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Delmon Young

Delmon Young Notable

b. September 14, 1985 · Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2006–2007, Minnesota Twins 2008–2011, Detroit Tigers 2011–2012, Philadelphia Phillies 2013, Tampa Bay Rays 2013, Baltimore Orioles 2014–2015

Delmon Young played for six clubs across 10 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2006 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 2015.

Across 1,118 games he batted .283, with 1,162 hits and 473 runs. He finished with 109 home runs, 218 doubles and 36 stolen bases.

He played 869 games in the outfield, with 1,522 putouts and 41 errors.

He was born in Birmingham, AL, USA on September 14, 1985. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
ALCS MVP 1 2012
Player of the Month 1 2010
Player of the Week 1 2009

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
2006 TBD 301261640 913 101242 .317
2007 TBD 16264565186 38013 932612710 .288
2008 MIN 15257580167 28410 693510514 .290
2009 MIN 10839550112 16212 6012922 .284
2010 MIN 15357077170 46121 11228815 .298
2011 DET/MIN 12447354127 21112 6423851 .268
2012 DET 15157454153 27118 74201120 .267
2013 PHI/TBR 1033343087 16011 3820780 .260
2014 BAL 832422773 1117 3010512 .302
2015 BAL 521742047 602 164290 .270
Career 111841084731162 21811109 56617978436 .283

On this day & linked events

1985

Born September 14, 1985

Birmingham, AL, USA

2006

Major-league debut: Delmon Young

Delmon Young made a major-league debut on August 29, 2006.

2015

Final major-league game: Delmon Young

Delmon Young played a final major-league game on June 29, 2015.

Image: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0