same season. Back to Melbourne After spending the 2018/19 winter season in Venezuela, Young returned to Australia in 2019/20 to play for the Melbourne Aces. Young signed on to play for the Aces again in the 2020/21 season. Legal issues On April 27, 2012, Young was arrested for aggravated harassment as a hate crime in New York City. The Tigers had been scheduled to play the Yankees later that evening. The New York Police Department said he yelled an anti-Semitic slur while he was intoxicated. Later in the day, Young issued a statement apologizing for his actions. Young was released on $5,000 bail. The Tigers subsequently put Young on the restricted list pending action by Major League Baseball. Young was suspended by MLB for seven days without pay, retroactive to Friday, April 27, for the incident, and ordered to undergo counseling. On November 7, 2012, Young pleaded guilty to aggravated harassment. He was sentenced to perform 10 days of community service and ordered to attend a program at the Museum of Tolerance. On February 7, 2016, Young was arrested for battery after he allegedly choked and threatened a valet at a hotel in Miami, Florida. The incident occurred when Young tried to enter a club in the hotel that was closed. After being denied entry, Young was said to have made anti-Hispanic comments towards the valet, choked him and threatened to kill him. References External links 1985 births Living people Acereros de Monclova players African-American baseball players American expatriate baseball players in Australia American expatriate baseball players in Mexico American League Championship Series MVPs Baltimore Orioles players Baseball players from Montgomery, Alabama Charleston RiverDogs players Clearwater Threshers players Detroit Tigers players Durham Bulls players Lehigh Valley IronPigs players Major League Baseball designated hitters Major League Baseball outfielders Melbourne Aces players Mesa Solar Sox players Mexican League baseball right fielders Minnesota Twins players Montgomery Biscuits players Navegantes del Magallanes players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela People from Camarillo, California Pericos de Puebla players Philadelphia Phillies players Rochester Red Wings players Sportspeople from Oxnard, California Sportspeople from Ventura County, California Tampa Bay Rays players Tampa Bay Devil Rays players Toros del Este players American expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American people