What is John Young (baseball)?
'''John Thomas Young''' (February 9, 1949 &ndash; May 8, 2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.mlb.com/news/article/177039186/john-young-rbi-program-creator-dies-at-67|first=Tracy|last=Ringolsby|title=RBI program creator John Young dies at 67|work=MLB.com|date=May 9, 2016|access-date=May 9, 2016|archive-date=May 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512073214/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/177039186/john-young-rbi-program-creator-dies-at-67|url-status=dead}}</ref> was an [[Americans|American]] [[professional baseball]] player. He also [[scout (sport)|scouted]] and worked in the [[front office]]. Young played in [[Major League Baseball]] for the [[Detroit Tigers]] in 1971. He founded [[Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities]] (RBI), a youth baseball program aimed at increasing participation among [[African Americans]] in baseball. He was born in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. Young died in Los Angeles, California from [[diabetes]] on May 8, 2016, aged 67.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/15494780/john-young-founder-youth-baseball-program-dies-67|title=John Young, founder of youth baseball program, dies at 67|work=ESPN.com|date=May 9, 2016|access-date=May 9, 2016}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Young, John}} [[Category:1949 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:African-American baseball players]] [[Category:Deaths from diabetes]] [[Category:Detroit Tigers players]] [[Category:Disease-related deaths in Los Angeles]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Los Angeles]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}