Alex Young

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 220lb (190cm, 99kg)

Team: Cincinnati Reds (majors, 60-day IL)

Born: September 9, 1993 in Westlake, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 32nd round of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Carmel Catholic HS (Mundelein, IL) and the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2nd round of the 2015 MLB June Amateur Draft from Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX).

High School: Carmel Catholic HS (Mundelein, IL)

School: Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX)

Debut: June 27, 2019 (Age 25-291d, 21,957th in major league history)
vs. SFG 5.0 IP, 3 H, 5 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2019 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$1.16M (24)

Service Time (01/2024): 3.143 • Arb Eligible: 2025 • Free Agent: 2027

Agents: Wasserman

Full Name: Alexander Edward Young

Nicknames: AY

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.6

ERA

4.43

160

262.0

224

WHIP

1.408

Summary of 47 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 1 walk-off, 4 tying, 15 go ahead

3 Tms
ARI	36
CIN	10
CLE	1

Platoon
vs RHB	34
vs LHB	13

Home/Road
Away	26
Home	21

Outs
1	17
2	17
0	13

18 Opps
LAD	9
SFG	7
COL	4
STL	4
SDP	4
NYM	3
MIN	2
OAK	2
PIT	2
MIA	2
ARI	1
TEX	1
CHC	1
LAA	1
SEA	1
ATL	1
WSN	1
MIL	1

45 Batters
Albert Pujols	2
Max Muncy	2
Zach McKinstry	1
Brett Sullivan	1
Paul DeJong	1
Todd Frazier	1
Steven Duggar	1
Brent Rooker	1
Matt Olson	1
Ty France	1
Joey Gallo	1
Garrett Hampson	1
Ha-Seong Kim	1
Mookie Betts	1
Tyler Saladino	1
Edward Olivares	1
Brandon Belt	1
David Freese	1
Miguel Rojas	1
Tommy Edman	1
Marcell Ozuna	1
Evan Longoria	1
Jason Vosler	1
Austin Slater	1
Fernando Tatis Jr.	1
Yadier Molina	1
Anthony Rendon	1
Nolan Arenado	1
Russell Martin	1
Ian Happ	1
Juan Lagares	1
Ryan Jeffers	1
Kyle Schwarber	1
Lewis Brinson	1
Jared Triolo	1
Paul Goldschmidt	1
Bryan Reynolds	1
Corbin Carroll	1
Ryan McMahon	1
Donovan Solano	1
Francisco Lindor	1
Freddie Freeman	1
Chadwick Tromp	1
Matt Chapman	1
Chris Owings	1

16 Parks
Chase Field (PHO)	16
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	5
Oracle Park (SFO)	4
Dodger Stad (LOS)	4
Petco Pk (SAN)	3
RingCentral Col (OAK)	2
loanDepot pk (MIA)	2
Coors Fld (DEN)	2
Citi Field (NYC)	2
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1
PNC Pk (PIT)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Nationals Pk (WAS)	1

Where Hit
7	16
78	11
9	10
8	6
89	4

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
4	11
2	10
3	9
5	7
1	4
6	3
7+	3

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	31
2·HR gms	5
3·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	24
1--	7
-2-	6
12-	4
123	4
--3	1
1-3	1

83 Runs
RISP	16
0 on	24
1 on	14
2 on	5
3 on	4
Any on	23

Inning
1	6
2	3
3	5
4	9
5	5
6	3
7	9
8	6
9	1

1-3	14
4-6	17
7-end	16

RelScore
+4..	6
+3	1
+2	6
+1	8
Tied	11
-1	6
-2	5
-3	1
-4..	3

Ahead	21
Tied	11
Behind	15

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-2	6
2-2	6
1-0	5
2-1	5
0-1	5
3-2	4
0-0	4
2-0	4
1-1	3
3-1	3
0-2	2

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	9
2B	7
3B	7
CF	6
C	5
LF	5
PH	3
SS	3
DH	2

