▁from ▁the ▁Am ateur ▁Athlet ic ▁Union . ▁ ▁Young ▁organized ▁ 1 2 ▁teams ▁consisting ▁of ▁ 1 8 0 ▁ 1 3 - ▁and ▁ 1 4 - year - olds ▁for ▁Rev iving ▁Baseball ▁in ▁Inner ▁C ities ▁( R BI ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁He ▁obtained ▁help ▁from ▁African ▁American ▁players , ▁including ▁Dar ry l ▁St raw berry ▁and ▁Eric ▁Davis , ▁who ▁are ▁from ▁Southern ▁California . ▁ML B ▁assumed ▁operation ▁of ▁the ▁R BI ▁program ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Young ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁Mount ▁Car mel ▁High ▁School . ▁Young ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Sh ery l , ▁had ▁three ▁children , ▁Dor ian , ▁Jon ▁and ▁T ori . ▁Young ▁had ▁di ab etes , ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁into ▁a ▁Los ▁Angeles - area ▁hospital ▁to ▁am put ate ▁his ▁leg ▁on ▁May ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁hospital ▁on ▁May ▁ 8 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 6 ▁death s ▁Category : Ar k ansas ▁Tra vel ers ▁players ▁Category : B alt imore ▁Ori oles ▁sc outs ▁Category : Base ball ▁players ▁from ▁California ▁Category : Ch ap man ▁Pan thers ▁baseball ▁players ▁Category : Ch icago ▁C ubs ▁execut ives ▁Category : Det roit ▁Tig ers ▁players ▁Category : Det roit ▁Tig ers