Kevin Stacey Young (born June 16, 1969) is an American former professional baseball player. He played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1992–95, 1997–2003) and Kansas City Royals (1996), primarily as a first baseman. He batted and threw right-handed. Young was also the recipient of the Roberto Clemente Award in Pittsburgh. This award is given annually to the MLB player who best exemplifies sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual's contribution to his team. Amateur career When Young was 17 years old, he played on a Kansas City Kansas American Legion team that finished 24th in the nation out of 5,000 teams. Attended Kansas City Kansas Community College, where he was an All-American and the recipient of the Rawlings Big Stick Award while leading the 5 state region with a .477 batting average. He attended the University of Southern Mississippi where he was an All-American and led the Golden Eagles to its first Regional tournament in 1990. Professional career Young was drafted by the Pirates in the 7th round of the 1990 MLB draft. He quickly moved his way through their minor league system, debuting in the MLB a little over two years later. In a 12-season career, Young posted a .258 batting average with 144 home runs and 606 RBI in 1205 games played. In 1999 Young became only the third first baseman in the history of the game to have more than 25 home runs, 40 doubles, 20 stolen bases, 100 runs scored, and 100 RBI in a single season. At the time of his retirement in 2003, 11 seasons into their streak of 20 consecutive losing seasons which lasted from 1993 to 2012, he was the last remaining player to leave the Pittsburgh Pirates who had played on a winning team with the club (their last winning season before the streak was in 1992, which was his rookie year). Originally selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the seventh round of the 1990 MLB draft and spent 11 MLB seasons playing for the Pirates. He also played for his hometown Kansas City Royals in 1996 for a total of 12 seasons. After being named Pittsburgh's Minor League Player-of-the-Year in 1991 and the American Associations top prospect in 1992, K.Y. made his Major League debut with the Pirates on 7/12/92 and singled off Cincinnati's Tim Belcher in his second big league at bat. Young spent