Mike Young

Note: This page links to Mike Young, the major leaguer in the 1980s. For the Australian national team and US minor league manager, click here.

Michael Darren Young

• Bats Both, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 195 lb.
• School Chabot College, Saint Mary's College of California
• High School Hayward (CA) High School
• Debut September 14, 1982
• Final Game September 30, 1989
• Born March 20, 1960 in Oakland, CA USA
• Died May 28, 2023 in Atilio Vivacqua, Espirito Santo Brazil

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Biographical Information

Mike Young was signed after being picked in the secondary phase of the January 1980 amateur draft by the Baltimore Orioles and scout Caesar Sinibaldi.

On May 28, 1987, Mike came into a game for the Orioles against the California Angels as a pinch-hitter for DH Jim Dwyer in the 5th inning. He struck out against Chuck Finley, but stayed in the game. He singled in the 7th, then led off the bottom of the 10th with a home run off DeWayne Buice to tie the game at 6, after the Angels had taken the lead in the top of the frame. The Angels scored another run in the top of the 12th, but Lee Lacy led off the bottom of the inning with a walk for the O's, and Young followed with another homer, again off Buice, to give Baltimore a dramatic 8-7 win. He would be the last player to homer twice in extra innings in a game until John Mayberry on June 4, 2013.

Notable Achievements

• 20-Home Run Seasons: 1 (1995)

Further Reading

• Gary Belleville: "May 28, 1987: Orioles soar to victory on Mike Young’s two extra-inning home runs," SABR Baseball Games Project.

Related Sites

• Mike Young at the SABR Bio Project