 On January 17 , 2011 , Young signed a contract with the New York Mets worth $ 1 @.@ 1 million with the ability to reach up to $ 4 @.@ 5 million through incentives . In his first career start with the Mets on April 5 , 2011 , Young went five and a third innings while striking out seven batters , recording the victory in a 7 – 1 Mets win over the Philadelphia Phillies . He also went three for three at the plate with two runs batted in against Phillies starter Cole Hamels . In that game , Young became the first Mets pitcher in team history to record two hits in a single inning . Shortly after the start of the season , Young sustained an arm injury which forced him to miss the remainder of the 2011 season on the disabled list . Following the season , he was a free agent . 
