Dmitri Young (born October 11, 1973 in Vicksburg, Mississippi) is a Major League Baseball player who currently plays for the Detroit Tigers. Young is now being used primarily as a designated hitter, but he has also played substantially as a left fielder and first baseman since reaching the majors in 1996. He also occasionally plays third base. Young is a switch-hitter and throws right-handed. On April 4, 2005, Young joined George Bell and Tuffy Rhodes as the only players to hit three home runs on opening day in Detroit's 11-2 win over the Kansas City Royals. The three-homer game took place in statistically one of the more difficult home-run stadiums, Comerica Park. He was the Tigers' lone representative at the 2003 MLB All-Star Game, although he didn't make an appearance on the field or in the batter's box. He is also known as "DaMeatHook." Dmitri's younger brother Delmon Young, a former number one draft pick, currently plays in the Tampa Bay Devil Rays' minor league system, where he is considered a top prospect.
On May 17, 2006, the Detroit Free Press reported that Young faces a misdemeanor domestic violence charge, stemming from a heated argument with his girlfriend of two years (who was not named). "It’s a bum deal,” Young told the Free Press. “Unfortunately it’s public knowledge. I don’t see this person any more."
