August 31, 2019: Michael Young’s #10 will be retired by the Texas Rangers. About dang time.
Young retired from Major League Baseball in 2014. He made his big league debut with the Rangers in 2000 and went on to spend the next 12 seasons in Texas. He is the franchise’s all-time leader in games played (1,823), hits (2,230), doubles (415), triples (55) and runs (1,085). He also ranks 10th in batting average (.301), 3rd in RBI (983) and 7th in home runs (177).
It’s not only his statistics that are indelible, but also his leadership.