2026 Stats
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.310
HR
1
RBI
5
R
5
SB
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Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Young was called up to make his major league debut in late May and appeared in 77 games over the final four months of the season, primarily at second base after playing mostly shortstop in the minors. He was a regular before the break but saw his role shrink steadily, appearing only sporadically in September. The Mariners' acquisition of Eugenio Suárez pushed Jorge Polanco to second base, leaving Young on the bench. With Polanco no longer in the picture, Young has a clear path to the everyday second base job, facing limited competition from Ryan Bliss and Leo Rivas. His biggest asset is getting on base, though he's only a slightly above-average runner. He doesn't hit the ball hard, but in the minors he leaned on line drives and ground balls. With Seattle, he became a fly ball hitter, an approach ill-suited for T-Mobile Park. A return to a ground ball profile could give Young a stable batting average floor, with modest power and decent speed. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Mariners in March of 2026.
Three hits Monday
Young went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Monday's 2-1 win over the Yankees.
Analysis
Young opened the scoring Monday with a two-out single off Ryan Weathers in the second inning, tallying his fourth RBI through five games this year. Young has carried over his strong spring training performance into the regular season -- he's now 6-for-18 (including 3-for-6 against left-handed pitching) with a home run as he's settled into an everyday role at second base.
Young opened the scoring Monday with a two-out single off Ryan Weathers in the second inning, tallying his fourth RBI through five games this year. Young has carried over his strong spring training performance into the regular season -- he's now 6-for-18 (including 3-for-6 against left-handed pitching) with a home run as he's settled into an everyday role at second base.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2024
+16%
OPS vs LHP
2026
+45%
OPS vs LHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .709 | 79 | 0 | 7 | .254 | ||||
| Since 2024vs Right | .611 | 208 | 5 | 22 | .210 | ||||
| 2026vs Left | 1.083 | 12 | 0 | 2 | .417 | ||||
| 2026vs Right | .748 | 18 | 1 | 3 | .235 | ||||
| 2025vs Left | .635 | 67 | 0 | 5 | .220 | ||||
| 2025vs Right | .597 | 190 | 4 | 19 | .207 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2024
+2%
OPS on Road
2026
+15%
OPS on Road
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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| Since 2024Home | .632 | 151 | 2 | 12 | .217 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | .644 | 136 | 3 | 17 | .228 | ||||
| 2026Home | .866 | 26 | 1 | 4 | .320 | ||||
| 2026Away | 1.000 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .250 | ||||
| 2025Home | .577 | 125 | 1 | 8 | .192 | ||||
| 2025Away | .632 | 132 | 3 | 16 | .227 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Cole Young compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.10BB Rate
3.3%K Rate
33.3%BABIP
.444ISO
.241AVG
.310OBP
.333SLG
.552OPS
.885wOBA
.380Exit Velocity
86.4 mphHard Hit Rate
26.3%Barrels/PA
3.3%Expected BA
.251Expected SLG
.340Sprint Speed
23.8 ft/secGround Ball %
36.8%Line Drive %
31.6%Fly Ball %
31.6%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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The pitcher-friendly home park at Arkansas can be blamed somewhat for Young's career-worst .119 ISO, but there's no denying he's a hit-over-power prospect. He slashed .271/.369/.390 with nine home runs and 23 steals in 124 games. Young, the fourth-youngest qualified hitter at Double-A in 2024, could be passable at shortstop or quite good at second base for the Mariners as early as this summer. He has a very advanced knowledge of the strike zone and logged an impressive 81.4 percent contact rate, but he doesn't hit the ball hard very often (22.0 percent hard-hit rate) and projects to offer modest power, especially if he calls T-Mobile Park home. If everything works out, the lefty-hitting Young could produce similarly to guys like Brice Turang and Bryson Stott in a couple years.
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Belts three-run homer
Young went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run in Friday's 5-1 win over the Guardians.
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Huge day vs. Guardians
Young went 3-for-4 with a pair of home runs, a double, five total RBI and four total runs scored in Friday's 20-8 Cactus League victory over the Cleveland.
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Homers Sunday
Young went 1-for-2 with a two-run homer in Sunday's Cactus League game against the Rangers.
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Remains favorite for 2B job
Young "would have to struggle mightily to lose his grip on the second-base job," Daniel Kramer of MLB.com reports.
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Won't be blocked by outside add
Young is expected to see the majority of playing time at second base for the Mariners in 2026 even if the team acquires a second baseman from outside the organization, Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of The Athletic report.
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Seattle didn't want to deal him
The Mariners were reluctant to include Young in the talks to acquire Ketel Marte from the Diamondbacks during the offseason, according to Adam Jude of The Seattle Times.
Analysis
Talks between the Mariners and Diamondbacks never gained much traction, in part because Seattle was reluctant to part ways with Young. Young figures to open the 2026 season as the Mariners' second baseman, while Marte will have the same role with the Diamondbacks after the team rejected all the approaches they received for their star infielder. Young made his MLB debut in 2025, hitting .211 with a .607 OPS across 77 games in the regular season, but he didn't see any at-bats in the postseason.
Talks between the Mariners and Diamondbacks never gained much traction, in part because Seattle was reluctant to part ways with Young. Young figures to open the 2026 season as the Mariners' second baseman, while Marte will have the same role with the Diamondbacks after the team rejected all the approaches they received for their star infielder. Young made his MLB debut in 2025, hitting .211 with a .607 OPS across 77 games in the regular season, but he didn't see any at-bats in the postseason.