Delmon Damarcus Young (born September 14, 1985) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter.

He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Rays, Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, and Baltimore Orioles.

[3] Young was promoted to the Triple-A Durham Bulls on July 15, 2005, where he batted .285 with six home runs and 28 RBI in 52 games.

[6] On August 28, 2006, the Devil Rays called Young up to the major leagues[7] after it was decided that Jonny Gomes had to undergo season-ending surgery.

[8] In Delmon's first major league plate appearance, White Sox pitcher Freddy García hit Young with a first-pitch fastball.

After striking out in his first official at-bat, Young stroked a curveball for a 412-foot (126 m) two-run home run, which was his first Major League hit.

[10] As a 21-year-old in 2007, Young finished second in American League Rookie of the Year voting to Boston second baseman Dustin Pedroia,[11] hitting .288 with 13 home runs and 93 RBI, playing all 162 games in the season.

In 36 at-bats, he batted .361 with two doubles, one home run, and 7 RBI, locking up his spot in left field for opening day.

[10] With the trade of Carlos Gómez to the Milwaukee Brewers, Young became the Twins' starting left fielder for the 2010 season.

[20] In his first at bat in the playoffs as a Tiger, Young hit a home run to right field off CC Sabathia in Game 1 of the 2011 ALDS.

He is the fourth Detroit Tiger to hit more than one home run in a postseason game (after Alan Trammell, Kirk Gibson and Magglio Ordóñez).

[29] He was activated on April 30, and made his Phillies debut the next day, hitting a solo home run in his first at bat.

[30] On August 9, after batting .261 with eight home runs and 31 RBI through 80 games, he was designated for assignment to make room for Casper Wells on the active roster.

[32] On August 22, 2013, Young signed a minor league deal with the Tampa Bay Rays, who assigned him to the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits.

In the 2013 American League Wild Card Game, Young again continued his postseason prowess with a solo home run in the Rays' 4–0 win over the Cleveland Indians.

[40] On October 3, 2014, Young came in as a pinch hitter with one out and the bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth inning of Game 2 of the 2014 American League Division Series against his former team, the Detroit Tigers.

The Tigers subsequently put Young on the restricted list pending action by Major League Baseball.

[50] Young was suspended by MLB for seven days without pay, retroactive to Friday, April 27, for the incident, and ordered to undergo counseling.

[52] On February 7, 2016, Young was arrested for battery after he allegedly choked and threatened a valet at a hotel in Miami, Florida.

After being denied entry, Young was said to have made anti-Hispanic comments towards the valet, choked him and threatened to kill him.