“Dmitri Young, Happy Hump Day. Left field, first base, third base, two time All-Star, switch hitter, righty thrower, 6'2, 295 Vicksburg, Mississippi, October 11th, 1973.
About to be 51, 1996 through 08, the career. Went to high school in Oxnard, California. The Meat Hook, his nickname.
Good one. We're number 24, 25, 26, 21, speaking of war, 12.2 career war, 4762 at-bass, 1,389 hits, 171 homers, 292 hitter. And we have 13 seasons, 1,364 games, 5,253 plate appearances, five seasons with the Detroit Tigers.
He was with the Cincinnati Reds in 2002, to high heat baseball, which me and my brother played on computer all the time back in the day. It was our favorite game. He started his first two seasons in St. Louis with the Cardinals, then to the Reds for four, then to the Tigers for five, then to the Washington Nattinals.
For his final two seasons, he was an All-Star with DC, with the Nattinals in 07, and also in 03 with the Tigers. 648 runs on the career, 301 doubles, that's a good amount, 48 season high in 1998, 29 triples, 683 RBI, slightly more RBI than runs, 407 walks, did not[…]”
From A Star Is Born: 932~TOTD #441⚾️HOF or Not❓Dmitri Young, Oct 2, 2024
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