Top 100 Seattle Mariners' Prospect Has Career Night For Triple-A Tacoma

Infielder Cole Young had the best offensive game of his professional career for the Tacoma Rainiers on Wednesday.

American League infielder Cole Young hits a single during the MLB All-Star Futures Game on July 13, 2024, at Globe Life Field. | Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images

One of the Seattle Mariners best prospects continued his dominant month with a career-best game.

Infielder Cole Young went 5-for-6 with two doubles, two runs scored and two RBIs in the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers' 19-8 win over the Salt Lake City Bees on Wednesday. It's the first five-hit game of Young's career.

Cole Young records the first FIVE-HIT game of his pro career 🔥

MLB's No. 43 prospect (@Mariners) is tearing up Triple-A during May, slashing .371/.455/.691 for @RainiersLand: pic.twitter.com/9PAqe8e0X4

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) May 29, 2025

Young (No. 43 MLB Pipeline top 100, No. 51 MLB Pipeline top 100) was picked in the first round in the 2022 draft and has been elite in May.

In 24 games entering Thursday, the 21-year-old Young has scored 27 runs and has hit 10 doubles, three triples, five home runs, while posting 20 RBIs. He has a slash line of .371/.455/.691 with a 1.146 OPS.

Young has scored 38 runs this season and has hit 13 doubles, five triples, five homers while recording 25 RBIs in 52 games. He's slashed .277/.384/.465 with an .849 OPS. If the season ended today, Young would have matched or set new single-season career-highs in triples, slugging, OPS and batting average.

Young is considered Seattle's most pro-ready position player according to most publicatons. He's projected for a call-up this year, according to MLB Pipeline.

Young was a non-roster invitee to spring training this season and was expected to factor into the Mariners' competition for the open second base job. An arm injury limited Young to a DH role for a decent part of Cactus League action, and he eventually lost out on the job to Ryan Bliss.

Several reports this season have said that Seattle won't call up Young until the organization feels he's ready. And with the month he's having, it seems like that point is nearing.

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