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19-751: Eric Young may refer to: Eric Young Sr. (born 1967), American baseball coach and former Major League Baseball second baseman and left fielder Eric Young Jr. (born 1985), his son, American baseball coach and former baseball second baseman and outfielder Eric Young (cyclist) (born 1989), American professional cyclist Eric Young (footballer, born 1952) , English football player for Darlington Eric Young (footballer, born 1960) , Welsh international football player Eric Young (wrestler) (born 1979), ring name used by Jeremy Fritz Eric Young (broadcaster) , New Zealand journalist and television presenter Eric Young (American football) (born 1983), offensive guard at

38-707: A game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 1997 , fan favorite Young was traded back to Los Angeles for pitcher Pedro Astacio . While in Los Angeles during 1998 – 1999 , Young continued his consistency by stealing bases and hitting for solid averages. Young was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs in 1999. In 2000 , while a member of the Cubs, he hit .297, with 6 home runs, 98 runs and 54 steals. In 2001 , he enjoyed

57-428: A player: (A) hits a sacrifice bunt or sacrifice fly; (B) is awarded first base on four called balls; (C) is hit by a pitched ball; or (D) is awarded first base because of interference or obstruction[.]" An at bat is counted when: Pete Rose had 14,053 career at bats, the all-time major league and National League record. The American League record is held by Carl Yastrzemski , whose 11,988 career at bats were all in

76-626: A similar season. In January 2002 , Young signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers . In 2003 , he hit 15 home runs, a career-high that almost doubled his previous best of 8 home runs. Young went on to play with the Texas Rangers and the San Diego Padres , where he was mainly used as a pinch runner . On August 1, 2006 , Young was released by the Padres. He was subsequently reacquired by

95-415: A single season is 5,781 by the 1997 Boston Red Sox . "At bat", "up", "up at bat", and "at the plate" are all phrases describing a batter who is facing the pitcher. Just because a player is described as being "at bat" in this sense, he will not necessarily be given an at bat in his statistics; the phrase actually signifies a plate appearance (assuming it is eventually completed). This ambiguous terminology

114-972: Is an American former professional baseball second baseman and left fielder , who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers , Colorado Rockies , Chicago Cubs , Milwaukee Brewers , San Francisco Giants , Texas Rangers , and San Diego Padres . He is the current third base coach for the Los Angeles Angels . He previously served as the first base coach for the Atlanta Braves . He played college baseball and college football for Rutgers University . Raised in New Brunswick, New Jersey , Young attended New Brunswick High School , where he played basketball and football, in addition to baseball. Young began his MLB career with

133-434: Is an actor. At bat Batters will not be charged an at bat if their plate appearances end under the following circumstances: In addition, if the inning ends during at bat (due to the third out being made by a runner caught stealing , for example), no at bat or plate appearance will result. An at bat is a specific type of plate appearance in which the batter puts the ball in play intending to get on base. This

152-573: Is often mentioned in the term "Souvenir City Chamber of Commerce, Eric Young President" which is the term used by host Steve Berthiaume when showing a home run. He also calls out "Souvenir City!" when showing footage of a home run. Young served as a running instructor for the Houston Astros and helped with their outfield and base running. He was named the Arizona Diamondbacks first base coach on October 17, 2010. On October 17, 2012, Young

171-422: Is usually clarified by context. To refer explicitly to a statistical "at bat", the term "official at bat" is sometimes used. Official Baseball Rule 5.06(c) provides that "[a] batter has legally completed his time at bat when he is put out or becomes a runner" (emphasis added). The "time at bat" defined in this rule is more commonly referred to as a plate appearance , and the playing rules (Rules 1 through 8) uses

190-420: Is why at bats, and not plate appearances, are used to calculate batting average, as plate appearances in general can result in many outcomes that do not involve putting the ball in play, and batting average specifically measures a batter's contact hitting. Rule 9.02(a)(1) of the official rules of Major League Baseball defines an at bat as: "Number of times batted, except that no time at bat shall be charged when

209-525: The Los Angeles Dodgers in 1992 , but soon became one of the original Colorado Rockies in 1993 . He hit a home run in the Rockies' first-ever home at bat on April 9, 1993, as part of an 11-4 home win over the Montreal Expos . He helped Colorado to its first postseason series appearance in 1995 , which they lost to the Atlanta Braves , three games to one. His best seasons came with the Rockies, where he

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228-479: The AL. The single season record is held by Jimmy Rollins , who had 716 at bats in 2007. Willie Wilson , Ichiro Suzuki and Juan Samuel also had more than 700 at bats in a season. 14 players share the single game record of 11 at bats in a single game, all of which were extra inning games. In games of 9 innings or fewer, the record is 7 at bats and has occurred more than 200 times. The team record for most at bats in

247-612: The Braves to join the Los Angeles Angels coaching staff as their new third base coach under newly appointed manager Ron Washington . As a high school student, Young welcomed his oldest son and namesake, Eric Young Jr. , with high-school sweetheart Paula Robinson. Eric Jr. followed him into professional baseball and made his major league debut with the Colorado Rockies on August 25, 2009. On December 10, 2005, he married Beyonka Jackson and they welcomed their son Dallas Dupree Young , who

266-579: The Rangers and joined the team later that month. In late October, he declared free agency, but did not end up playing in the Majors again. Young officially retired as a member of the Colorado Rockies on September 12, 2008. He was honored during a pregame ceremony that same day at Coors Field before the Rockies took on the Los Angeles Dodgers . Young was an analyst on the sports program Baseball Tonight . He

285-502: The University of Tennessee Eric Young (drummer) (born 1984), drummer for Swedish rock band Crashdïet Eric Templeton Young (1892–1915), Scottish rugby player Sir Eric Young (rugby union) (1891–1973), Scotland international rugby union player [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

304-435: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eric_Young&oldid=1233804157 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Eric Young Sr. As coach Eric Orlando Young Sr. (born May 18, 1967)

323-525: The phrase "time at bat" in this sense. In contrast, the scoring rules use the phrase "time at bat" to refer to the statistic at bat , defined in Rule 9.02(a)(1), but sometimes uses the phrase "official time at bat" or refers back to Rule 9.02(a)(1) when mentioning the statistic. The phrase "plate appearance" is used in Rules 9.22 and 9.23 dealing with batting titles and hitting streaks, and in Rule 5.10(g) comment regarding

342-434: Was an All-Star and a Silver Slugger Award winner in 1996 at second base. In 1996, he hit .324, with 8 home runs , 74 RBI and 53 stolen bases . During the 1990s, Young was one of the top base stealers in the major leagues. He is the Rockies career leader in stolen bases and is in the top 10 in many other offensive categories. On June 30, 1996, he managed to steal second base, third base, and home plate in one inning in

361-449: Was fired from the position. He joined the Colorado Rockies as the first base coach for the 2014 season. He was fired after the 2016 season. He was hired to be the first base coach of the Atlanta Braves for the 2018 season. Young opted out of traveling with the Braves during the 2020 season, due to the COVID-19 pandemic . On November 12, 2023, Young confirmed that he would be leaving

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