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Dmitri Young

7/21/2006

Young was activated from the disabled list on Friday after being sidelined since May 22 with a leg strain and personal issues. The Tigers' designated hitter pleaded no contest last month to a domestic violence charge for assaulting a 21-year-old women in a Detroit hotel on April 14. Young, who said he was depressed and had a drinking problem, also spent 30 days at a California rehabilitation center and has said he has stopped drinking.

6/28/2006

Young will head to Florida to begin a workout and conditioning program on Wednesday as he attempts to return from a quadriceps injury. The Tigers designated hitter has been on the DL since May 22 and was granted permission to leave the team because of personal reasons. He missed a court appearance earlier this month and a warrant was issued for his arrest on accusations he choked a 21-year-old woman in a Detroit hotel on April 14.

5/17/2006

Young returned to action Tuesday night after missing most of a week with a right quad strain. The time off didn't do Young much good, as he went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts as Detroit's designated hitter in a 7-4 victory over Minnesota.

9/20/2005

Young now has been out of the Detroit lineup for 11 straight games because of his sore right Achilles. He made two pinch-hit appearances over the weekend, going 2-for-2 with two RBI, but he isn't able to stay in the game because he can't run. Tigers manager Alan Trammell has to replace Young with a pinch-runner when he gets on base.

9/14/2005

After sitting out Detroit's series finale with Minnesota on Wednesday afternoon, Young had missed the entire three-game set with the Twins. The Tigers' designated hitter hasn't played since last Thursday because of a sore right Achilles. He remains day-to-day.

9/11/2005

Due to some soreness in his right Achilles, Young was scratched from the Tigers' lineup for Saturday's meeting with the Kansas City Royals. The outfielder/first baseman/designated hitter, who was replaced by Carlos Pena, is listed as day-to-day.

8/30/2005

In the first inning of Detroit's Monday night contest in Cleveland, Young stroked his second grand slam in three days. The bomb helped give the Tigers a 5-0 lead before the Indians came to the plate, but Cleveland responded with six first-inning runs and went on to claim a 10-8 victory.

7/17/2005

Young had a sore calf after playing the outfield on Friday, so the Detroit Tigers decided to hold him out of the lineup on Saturday as a precautionary measure. The veteran slugger, who normally serves as the team's designated hitter, expects to return to action Sunday or Monday.

7/7/2005

Young has seen his batting average dip to a season-low .241, so the Tigers decided to give him the day off on Wednesday. The designated hitter/first baseman has just one hit -- a home run -- in his last 26 at-bats, striking out nine times over that span.

6/23/2005

Young had a wild throw glance off his throwing hand on Wednesday, and the Tigers' first baseman was replaced at first by Jason Smith during the third inning. X-rays revealed only a bruise, and Young is day-to-day. Detroit manager Alan Trammell said Young should be back on the field Friday or Saturday.

6/6/2005

Young and Chris Shelton have been sharing first-base and DH duties of late, but only one of them can be in the lineup each night this week. The Detroit Tigers play interleague series in Los Angeles and Colorado, eliminating the DH option.

5/16/2005

Young rolled an ankle while running across first base in Detroit's loss to the Angels Sunday, forcing the Tigers' designated hitter to leave the game. X-rays after the game revealed nothing serious, and Young said he expects to play when Detroit hosts Tampa Bay on Tuesday.

For the season, Young is hitting .290 with five home runs and 18 RBI in 33 games.

5/5/2005

While Young missed his fourth straight game with a flu bug on Wednesday night, the Tigers' designated hitter pinch-hit and singled in the ninth inning of Detroit's 4-3 loss to Boston. On Thursday, he's back in the Tigers' lineup for their matinee against the Red Sox.

For the season, Young is hitting .314 with five homers and 17 RBI in 23 games.

5/3/2005

Young had hoped to return to the Tigers' lineup for Monday's game against the Boston Red Sox, but he was a last-minute scratch because of lingering problems caused by the flu. The designated hitter, who hasn't played since Saturday, was in need of a short break, as he was just 1-for-12 in his last three games, including seven strikeouts.

Despite his recent slump, Young's numbers on the season are still solid. In 22 games, he is batting .306 with five home runs, 17 RBI and one stolen base, but he's fanned 21 times in 85 at-bats. Expect him to return to action Tuesday or Wednesday.

4/20/2005

The second-longest hitting streak in the majors, after the 19-gamer by the red-hot Brian Roberts of Baltimore, belongs to Young, Detroit's designated hitter. Young has an 11-game run after collecting a single in the Tigers' 8-4 loss to the Orioles on Tuesday.

During his 11-game streak, Young is a .364 hitter (16-for-44) with two doubles, a triple, a homer, nine runs scored and eight RBI. He's been productive, but the Tigers have gone just 4-7 during the streak.

4/4/2005

Young batted .304 with nine RBI in 17 exhibition games this spring, but he failed to record a home run. The Tigers' designated hitter nearly made up for it in one day, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three homers, five RBI and four runs scored in Monday's Opening Day victory over the Kansas City Royals.

Young has been a good hitter throughout his major league career, but injuries have limited his production over the past few years. Last season, he batted .272 with 18 home runs and 60 RBI in 104 games. Expect him to better those totals, as long as he can stay healthy.