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Cole Young Leads Offense In Mariners Win Over Rangers

Posted on: by Jonathan Spina

By: Jared Barton

Following his MLB debut at the end of May, former North Allegheny baseball standout and Mariners 2022 first-round pick Cole Young has stayed with the big league ball club this summer.

Thursday night’s game against the Texas Rangers proved to be one of the matchups in which he had the biggest offensive influence.

The rookie delivered at multiple points in the contest, including a record-tying home run and an RBI triple. Young finished the game 2-4 from the plate with two RBI and two runs scored.

In the fifth inning, the second baseman blasted a home run 456 feet into the upper deck of right field at T-Mobile Park to double Seattle’s lead.

The homer is the longest home run by a rookie batter at T-Mobile Park in the Statcast Era (2015-c).

Later in the game, Young came up clutch once more with an RBI triple in the 6th inning. It was the first triple of his MLB career.

Young also scored on a passed ball later in the frame. Seattle went on to take the first game of the series with a 6-0 win over Texas. To date, Young is batting .247 with 36 hits, 16 runs, three home runs and 14 RBIs.