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PG’s Jared Young signs pro baseball contract in Korea

Jared Young is taking his talent to Asia.

The Doosan Bears of the Korea Baseball Organization signed Prince George product Jared Young earlier this week, he has arrived in Korea to join his new teammates.

 

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Young started the season with the Memphis Red Birds, the AAA affiliate of the St Louis Cardinals.

He played 74 games for Memphis, batting .285 with 11 homeruns and 46 runs in that time.

Between 2022 and 2023, Young had suited up for the Chicago Cubs in 22 MLB games, batting .210 and scoring two homeruns in his career.

He is the first and only Prince George baseball player to crack an MLB roster.

Young is one of three foreign born players on the Bears’ roster.

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