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Ex-MLBer sells card collection for $2.5M

Former major leaguer Dmitri Young, the brother of Tigers OF Delmon, recently sold his baseball card collection in an auction for a whopping $2,461,032.

Via It's Always Sunny in Detroit  |  10 days ago
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Tigers' Young: 'That's not me'

DETROIT --- Delmon Young was back in uniform Friday night, a week after being arrested in New York for an alleged hate crime. He's hoping that will be the next step in regaining some normality in his life. Young came off baseball's restricted list at the end of his seven-day suspension, and met with the media before Detroit's game against Chicago. He started the press...
Via Fox Sports Detroit  |  27 days ago
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Dmitri Young wanted to trip Barry Bonds

Former MLB player Dmitri Young was always opinionated. When he was interviewed by C. Trent Rosecrans of CBSSports.com about selling his baseball card collection for the Dmitri Young Foundation, Young told Rosecrans which was his favorite card and why he wanted to trip Barry Bonds. Q: Is there a favorite card? A: It's the Hank Aaron. The Home Run King -- there'...
Via Just Sports And Just Us  |  April 29, 2012
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Former MLB Player Dmitri Young Has Amazing Baseball Card Collection

Juan Carlo/Ventura County StarBy Josh DhaniFounderDmitri Young hasn't played in the league since 2008, when he last played with the Washington Nationals.There was also news recently that he wanted to make a comeback to the MLB. However, still retired and recently losing a whopping 70 pounds, Young was caught up with Yahoo! Sports Steve Henson. And boy, the news is interesting...
Via Footbasket  |  April 28, 2012
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Pirates make right move by not signing Young

If it were 2008 it wouldn’t surprise us at all to hear that the Pirates were signing 38-year-old who hasn’t played in the majors since ’08 and weighed 300 pounds the last time he was relevant to man first base for them. But this is a whole new ball game…we hope. Dmitri Young worked out for the Buccos yesterday in Bradenton and rumor has it that at 70 pounds...
Via The Sports Jags  |  February 15, 2012
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Dimitri Young Works out for Hurdle at Pirate City

PITTSBURGH — Veteran Dmitri Young worked out in front of Pirates Manager Clint Hurdle and staff today at Pirate City, according to Tom Singer of MLB.com. It was reported last week that Young, who hasn’t played in the Majors since 2008, would travel to Bradenton, Fla., to work out in front of the Pirates. According to Singer, the 38-year-old Young held up well to rigorous...
Via Pirates Prospects  |  February 13, 2012
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Dmitri Young to work out for Pirates

tweeted: Dmitri Young (nicknamed “Da Meat Hook”) hasn’t played since 2008 and has had some serious weight and health issues in the past. But now, the 38-year old has slimmed down big-time and is looking to make a comeback. ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick wrote a good piece about Young’s efforts to make it back to the bigs, and it includes this awesome quote that...
Via Raise the Jolly Roger!  |  February 08, 2012
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D'MEAT HOOK

Pirates working out Dmitri Young

Dmitri Young has been out of MLB since 2008 after battling diabetes and alcoholism. He's reportedly set to work out for the Pirates.

Via Pirates Prospects  |  February 07, 2012
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Philadelphia Phillies Give Dmitri Young a Workout

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...
Via Rant Sports  |  January 30, 2012
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Dmitri Young Is All Skinny Now

Dmitri Young, our sixth-most blogged-about person of 2008, weighed in at 291 pounds once, the year after batting .320, and he’s looked pretty much the same ever since. Here’s what Da Meathook is looking like now, though, (via Nats Enquirer): There’s no telling what the secret to his success is (massage therapy perhaps?), but word is he’s lost 70 pounds,...
Via Mr. Irrelevant  |  December 06, 2011
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