Former Tiger Cole Young Named MiLB Player of the Week
By: Jared Barton
Former North Allegheny baseball and Seattle Mariners First-Round Draft Pick Cole Young is making headlines early in his 2025 AAA campaign.
Young was selected as the Pacific Coast League AAA Player of the Week on Monday.
#Mariners No. 3 prospect Cole Young collected 10 hits, including a homer, triple and three doubles, while scoring eight runs for @RainiersLand.
: https://t.co/2wNwyyuE8S pic.twitter.com/XpYumuwHW0
— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) May 12, 2025
The infielder had 10 hits with a home run, triple and three doubles while scoring eight runs from May 5th to May 11th.
Cole Young extends hitting streak to 8 games on an RBI double scoring Samad Taylor. pic.twitter.com/U6qKr13bPw
— Mariners Minors (@MiLBMariners) May 11, 2025
Young is currently the 43rd overall prospect in the minors according to MLB Pipeline. So far in AAA for the Tacoma Rainiers, Young is batting .236 with 34 hits, 11 RBI, two home runs and a stolen base.
Cole Young base hit off the future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw. pic.twitter.com/8iTB3kdABP
— Mariners Minors (@MiLBMariners) April 16, 2025
He is currently the third-ranked prospect in the Mariners system, with an estimated MLB debut sometime this season.
