27-year-old former Prince George Knight hitting .444 since being called up from triple-A Iowa
If the baseball world wasn't already tuned into what Prince George's Jared Young has been up to since getting called up to the Chicago Cubs, it is now.
The 27-year-old from Prince George hit his second triple in lass than a day to score two runs and trigger a four-run fourth inning Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field to help the Cubs snap a losing streak with a 10-1 victory over the visiting Cleveland Guardians. Playing first base, Young also singled in the third inning off Guardians starter Cal Quantrill and went 2-for-3 and scored two runs before he was replaced by Trey Mancini in the seventh inning.
In three games since getting called up earlier this week from triple-A Iowa, Young has had four hits for 11 total bases in nine at-bats. He hit his first career major league home run on Wednesday against Philadelphia and followed that up on Thursday with a triple against the Phillies.The Cubs will be back on the field to face the Guardians Saturday at 2:15 p.m. PT. The series wraps up Sunday at 11:20 a.m. PT. Go to mlb.com to watch the livestream feed.
The Cubs then visit Milwaukee Brewers and the New York Yankees in games that lead up to the all-star break.
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