Eric Young Jr.

Former Prospect First Base Coach - Seattle Mariners (MLB) [2025]

High Level

MLB

Years

2004-2019 (2009-2018)

Proper Name

Eric Orlando Young Jr.

Nickname

EYJ

Positions

2B (638) ... LF (463) ... CF (249) ... rf (95) ... dh (12) ... OF (5)

Height / Weight

5-10 / 195

Bats / Throws

Both / Right

Birthdate

May 25,1985 Age: 41.013

Place

New Brunswick, New Jersey

High School

Piscataway (Piscataway,NJ)

Colleges

Chandler-Gilbert Community College (Chandler,AZ)

Drafted/Signed

2003-30-887-Colorado Rockies

Service Time

6.057 (2018)

MLB Debut

August 25,2009

MLBAM ID

458913

Retrosheet#

youne003

Actions

Update Player Bio | Compare Player

Eric Young Jr.

Jump to...

Players Section Batting Statistics Other Batting Update Player Bio Track this Player Career Information Fielding Statistics Game Logs/Splits Extended Statistics Jobs in Baseball Transactions Salaries/Contracts Teammates Leaderboards Draft info Awards Baseball Cards

Son of Eric Young [2003] Originally Committed to play football at Villanova [2009] Participated in the All-Star Weekend Futures Game (US Team)

This view includes all draft instances for this player. A player may be drafted multiple times but will only be signed by a Major League Organization once. The exception would be when a player's signing is voided. (rare)