December 17, 2024

By Kevin Glew

Canadian Baseball Network

The New York Mets have signed INF/OF Jared Young to a major league contract.

The Mets announced the deal on Twitter on Monday evening.

Selected off waivers from the Chicago Cubs by the St. Louis Cardinals in November 2023, Young (Prince George, B.C.) batted .285 with 11 home runs and a .411 on-base percentage in 74 games with the triple-A Memphis Redbirds in 2024 before his contract was purchased by the Doosan Bears of the Korea Baseball Organization. Overseas, he was outstanding, hitting .326 with 10 home runs and 39 RBIs with a 1.080 OPS in just 38 games.

In two big league stints with the Cubs in 2023, Young had eight hits – including three triples and two home runs – while scoring eight runs. His final promotion came on the heels of his excellent triple-A campaign with the Iowa Cubs that saw him bat .310 with 21 home runs and 72 RBIs in 90 games.

Young also homered and had three runs in four games for Canada in the World Baseball Classic in March 2023.

Selected in the 15th round of the 2017 MLB draft by the Cubs, the Okanagan Athletics alum played parts of six seasons in the minors before he made his MLB debut with the Cubs in 2022, going 5-for-19 (.263 batting average) in six games that September.