GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Former Florida standout left-hander Danny Young made his Major League Baseball debut for the Seattle Mariners on Monday, pitching 2 1/3 scoreless innings of relief against the Philadelphia Phillies.
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As a result, Young became the 80th Gator to debut in the MLB and the 28th player to do so under Head Coach
Kevin O'Sullivan. Young is the third Florida player to reach the big leagues in 2022, following Mark Kolozsvary (April 20 – Cincinnati Reds) and Alex Faedo (May 4, Detroit Tigers).
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Seattle selected Young's contract from Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday, May 5 and the Boca Raton, Fla. native made his long-awaited MLB debut on Monday, May 9. Young fired 2 1/3 shutout innings of relief against the Phillies in his first-career outing, scattering three hits and one walk while striking out three batters.
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Across parts of seven seasons in the Minor Leagues, Young compiled 280 1/3 innings with a 12-7 record, 4.43 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 239 strikeouts. He registered 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings, 3.8 walks per nine and a 2.03 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
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Young suited up for the Orange & Blue from 2013-15, culminating with a trip to the NCAA College World Series in his final season. During his three-year career at Florida, Young made 67 appearances including 17 starts, finishing with a 10-4 record, 2.91 ERA, 117 2/3 innings and 83 strikeouts.
Young is the 12th player from the 2015Â Florida roster to make it to the MLB, equating to 34.3% of the 35-man roster from that year.
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The Toronto Blue Jays selected Young with the 242nd overall pick in the eighth round of the 2015 MLB Draft. Young is in his first season with the Seattle organization in 2022.
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Below is a complete list of Gators to debut in the MLB under O'Sullivan.
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| MLB Players Under O'Sullivan |
|
Player |
Drafted (Round) |
MLB Debut |
Team |
| 1 |
Nick Maronde |
2011 (3rd) |
September 2, 2012 |
Los Angeles Angels |
| 2 |
Paco Rodriguez |
2012 (2nd) |
September 9, 2012 |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 3 |
Mike Zunino |
2012 (1st - 3rd overall) |
June 12, 2013 |
Seattle Mariners |
| 4 |
Kevin Chapman |
2010 (4th) |
August 9, 2013 |
Houston Astros |
| 5 |
Matt den Dekker |
2010 (5th) |
August 29, 2013 |
New York Mets |
| 6 |
Anthony DeSclafani |
2011 (6th) |
May 14, 2014 |
Miami Marlins |
| 7 |
Cole Figueroa |
2008 (6th) |
May 16, 2014 |
Tampa Bay Rays |
| 8 |
Preston Tucker |
2012 (7th) |
May 7, 2015 |
Houston Astros |
| 9 |
Brian Johnson |
2012 (1st - 31st overall) |
July 21, 2015 |
Boston Red Sox |
| 10 |
Nolan Fontana |
2012 (2nd) |
May 22, 2017 |
Los Angeles Angels |
| 11 |
Austin Maddox |
2012 (3rd) |
June 17, 2017 |
Boston Red Sox |
| 12 |
Harrison Bader |
2015 (3rd) |
July 25, 2017 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
| 13 |
Bobby Poyner |
2015 (14th) |
March 31, 2018 |
Boston Red Sox |
| 14 |
Justin Shafer |
2014 (8th) |
August 19, 2018 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
| 15 |
Eric Hanhold |
2015 (6th) |
September 4, 2018 |
New York Mets |
| 16 |
Richie Martin |
2015 (1st - 20th overall) |
March 28, 2019 |
Baltimore Orioles |
| 17 |
Pete Alonso |
2016 (2nd) |
March 28, 2019 |
New York Mets |
| 18 |
Shaun Anderson |
2016 (3rd) |
May 15, 2019 |
San Francisco Giants |
| 19 |
A.J. Puk |
2016 (1st - 6th overall) |
August 21, 2019 |
Oakland Athletics |
| 20 |
Brady Singer |
2018 (1st - 18th overall) |
July 25, 2020 |
Kansas City Royals |
| 21 |
Dane Dunning |
2016 (1st - 29th overall) |
August 19, 2020 |
Chicago White Sox |
| 22 |
Jonathan India |
2018 (1st - 5th overall) |
Thursday, April 1, 2021 |
Cincinnati Reds |
| 23 |
Jackson Kowar |
2018 (1st - 33rd overall) |
Monday, June 7, 2021 |
Kansas City Royals |
| 24 |
Taylor Gushue |
2014 (4th) |
Wednesday, June 30, 2021 |
Chicago Cubs |
| 25 |
Kirby Snead |
2016 (10th) |
Wednesday, July 28, 2021 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
| 26 |
Mark Kolozsvary |
2017 (7th) |
Wednesday, April 20, 2022 |
Cincinnati Reds |
| 27 |
Alex Faedo |
2017 (1st - 18th overall) |
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 |
Detroit Tigers |
| 28 |
Danny Young |
2015 (8th) |
Monday, May 9 |
Seattle Mariners |