OrderPos
2nd	9
7th	7
5th	7
4th	6
3rd	5
8th	5
9th	3
6th	3
1st	2

Leverage
High Lev	12
Medium Lev	13
Low Lev	22

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2019-06-27	Brandon Belt	SFG		ARI	behind 0-1	b 4	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	3	13%	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2	2	2	1	2019-07-16	Joey Gallo	TEX		ARI	behind 0-1	b 4	2	---	4,(1-2) SBCX	1	5	8	12%	51%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
3	3	3	1	2019-07-21	Tyler Saladino	MIL	@	ARI	behind 0-4	t 4	2	123	2,(1-0) BX	4	8	7	30%	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Aguilar Scores; O. Arcia Scores; B. Gamel Scores
4	4	4	1	2019-07-27	Miguel Rojas	MIA		ARI	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	1	6	10%	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
5	5	5	1	2019-08-10	Max Muncy	LAD		ARI	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	4,(2-1) BBSX	1	5	4	11%	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
6	6	6	1	2019-08-15	Evan Longoria	SFG	@	ARI	ahead 3-0	t 5	1	-2-	5,(3-1) BBBCX	2	4	5	9%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Posey Scores
7	7	7	1	2019-08-20	Nolan Arenado	COL	@	ARI	behind 0-1	t 4	0	1--	4,(1-2) C111BF11X	2	3	5	19%	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); T. Story Scores
8	8	8	1	2019-09-01	David Freese	LAD	@	ARI	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	6,(3-2) CSBBBX	1	2	3	10%	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
9	9	9	2	2019-09-01	Russell Martin	LAD	@	ARI	ahead 1-0	t 3	0	---	4,(2-1) FBBX	1	8	2	10%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
10	10	10	1	2019-09-12	Todd Frazier	NYM		ARI	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	4,(1-2) BCFX	1	6	5	11%	66%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
11	11	11	2	2019-09-12	Juan Lagares	NYM		ARI	ahead 2-0	b 3	2	123	7,(3-2) BSBFBFX	4	7	8	17%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Davis Scores/unER; M. Conforto Scores/unER; T. Frazier Scores/unER; J. Lagares Scores/unER
12	12	12	1	2019-09-23	Tommy Edman	STL	@	ARI	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	2	4	10%	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
13	13	13	2	2019-09-23	Paul Goldschmidt	STL	@	ARI	ahead 2-1	t 3	0	1--	4,(2-1) BCB111X	2	3	3	15%	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Edman Scores
14	14	14	3	2019-09-23	Yadier Molina	STL	@	ARI	ahead 4-2	t 5	0	-2-	3,(2-0) BBX	2	5	2	10%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Ozuna Scores
2020	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	2020-07-30	Max Muncy	LAD	@	ARI	ahead 5-1	t 6	1	---	7,(2-2) .SSBFFBX	1	2	3	4%	94%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
16	16	2	1	2020-08-07	Edward Olivares	SDP		ARI	ahead 2-0	b 5	0	---	3,(2-0) .BBX	1	7	PH	7%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
17	17	3	1	2020-08-10	Chris Owings	COL		ARI	behind 6-8	b 5	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	4	12%	40%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
18	18	4	1	2020-08-15	Fernando Tatis Jr.	SDP	@	ARI	tied 0-0	t 1	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	3	DH	10%	56%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
19	19	5	1	2020-08-20	Matt Chapman	OAK		ARI	tied 0-0	b 1	2	---	4,(1-2) CCBX	1	3	5	10%	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
20	20	6	2	2020-08-20	Matt Olson	OAK		ARI	ahead 1-0	b 4	1	-2-	3,(1-1) C>B.X	2	5	3	15%	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Canha Scores
21	21	7	1	2020-08-25	Garrett Hampson	COL	@	ARI	tied 2-2	t 4	2	---	4,(2-1) FBBX	1	8	8	13%	58%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
22	22	8	1	2020-09-06	Chadwick Tromp	SFG		ARI	behind 0-2	b 3	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	9	2	11%	44%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
23	23	9	2	2020-09-06	Donovan Solano	SFG		ARI	behind 1-2	b 6	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	2	4	28%	74%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); A. Slater Scores
24	24	10	1	2020-09-11	Ty France	SEA	@	ARI	behind 2-4	t 8	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	4	9%	17%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
