American baseball pitcher

Chris Young

Christopher Ryan Young is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current president of baseball operations of the Texas Rangers, serving in the team's front office since 2020. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 2000 to 2017 for the Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, New York Mets, Seattle Mariners and the Kansas City Royals. Young was a 2007 National League (NL) All-Star player as a member of the Padres, and was a member of the 2015 World Series winning Kansas City Royals team. After his playing career, he worked for the Major League Baseball front office before becoming the general manager of the Rangers in 2020, and promoted to his current position in November 2024.

Born

1979

May 25

Died

Living

Era

1970s

Country

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Chris, in brief

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Key dates

1979 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

-567 Servius Tullius, the king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victory over the Etruscans.
-240 First recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.
1085 Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo, Spain, back from the Moors.
1420 Henry the Navigator is appointed governor of the Order of Christ.

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The world in 1979

When Chris arrived

april 1 Iran becomes an Islamic republic by a 99% vote, officially overthrowing the Shah.
april 10 Red River Valley tornado outbreak: A tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas, killing 42 people.
april 11 Ugandan dictator Idi Amin is deposed.
april 14 The Progressive Alliance of Liberia stages a protest, without a permit, against an increase in rice prices proposed by the government, with clashes between protestors and the police resulting in over 70 deaths and over 500 injuries.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on May 25

Alan Kippax 1897–1972 Australian cricketer (died 1972) Alistair Burt 1955– English lawyer and politician Emperor Shenzong of Song (died 1085) 1048– Enrico Berlinguer 1922–1984 Italian politician (born 1922) Ezekiel Kemboi 1982– Kenyan runner Heinrich Bär 1913–1957 German colonel and pilot (born 1913) Herb Gray 1931– Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (died 2014) Jeanne Crain 1925–2003 American actress (born 1925) Matt Murray 1994– Canadian ice hockey player

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1979

Aaliyah 1979–2001 American singer and actress (born 1979) Ahmed Tantawi 1979– Egyptian politician and journalist Alex Greenwald 1979– American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor Aloe Blacc 1979– American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, businessman and philanthropist Ben Gillies 1979– Australian drummer and songwriter Butterfly Boucher 1979– Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Caitríona Balfe 1979– Irish actress Chris Daughtry 1979– American singer-songwriter and guitarist Chris O'Dowd 1979– Irish actor, producer, and screenwriter

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