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young sr. 2 FRONT OFFICE

FIRST BASE/ OUTFIELD COACH
Full Name: Eric Orlando Young
Height: 5-9 Weight: 180
DOB: May 18, 1967 Opening Day Age: 53 ERIC YOUNG SR.
Born: New Brunswick, NJ Resides: Hattiesburg, MS
Seasons on the Braves Coaching Staff: 4th
Seasons on a Major League Coaching Staff: 9th

• In his fourth season with the Braves, Eric Young • Was a 43rd-round draft choice of Los Angeles-
Sr. serves as the first base coach and oversees NL out of Rutgers University in 1989…Graduated PLAYER BIOS
the club’s outfield instruction. in 1985 from New Brunswick High School
• Prior to joining the Braves, he was Colorado’s (NJ), where he played baseball, football and
first base/baserunning/outfield coach from 2014- basketball…Also played football at Rutgers and
16, working under Rockies manager and current was inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame in
Braves bench coach Walt Weiss. 1999.
• Prior to joining Colorado’s staff, he worked for • Young Sr. has two sons, Eric Jr. and Dallas.
two seasons, from 2011-12, as the first base • Eric Jr. had a 10-year major-league career,
coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks. playing for five teams, including 35 games SEASON IN REVIEW
• Started his coaching career in 2010 as Houston’s with Atlanta in 2015...He is currently a
minor league outfield and baserunning instructor. coach with the Mariners’ Triple-A affiliate
• Spent 2007-09 working as an in-studio analyst in Tacoma, Wash.
for ESPN’s “Baseball Tonight”...Retired from his • Dallas Dupree Young is a teenage actor,
playing career after the 2006 season. who starred in Nickelodeon’s “Cousins
for Life”...He also made appearances
• Played in the majors for 15 seasons, finishing
with a .283 (1,731-6,119) career average in 1,730 on others shows, including “9-1-1,” PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
games for seven different teams (Los Angeles-NL, “Shameless” and “The Fosters.”
1992, 1997-99; Colorado, 1993-97; Chicago-NL,
2000-01; Milwaukee, 2002-03; San Francisco,
2003; Texas, 2004, 2006; San Diego, 2005-06).
• He made his MLB debut in 1992 with the
Dodgers before Colorado selected him
in the 11th round of the Expansion Draft BRAVES HISTORY
later that year.
• A second baseman and outfielder, Young
went to his only career All-Star Game
in 1996...He also won the Silver Slugger
award that season...Hit .324 and stole a
N.L.-most 53 bases.
• He stole 465 bases in his career, the
second most in the majors during the OPPONENTS
time he was active (1992-06)…Stole at
least 40 bases in six different seasons
(1993, 1996-2000).

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