▁at ▁which ▁time ▁he ▁signed . ▁He ▁played ▁two ▁games ▁in ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁at ▁first ▁base ▁for ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Tig ers ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁going ▁ 2 - for - 4 ▁with ▁a ▁double ▁and ▁a ▁run ▁batt ed ▁in . ▁After ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁season , ▁the ▁Tig ers ▁trad ed ▁Young ▁to ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals ▁for ▁I ke ▁Brook ens . ▁ ▁Young ▁rejo ined ▁the ▁Tig ers ▁as ▁a ▁minor ▁league ▁instruct or ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁sc out ▁for ▁the ▁Tig ers ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁their ▁director ▁of ▁sc out ing ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁He ▁also ▁sc out ed ▁for ▁the ▁ ▁San ▁Diego ▁Pad res , ▁Texas ▁R angers , ▁and ▁Florida ▁Mar l ins . ▁ ▁Rev iving ▁Baseball ▁in ▁Inner ▁C ities ▁While ▁sc out ing , ▁Young ▁discovered ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁few ▁African ▁American ▁players ▁chosen ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁ML B ▁draft . ▁After ▁present ing ▁his ▁find ings ▁to ▁Ori oles ' ▁general ▁manager ▁Roland ▁Hem ond ▁and ▁ML B ▁Commission er ▁Peter ▁U e ber ro th , ▁U e ber ro th ▁contact ed ▁Tom ▁Brad ley , ▁the ▁mayor ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁who ▁agreed ▁to ▁fund ▁a ▁youth ▁baseball ▁program ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁providing ▁$ 5 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁Young ▁also ▁received ▁fund ing