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Michael Young Is Acquired By The Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday

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Third baseman, Michael Young of the Philadelphia Phillies was acquired by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.  


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Young was exchanged for left-handed pitcher Rob Rasmussen.  Josh Beckett was transferred to the 60-day disabled list to make room on the 40-man roster.

The seven-time All-Star, Young, 36, won the 2005 American League batting title with the Texas Rangers whom he played for from 2000-2012.  Young led the American League in hits twice (2005, 2011) and has hit 2,359 in his career, ranking him seventh among active players.  Young holds a .300 career average in 1,949 games.  He has six 200-hit seasons in his career and has a .321 career hitter with runners in scoring positions.

Defensively, the 2008 AL Gold Glove winner at shortstop has appeared in 155 or more games in 10 of his 14 seasons and has posted a career .959 fielding percentage at third base.

In 126 games this season, his first with Philadelphia, the 6-foot-1, 200-pounder led the Phillies in hits and batted .276 (129-for-468) with eight home runs, 24 doubles and 41 RBI. On June 19 vs. Washington, Young eclipsed the 1,000-career RBI mark with a two-run home run.

Young has appeared in the postseason three times, including reaching the World Series in 2010 and 2011 as a member of the Rangers. In 34 career postseason games, he is batting .248 with three home runs and 19 RBI, including a five-RBI performance in Game 6 of the 2011 ALCS-clinching victory at Detroit. Young was also the 2006 All-Star Game MVP in Pittsburgh.

A graduate of both Bishop Amat Memorial High School in La Puente and UC Santa Barbara, Young was originally selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the fifth round of the 1997 First-Year Player Draft.

Since 2006, the Dodgers have made a number of key late August deals, acquiring such players as Marlon Anderson (2006 -.375 in 25 games), Ronnie Belliard (2009 – .351 in 24 games), Jon Garland (2009 -2.72 ERA in 6 starts) and Hall of Famers Greg Maddux (2009) and Jim Thome (2009).

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Michael Young Is Acquired By The Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday

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