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| Height: 6-1
Weight: 190
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: Oct 19, 1976, Covina, CA Contract: Signed through 2013 |
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| July 6, 2008 Michael Young was scratched from Sunday's starting lineup due to a nagging groin problem, according to the AP. |
| July 2, 2008 Michael Young left Wednesday night's game against the Yankees due to an apparent left groin strain, according to the AP. |
| June 26, 2008 With his 0-for-4 performance in the Rangers 7-2 loss to the Astros, Michael Young's struggles continue. He seemed on the verge of breaking out of his slump after a three-hit performance earlier in the week, but that has not come to fruition. |
| June 19, 2008 Michael Young singled home Ian Kinsler in the bottom of the ninth inning the game-winning RBI and the Texas Rangers, rallying twice, brought home a 5-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday afternoon. |
| June 10, 2008 Michael Young singled in the sixth inning on Tuesday night and extended his hitting streak to 23 games. |
| June 10, 2008 Michael Young is back in the lineup on Tuesday, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports. The shortstop is playing with a broken finger and dealing with a sore groin. |
| June 7, 2008 Michael Young played despite a broken finger and extended his hitting streak to 22 games, the longest steak in the majors this season and just three short of his career best stretch. |
| June 7, 2008 Despite a hairline fracture in his left ring finger, Michael Young was in the starting lineup for the Rangers on Saturday, according to the Associated Press. "They said it would be 20 days before it heals. I told them the disabled list wasnt an option for me. I know theres going to be a bit of pain involved." |
| June 6, 2008 X-rays on Michael Young's left ring finger revealed a break at the tip of the finger. However, Young says that he will play tomorrow, according to the Dallas Morning News. |
| June 6, 2008 Michael Young was scratched from the lineup Friday due to a bruised left ring finger, according to the AP. Ramon Vazquez, the Rangers' regular third baseman, got the start at shortstop, with catcher Gerald Laird got his first career start at third base. |
| June 5, 2008 Michael Young had three hits, including his sixth home run, leading to two runs and two RBI on Thursday night for the Rangers. |
| May 16, 2008 Michael Young went 2-for-6 and racked up three RBI in Friday's 16-8 win over the Astros. He also scored three runs. |
| May 10, 2008 Michael Young missed two full games due to a left hip flexor ailment, but returned Friday and is feeling great, according to the Star Telegram. Young said, "I feel great. It was still a little tight Thursday, but it was already way better than the night before. I was told that particular part of the body heals pretty quickly, and considering I didn't do anything major to it the first time, I knew it would be real quick before I was back in the lineup." |
| May 9, 2008 Michael Young, who left Wednesday's game in the first inning with a left hip injury and was not in Thursday's starting lineup, is back at shortstop for the Rangers and hitting second against the A's on Friday night. |
| May 8, 2008 Michael Young was out of the starting lineup on Thursday because of his injured hip flexor, but he hopes to be back in the lineup on Friday, according to the Star Telegram. |
| May 7, 2008 Michael Young flew out to shallow right field off of Erik Bedard and then was removed from the game with a injured left hip flexor according to the Star Telegram. |
| May 2, 2008 According to the Dallas Morning News, skipper Ron Washington said he wanted veteran Michael Young to receive some rest from the field this year to save his legs, so he put him at designated hitter on Thursday for the second time this season. |
| April 29, 2008 Michael Young is riding a 12-game hitting streak, according to MLB.com. He is hitting .404 during the streak with 21 hits over 52 at-bats, and he will try to extend it tonight against righty Brett Tomko and the Royals. |
| April 28, 2008 Michael Young left Sunday's game after six innings to give his sore calf a rest, according to The Dallas Morning News. The ailment was bothering him for nearly two weeks. |
| April 27, 2008 Texas SS Michael Young extended his hit streak to 11 games on Saturday, stroking a double in the Rangers 12-6 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Saturday, according to CBSSports.com. |
| April 25, 2008 Michael Young is riding a nine-game hitting streak, according to MLB.com. He is hitting .400 (16-for-40) over the stretch, and will try to keep it going tonight against Twins' rookie righty Nick Blackburn. |
| April 24, 2008 Michael Young is riding an eight-game hitting streak and will look to keep it going today against erratic righty Jeremy Bonderman and the Tigers, according to MLB.com. |
| April 18, 2008 Michael Young returned to the Rangers lineup on Friday night after missing just one game because of a sore calf muscle, this according to MLB.com. "I feel great," Young said. "I think yesterday I could have played, pretty sure I could have gone..." |
| April 17, 2008 The Rangers' lineup has been shuffled significantly for tonight's game in Toronto. Shortstop Michael Young won't start for the first time this year as he rests a sore right calf. |
| April 10, 2008 Michael Young , who scored twice in the 3-1 opening game win for the Rangers, hit a solo home run in the first inning of the nightcap assisting Texas to a 4-3 win and a doubleheader sweep. Young's struggled early this season and heads into the weekend action against a good Blue Jays pitching staff hitting .212. |
| April 10, 2008 Michael Young was singled and doubled in the Rangers 3-1 win over Baltimore on Thursday. Texas' shortstop scored twice and drove in a run. |
| April 1, 2008 Ian Kinsler was battling an illness Monday, and now Michael Young and Hank Blalock are sick, according to the Star-Telegram. Both Young and Blalock took two liters of IV fluids, and while neither will take batting practice today, they are expected to be in the lineup. You need to play Young if he's in the lineup, regardless of how he feels. |
| March 31, 2008 Michael Young went 3-for-5 with one run and one RBI in the Rangers 5-2 loss to the Mariners. Young hit a first inning home run off Seattle starter, Erik Bedard. |
| March 26, 2008 Michael Young went 3-for-5 with three RBI against San Diego on Wednesday. He raised his spring average to .379 and now has 13 RBI as well. Young should remain a solid and reliable fantasy shortstop this season. |
| March 4, 2008 Michael Young hit his first homer of spring training in the Rangers 3-9 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks today, according to the Associated Press. |