The Mets signed Young to a one-year contract Monday.
Young split the 2024 season between Triple-A Memphis in the Cardinals organization and with the Doosan Bears of the Korea Baseball Organization, posting a .917 OPS at the former and a 1.080 OPS at the latter. The Mets have very little in the way of depth at first base right now, but Young is nonetheless likely to begin 2025 at Triple-A Syracuse.
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Jared Young: Headed to Korea
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The Cardinals transferred Young to the Doosan Bears of the Korea Baseball Organization in exchange for cash considerations.
Young was removed from St. Louis' 40-man roster just before Opening Day and is now headed overseas to continue his career. The 29-year-old had spent the entire 2024 season at Triple-A Memphis, with whom he slashed .285/.411/.506 with 11 home runs over 74 games.
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Cardinals' Jared Young: Outrighted to Triple-A
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The Cardinals outrighted Young to Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday after he cleared waivers, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
The Cardinals needed to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for the addition of Victor Scott. Young will remain in the organization and should see semi-regular playing time in the corner infield and outfield spots at Memphis.
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Cardinals' Jared Young: Optioned to Memphis
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The Cardinals optioned Young to Triple-A Memphis on Saturday.
Young has slashed .210/.290/.435 across 69 plate appearances in his MLB career, but a .353 OPS during spring training will send him back to the minors for the start of the season. Young found plenty of success with the Cubs' Triple-A affiliate last season, and a return to form at the plate could help him reach the majors again during his first season with the Cardinals.
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Cardinals' Jared Young: Not doing enough to win roster spot
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Young has gone 2-for-31 (.065) over 15 Grapefruit League games.
Young provides organizational depth at the corner infield and corner outfield spots, but he's yet to get in a groove during spring training. The 28-year-old was claimed off waivers from the Cubs in November. Young's poor hitting in spring will likely mean he begins the year in the minors.
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Cubs' Jared Young: Sent outright to Triple-A
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The Cubs outrighted Young to Triple-A Iowa on Thursday, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.
Young posted a .310/.417/.577 batting line with 21 home runs over 90 games this season at the Triple-A level, but he couldn't quite replicate those numbers in the bigs with a .720 OPS in 16 contests. The 28-year-old is now off the 40-man roster in Chicago.
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Cubs' Jared Young: Recalled, starting Sunday
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Young was recalled from the Arizona Complex League and is starting at first base Sunday against the Brewers.
The 28-year-old was just demoted Wednesday but will quickly rejoin the big club with Nico Hoerner (knee) ending the season on the injured list. Young has played in 15 major-league games this season and has a .792 OPS with two homers, two steals and eight RBI in 43 plate appearances.
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Cubs' Jared Young: Returns to minors
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Young was optioned to the Arizona Complex League on Wednesday, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.
The 28-year-old was called up from Iowa on Sept. 19 and appeared in two games during his week in the big leagues, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a home run and three RBI. Young has a .792 OPS in 43 MLB plate appearances this season but was unable to keep his spot on the roster with Jeimer Candelario (back) returning from the injured list.
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Cubs' Jared Young: Homers in win Friday
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Young went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Friday's win over the Rockies.
Making his first start for the Cubs since July, Young delivered a critical home run to help the team in its pursuit of a playoff spot. The 28-year-old has only appeared in 15 contests this year and has provided two long balls along with eight RBI. Young remains off the fantasy radar, though he may see another start or two down the stretch depending on matchups, as he does offer the lineup an additional left-handed bat.
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Cubs' Jared Young: Recalled from Iowa
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Young was recalled from Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday, Andy Martinez of Marquee Sports Network reports.
Young will give the Cubs an extra option on the infield as Nick Madrigal heads to the 10-day injured list because of a right hamstring strain. Young, 28, has slashed just .171/.256/.371 across 39 major-league plate appearances this year.
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Cubs' Jared Young: Sitting again Wednesday
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Young is out of the lineup Wednesday versus the Nationals.
Young is slashing just .171/.256/.371 through 39 major-league plate appearances this season and hasn't started a game for the Cubs since last Friday. The 28-year-old first baseman and corner outfielder could be on the verge of a demotion to Triple-A Iowa.
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Cubs' Jared Young: Sitting versus lefty
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Young is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Nationals.
Trey Mancini will play first base and Yan Gomes will serve as the Cubs' designated hitter versus the Nats and left-hander Patrick Corbin. Young, who also sat out of Monday's series opener, has slashed just .176/.263/.382 through 38 major-league plate appearances this year.
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Cubs' Jared Young: On bench versus southpaw
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Young will sit Monday against the Nationals, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.
With left-hander MacKenzie Gore on the mound Monday, Young will head to the bench. Righty bat Trey Mancini will take over at first base and bat seventh in the series opener with Washington.
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Cubs' Jared Young: Sits versus lefty
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Young isn't in the Cubs' lineup Saturday against Boston.
With left-hander James Paxton starting on the mound Saturday for the Red Sox, the lefty-hitting Young will stay put in Chicago's dugout to begin the game. Trey Mancini will fill in at first base and bat fifth.
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Cubs' Jared Young: Remains on bench
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Young will sit for the second straight game Saturday against the Yankees.
Young immediately stepped into the large side of a platoon with Trey Mancini at first base after getting called up in late June, but his off day here comes against a righty in Gerrit Cole. Young has gone 1-for-17 at the plate in his last six games after going 4-for-9 with three extra-base hits in his first three appearances, so he could continue to cede time to Mancini going forward.
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Cubs' Jared Young: Another start at first base
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Young is starting at first base and batting eight Friday versus the Guardians.
With Cody Bellinger back in center field, Young has now made two straight starts at first base and three straight overall. The 27-year-old has a home run and a triple in his first two contests with the big club in 2023 after posting a 1.030 OPS with 13 homers at Triple-A Iowa. The lefty-swinging Young could be the preferred option at first base versus righties for the time being, with Trey Mancini playing there against southpaws.
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Cubs' Jared Young: Steals first MLB base
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Young went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Marlins.
Getting the start as the designated hitter and batting seventh in his fourth career appearance in the majors, Young swiped his first bag after stealing only three in 108 games at Triple-A Iowa this year. The 27-year-old doesn't have any kind of prospect pedigree after being a 15th-round pick in 2017, but it appears as though the rebuilding Cubs will give him consistent playing time against right-handed pitching over the final days of the season.
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Cubs' Jared Young: Contract selected
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Young had his contract selected by the Cubs on Wednesday, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.
The 27-year-old will receive his first taste of the big leagues with Rafael Ortega (finger) headed to the 60-day injured list Wednesday. Young has been with Triple-A Iowa all season and has a .225/.308/.408 slash line with 16 home runs, 57 RBI and 60 runs in 450 plate appearances.
