NEW YORK (AP) — In order to provide depth at first base following the free agency of star slugger Pete Alonso this fall, the New York Mets signed infielder Jared Young to a one-year contract on Monday.
In 22 major league games and 69 plate appearances with the Chicago Cubs from 2022–2023, Young is a.210 lifetime hitter with two home runs, eight RBIs, and a.725 OPS.
St. Louis claimed him off waivers in November 2023, and he batted.285 with 11 home runs and a.917 OPS at Triple-A Memphis this season before the Cardinals released him in July.
Young then played 38 games for the Doosan Bears in Korea, hitting.326 with 10 homers, 39 RBIs, and a 1.080 OPS.
A left-handed hitter, the 29-year-old Young was born in Canada and selected by the Cubs in the 15th round of the 2017 amateur draft out of Old Dominion in Virginia.
All 12 of his big league starts have come at first base. He has played every position in the minors besides catcher and center field.
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