25	25	11	1	2020-09-17	Anthony Rendon	LAA		ARI	ahead 1-0	b 1	1	1--	3,(0-2) CFX	2	4	5	14%	79%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF); J. Walsh Scores
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
26	26	1	1	2021-04-06	Ryan McMahon	COL		ARI	behind 3-5	b 7	1	---	4,(1-2) BSSX	1	6	5	14%	33%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
27	27	2	1	2021-04-16	Kyle Schwarber	WSN		ARI	tied 0-0	b 9	1	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	4	7	42%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
28	28	3	1	2021-05-04	Lewis Brinson	MIA		ARI	ahead 5-3	b 8	2	12-	5,(3-1) BBC*BX	3	7	8	6%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); C. Dickerson Scores/unER; B. Anderson Scores/Team unER; L. Brinson Scores/Team unER
29	29	4	1	2021-05-26	Austin Slater	SFG	@	ARI	behind 2-4	t 8	2	-2-	5,(2-2) ..CBFBX	2	3	PH	31%	42%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); D. Solano Scores
30	30	5	2	2021-05-26	Jason Vosler	SFG	@	ARI	tied 4-4	t 8	2	---	9,(3-2) TSBFFFBBX	1	4	3	29%	71%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
31	31	6	1	2021-06-15	Steven Duggar	SFG		ARI	behind 1-7	b 2	1	--3	2,(1-0) BX	2	8	8	6%	16%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. Belt Scores
32	32	7	1	2021-06-20	Albert Pujols	LAD	@	ARI	ahead 1-0	t 3	1	12-	4,(1-2) CBFX	3	4	3	20%	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); A. Pollock Scores; J. Turner Scores
33	33	8	1	2021-06-28	Paul DeJong	STL		ARI	ahead 5-1	b 7	2	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	6	6	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Y. Molina Scores
34	34	9	1	2021-07-10	Mookie Betts	LAD		ARI	ahead 9-0	b 7	1	123	2,(0-1) FX	4	1	4	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); A. Pollock Scores; A. Barnes Scores; M. Beaty Scores
35	35	10	2	2021-07-10	Zach McKinstry	LAD		ARI	ahead 13-0	b 7	2	-2-	5,(2-2) BSSBX	2	4	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Z. Reks Scores/unER; Z. McKinstry Scores/unER
36	36	11	3	2021-07-10	Albert Pujols	LAD		ARI	ahead 15-0	b 7	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	5	3	0%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); A. Pujols Scores/unER
37	37	12	1	2021-09-07	Brent Rooker	MIN	@	CLE	ahead 1-0	t 7	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	7	7	12%	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2023	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
38	38	1	1	2023-05-01	Ha-Seong Kim	SDP		CIN	tied 3-3	b 5	2	12-	5,(2-2) B2CBFX	3	7	4	31%	87%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); X. Bogaerts Scores; M. Carpenter Scores
39	39	2	1	2023-05-03	Brett Sullivan	SDP		CIN	ahead 2-0	b 4	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	9	2	13%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Odor Scores
40	40	3	1	2023-05-09	Francisco Lindor	NYM	@	CIN	behind 4-7	t 8	0	1--	6,(2-2) BCT.*BFX	2	2	6	14%	26%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Nimmo Scores
41	41	4	1	2023-06-06	Freddie Freeman	LAD	@	CIN	ahead 4-3	t 4	2	123	3,(0-2) .SSX	4	2	3	26%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Heyward Scores; M. Rojas Scores; M. Betts Scores
42	42	5	1	2023-06-24	Marcell Ozuna	ATL	@	CIN	ahead 6-4	t 7	1	---	5,(3-1) BFBBX	1	5	DH	9%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
43	43	6	1	2023-08-02	Ian Happ	CHC		CIN	ahead 10-6	b 7	0	---	3,(1-1) ....CBX	1	5	7	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
44	44	7	1	2023-08-13 (1)	Jared Triolo	PIT		CIN	behind 1-2	b 7	1	12-	6,(3-2) .SBF*BBX	3	9	PH	43%	87%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); L. Peguero Scores; E. Rodríguez Scores
45	45	8	1	2023-08-24	Corbin Carroll	ARI		CIN	behind 1-2	b 8	1	1--	5,(2-2) B1*BFCX	2	7	8	53%	85%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); L. Gurriel Scores
46	46	9	1	2023-09-19	Ryan Jeffers	MIN	@	CIN	ahead 1-0	t 4	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	7	2	11%	70%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
47	47	10	1	2023-09-23	Bryan Reynolds	PIT	@	CIN	behind 3-9	t 6	2	1-3	3,(1-1) S*BX	3	2	7	7%	10%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); J. Bae Scores; J. Palacios Scores