[1] As a senior in 2012, he was named the North Dakota Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year after he batted .389 with six home runs and 38 RBIs alongside pitching to a 5–0 record with a 1.47 ERA.

In 2015, as a junior at Indiana State, he batted .296 with seven home runs and 42 RBIs in 54 games and was awarded Missouri Valley Conference Honorable Mention.

[8] Young signed with St. Louis for $3,000 and made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast League Cardinals before receiving a promotion to the State College Spikes.

[10] He began 2017 with the Peoria Chiefs and was named to the Midwest League All-Star Game along with being invited to participate in the Home Run Derby.

Young began 2018 with Palm Beach, with whom he was named a Florida State League All-Star and represented in the Home Run Derby,[14] and was promoted to Springfield in July.

[16] On December 5, 2018, the Cardinals traded Young, Luke Weaver, Carson Kelly, and a draft pick to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Paul Goldschmidt.

Young made his major league debut on August 1, 2020, vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers, replacing Ketel Marte in the top of the 9th inning.