Curt Young
{{short description|American baseball player and coach (born 1960)}}
{{for|the Panamanian athlete|Curt Young (athlete)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Curt Young
|image=Curt Young 4-29-12.jpg
|caption=Curt Young with the Oakland Athletics
|position=Pitcher
|team=
|number=
|throws=Left
|bats=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1960|4|16}}
|birth_place=Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=June 24
|debutyear=1983
|debutteam=Oakland Athletics
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=July 5
|finalyear=1993
|finalteam=Oakland Athletics
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=Win–loss record
|stat1value=69–53
|stat2label=Earned run average
|stat2value=4.31
|stat3label=Strikeouts
|stat3value=536
|teams=
As player
- Oakland Athletics ({{By|1983}}–{{By|1991}})
- Kansas City Royals ({{By|1992}})
- New York Yankees ({{By|1992}})
- Oakland Athletics ({{By|1993}})
As coach
- Oakland Athletics ({{By|2004}}–{{By|2010}})
- Boston Red Sox ({{By|2011}})
- Oakland Athletics ({{By|2012}}–{{By|2017}})
- San Francisco Giants ({{By|2018}}–{{By|2019}})
}}
Curtis Allen Young (born April 16, 1960) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and pitching coach. He played all or parts of 11 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) and previously served as the pitching coach for the Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants.
Playing career
Young was drafted by the Athletics in the fourth round of the 1981 draft. He joined the big league club in 1983 and played with the A's through the 1991 season, starting opening night for them in 1987. In 1992 he played for both the Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees before rejoining Oakland in 1993.
Coaching career
Prior to his appointment as A's pitching coach in 2004, Young spent four seasons in the same capacity within the Oakland minor-league system. Young left the A's after the 2010 season, following an offer of a one-year contract.{{cite press release |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20101024&content_id=15824200&vkey=pr_oak&fext=.jsp |title=A's announce Curt Young leaving team as pitching coach] |work=MLB.com |date=October 24, 2010 |accessdate=July 9, 2016}}
On November 2, 2010, the Boston Red Sox announced he was hired to fill the team's vacant pitching coach position.{{cite press release |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20101102&content_id=15959652&vkey=pr_bos&fext=.jsp |title=Red Sox name Curt Young pitching coach |work=MLB.com |date=November 2, 2010 |accessdate=July 9, 2016}} In October 2011, following the Red Sox' September collapse, The Red Sox granted permission for Young and the other coaches to seek other opportunities.{{citation needed|date=October 2011}} On October 21, Young was re-hired by the Oakland Athletics as their pitching coach after only one year in Boston.{{cite web |first=Susan |last=Slusser |url=http://www.sfgate.com/athletics/article/Curt-Young-back-as-A-s-pitching-coach-2326433.php |title=Curt Young back as A's pitching coach |work=San Francisco Chronicle |date=October 22, 2011 |accessdate=July 9, 2016}} Young was relieved of his duties with the Athletics on June 15, 2017.{{cite web |last=Hickey |first=John |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/06/15/at-11-games-under-500-as-shake-up-their-coaching-staff/ |title=At 11 games under .500, A's shake up their coaching staff |work=The Mercury News |date=June 15, 2017 |accessdate=June 15, 2017}}
References
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External links
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{{succession box | title=Oakland Athletics pitching coach | before=Rick Peterson | after=Ron Romanick | years=2004–2010}}
{{succession box | title=Boston Red Sox pitching coach | before=John Farrell | years=2011 | after=Bob McClure}}
{{succession box | title=Oakland Athletics pitching coach | before=Ron Romanick | after=Scott Emerson | years=2012–2017}}
{{succession box | title=San Francisco Giants pitching coach | before=Dave Righetti |after=Andrew Bailey | years=2018–2019}}
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