The Philadelphia Phillies worked out former slugger Dmitri Young today, according to ESPN’s Jim Bowden. Young, 38, is attempting a comeback at the major league level.
Young spent the last several years of his career with his weight fluctuating between 290 and 320. He is down to 232, and intent on playing again at the professional level.
Young last played in 2008 with the Washington Nationals, hitting .280/.394/.400 with four home runs and 10 RBIs in 180 plate appearances. He is primarily a first baseman at this point in his career.
Young is a two-time All-Star with a .292 lifetime batting average and 171 home runs. He won the 2007 NL Comeback Player of the Year award.
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