Danny Young (born November 3, 1971 in Smyrna, Tennessee) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 83rd round of the 1990 Major League Baseball Draft. Young holds the distinction of the being the lowest draft pick ever to reach the Major Leagues. This will likely remain the case for the foreseeable future because MLB's annual draft no longer lasts 83 rounds.

Young had a very brief career in the Major Leagues, pitching in only four games for the Chicago Cubs during the 2000 season. His most memorable outing happened to be his major league debut on March 30, 2000 against the New York Mets at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. In that contest, Young was summoned to pitch the top of the 11th inning with the goal of preserving a 1-1 tie. He quickly recorded the first two outs, but then loaded the bases before surrendering a grand slam home run to the Mets' Benny Agbayani. The four runs allowed proved to be the margin of victory, as the Cubs failed to score in the bottom of the inning and fell to the Mets 5-1.^[1]

Teams

• Chicago Cubs 2000

References

1. ^ http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2008/11/17/663392/the-cub-can-of-worms-danny "Our man Danny took care of that: after retiring the first two hitters in the 11th inning, he gave up a single to Todd Zeile, walked the bases loaded, and then Benny Agbayani hit a grand slam."

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

Persondata
Name	Young, Danny
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	November 3, 1971
Place of birth	Smyrna, Tennessee
Date of death
Place of death