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Chavez Young
Chavez Young (born July 8, 1997) is an Bahamian professional baseball outfielder. Young moved to the United States when he was 15, and attended Faith Baptist Christian Academy in Brandon, Florida, for two years. In his final year of high school, Young attended the same school in Ludowici, Georgia, and was selected in the 39th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft by the Toronto Blue Jays. He was assigned to the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Blue Jays, and batted .274 with six runs batted in (RBI) and six stolen bases in 21 games played. Young played the 2017 season with the Rookie Advanced Bluefield Blue Jays and Short Season-A Vancouver Canadians. In 67 total games, he hit .283 with four home runs and 30 RBI. Chavez was assigned to the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts for the entire 2018 season. He was named a mid-season All-Star after hitting .307 with 18 doubles, two home runs, and 18 stolen bases. In total, Young played in 125 games for the Lugnuts in 2018, and hit .285 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outfielder
An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. As an outfielder, their duty is to catch fly balls and ground balls then to return them to the infield for the out or before the runner advances, if there are any runners on the bases. As an outfielder, they normally play behind the six players located in the field. By convention, each of the nine defensive positions in baseball is numbered. The outfield positions are 7 (left field), 8 (center field) and 9 (right field). These numbers are shorthand designations useful in baseball scorekeeping and are not necessarily the same as the squad numbers worn on player uniforms. Outfielders named to the MLB All-Century Team are Hank Aaron, Ty Cobb, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Stan Musial, Pete Rose, Babe Ruth, Ted Williams and Ken Griffey Jr. Strategy Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
