Danny Young becomes 80th Gator to make an MLB roster
Former Florida Gators standout left-hander Danny Young made his Major League Baseball debut for the Seattle Mariners on Monday. Young pitched 2.1 scoreless innings of relief against the Philadelphia Phillies. He earned his first MLB strikeout on the night as well.
As a result, Young became the 80th Gator to debut in the MLB and the 28th player to do so under Head Coach Kevin O’Sullivan. Young is the third Florida player to reach the big leagues in 2022, following Mark Kolozsvary (April 20 – Cincinnati Reds) and Alex Faedo (May 4, Detroit Tigers).
Seattle selected Young’s contract from Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday, May 5 and the Boca Raton, Fla. native made his long-awaited MLB debut on Monday, May 9. Young fired 2.1 shutout innings of relief against the Phillies in his first career outing, scattering three hits and one walk while striking out three batters.
The Toronto Blue Jays selected Young with the 242nd overall pick in the eighth round of the 2015 MLB Draft. Young is in his first season with the Seattle organization in 2022.
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Earlier this season the Gators had two other players make their MLB Debut. Mark Kolozsvary was called up to the Cincinnati Reds. Alex Faedo made his Major League Debut with the Tigers two weeks ago.
Young joins a long list of 2015 Gators to make the Major Leagues
Danny Young is the twelfth Florida Gator from the 2015 team to make it to the Major Leagues. That’s 35.4 % of the roster that has made it to the show. The 2015 team finished the season with a 52-18 record and a 19-11 mark in the SEC. They went to the SEC Tournament but lost their first game to Arkansas. With its back against the wall, the Gatos reeled off wins over Auburn (11-2) and Arkansas (10-0) to get to the final four. They beat LSU (2-1) and then Vanderbilt (7-3) to win the SEC Tournament. It’s the last SEC Tournament championship for the Gators.
Florida went a perfect 3-0 in the Gainesville Regional before sweeping Florida State in the Gainesville Super Regional to punch its ticket to Omaha. Florida beat Miami twice but lost two games to Virginia to miss out on the Championship series.
Gators on the 2015 team that have made MLB rosters
Pete Alonso
Shaun Anderson
Harrison Bader
Dane Dunning
Alex Faedo
Eric Hanhold
Mark Kolozsvary
Richie Martin Jr.
Bobby Poyner
A.J. Puk
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Danny Young
