Kevin Young

Note: This page discusses 1990s and 2000s infielder Kevin Young. For the 1990s minor league infielder of the same name, click here. For the 2011 minor league catcher, click here.

Kevin Stacey Young

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 219 lb.
• School Kansas City Community College, University of Southern Mississippi
• High School Washington High School (Kansas City)
• Debut July 12, 1992
• Final Game June 27, 2003
• Born June 16, 1969 in Alpena, MI USA

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Biographical Information

In July of 2007, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that Kevin Young was working for an online baseball instruction company in Phoenix, AZ. That winter the Mitchell Report said that Young bought 6 to 8 kits of Human Growth Hormone from 2000 to 2003, mostly in 2003 when he was recuperating from knee injuries. In 2020, he was one of three former Pirates players (alongside Matt Capps and Michael McKenry) to fill Steve Blass' role as an announcer.

Notable Achievements

• 20-Home Run Seasons: 3 (1998-2000)
• 100 RBIs Seasons: 2 (1998 & 1999)
• 100 Runs Scored Seasons: 1 (1999)