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Alexander Edward Young (born September 9, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB) .
Amateur career
Young attended Carmel High School in Mundelein, Illinois. He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 32nd round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and attended Texas Christian University (TCU) to play college baseball. In 2014, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was named a league all-star. After his junior year, he was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the second round of the 2015 MLB draft.
Professional career
He signed with the Diamondbacks and made his professional debut with the Arizona League Diamondbacks, and after one scoreless appearance, he was promoted to the Hillsboro Hops where he finished the season, posting a 1.50 ERA in six innings.In 2016, Young played for both the Kane County Cougars and Visalia Rawhide, pitching to a combined 5-8 record, 3.56 ERA and 1.31 WHIP in 21 games (20 starts) between both teams. He spent 2017 with the Jackson Generals where he went 9-9 with a 3.68 ERA in 27 games (24 starts), and he split 2018 with Jackson and the Reno Aces, pitching to a combined 10-5 record with a 5.17 ERA in 29 games (21 starts) between both teams. He opened the 2019 season back with Reno.
On June 27, 2019, the Diamondbacks selected Young's contract and promoted him to the major leagues. He made his debut that night, pitching five innings and recording the win versus the San Francisco Giants.
On July 7, 2019, Young pitched a no-hitter through 6 innings of play vs. the Colorado Rockies at that time he was lifted by Arizona manager Torey Lovullo. Torey said he wanted to protect Young with a limited pitch count, and this decision was met with a chorus of boos from the hometown fans. The D-backs still held on to win the game 5-3.
On August 2, 2019, Young got his first MLB hit, remarkably the Diamondbacks sole hit in a 3-0 home loss to the Nationals. Young pitched the first six innings, giving up two runs on three hits and striking out nine. He ended the season with a record of 7-5 with an ERA of 3.56 in 86 ⁄3 innings.