NEWS
5:40 PM - Alex Young (Cin) traveled back to Cincinnati be examined by the Reds' orthopedist to determine whether he needs Tommy John surgery, Gordon Wittenmyer of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
1:36 PM - Alex Young (Cin) Reds assigned Young to minor-league camp Sunday.
1:53 PM - Alex Young (Cin) Reds signed Young to a minor-league contract Monday that includes an invitation to spring training, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
4:46 PM - Alex Young (NYM) Mets optioned Young to Triple-A Syracuse on Monday, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.
8:04 PM - Alex Young (NYM) Mets recalled Young from Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday.
7:41 PM - Alex Young (NYM) Mets will recall Young from Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.
2:34 PM - Alex Young (NYM) Mets optioned Young to Triple-A Syracuse on Saturday, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.
4:34 PM - Alex Young (NYM) Mets recalled Young from Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday.
2:11 PM - Alex Young (NYM) Mets claimed Young off waivers from the Giants on Wednesday and optioned him to Triple-A Syracuse, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.
2:30 PM - Alex Young (Cin) Reds optioned Young to Triple-A Louisville on Sunday.
2:59 PM - Alex Young (Cin) Reds activated Young (back) from the 60-day injured list Tuesday.
11:46 AM - Alex Young (Cin) (back) has been sent to Triple-A Louisville to begin a rehab assignment, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
2:23 PM - Alex Young (Cin) Reds transferred Young from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday.
5:03 PM - Alex Young (Cin) manager David Bell said Wednesday that he anticipates Young (back) being sidelined until late May, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
5:32 PM - Alex Young (Cin) Reds placed Young (back) on the 15-day injured list Wednesday.
1:31 PM - Alex Young (Cin) will begin the season on the injured list after having a setback with his back injury, Gordon Wittenmyer of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
2:13 PM - Alex Young (Cin) (back) failed to retire any of the seven batters he faced and was charged with six runs (five earned) on four hits and two walks during his relief appearance in Tuesday's 14-1 loss to the White Sox.
12:36 PM - Alex Young (Cin) (back) is expected to be sidelined for a few days, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.
11:16 AM - Alex Young (Cin) is set to be evaluated after feeling back tightness during a throwing session Wednesday, Gordon Wittenmyer of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
11:30 AM - Alex Young (Cin) Reds and Young avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $1.16 million contract Thursday, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports.
12:52 PM - Alex Young (Cin) (illness) was activated from the COVID-19-related injured list Monday.
9:00 AM - Alex Young (Cin) (illness) rejoined teammates in New York over the weekend but has not yet been activated, MLB.com reports.
12:57 PM - Alex Young (Cin) (COVID-19) has been sent to Triple-A Louisville to begin a rehab assignment, Gordon Wittenmyer of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
2:27 PM - Alex Young (Cin) Reds transferred Young (hamstring) to the COVID-19 injured list Saturday (retroactive to Friday).
3:19 PM - Alex Young (Cin) (hamstring) is set to begin a rehab assignment Wednesday with Triple-A Louisville.
1:22 PM - Alex Young (Cin) Reds placed Young on the 15-day injured list Saturday with left hamstring tightness.
7:08 AM - Alex Young (Cin) (4-1) returned from a back injury and took the loss in the first game of Sunday's doubleheader against the Pirates. He allowed two runs on one hit and one walk.
5:06 PM - Alex Young (Cin) was removed in the eighth inning of his relief appearance in Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Nationals due to back spasms, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
4:20 PM - Alex Young (Cin) was removed in the eighth inning of Sunday's game against the Nationals with an apparent injury, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.
8:57 AM - Alex Young (Cin) allowed one hit and struck out one over one inning to earn a hold in Friday's 6-5 win over the Dodgers.
7:40 AM - Alex Young (Cin) retired the lone batter faced in Wednesday's 3-0 loss to the Brewers.
11:01 AM - Alex Young (Cin) picked up the save in Sunday's 9-7 victory over the Astros, allowing one unearned run on one hit over one inning. He struck out one and didn't record a walk.
11:10 AM - Alex Young (Cin) had his contract selected from Triple-A Louisville on Thursday.
1:25 PM - Alex Young (SF) (1-1) earned the win Friday by retiring the only batter he faced.
6:50 PM - Alex Young (SF) will start the second game of Thursday's doubleheader against the Brewers, Evan Webeck of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
6:50 PM - Alex Young (SF) will start the second game of Thursday's doubleheader against the Brewers, Evan Webeck of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
10:18 PM - Alex Young (SF) struck out two in a perfect inning, earning a hold in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Phillies.
7:17 PM - Alex Young (SF) was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday.
7:17 PM - Alex Young (SF) was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday.
6:35 PM - Alex Young (SF) Guardians agreed to trade Young to the Giants in exchange for cash considerations Monday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
3:39 PM - Alex Young (Cle) was designated for assignment by the Guardians on Thursday, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.
5:22 PM - Alex Young (Cle) was optioned to Triple-A Columbus on Tuesday, Tom Withers of the Associated Press reports.
12:15 PM - Alex Young (Cle) Guardians selected Young's contract from Triple-A Columbus on Sunday.
4:38 PM - Alex Young (Cle) cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Columbus on Wednesday.
8:58 PM - Alex Young (Cle) was designated for assignment by Cleveland on Friday.
11:12 PM - Alex Young (Cle) was optioned to Triple-A Columbus on Friday.
10:54 PM - Alex Young (Cle) has allowed four runs in his last five innings.
1:21 PM - Alex Young (Cle) was called up from Triple-A Columbus on Thursday, Tom Withers of the Associated Press reports.
3:54 PM - Alex Young (Cle) was claimed off waivers by Cleveland on Monday and optioned to Triple-A Columbus, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.
3:13 PM - Alex Young (AZ) Diamondbacks designated Young for assignment Wednesday.
6:22 PM - Alex Young (AZ) was optioned to Triple-A Reno on Tuesday, Zach Buchanan of The Athletic reports.
7:12 PM - Alex Young (AZ) Diamondbacks recalled Young from Triple-A Reno on Friday.
4:04 PM - Alex Young (AZ) was optioned to Triple-A Reno following Monday's loss to St. Louis.
10:24 PM - Alex Young (AZ) (2-5) took the loss in Sunday's 9-8 defeat at the hands of the Dodgers, allowing five runs on seven hits and two walks with three strikeouts in three innings.
4:11 AM - Alex Young (AZ) pitched four innings against San Francisco on Tuesday, allowing three runs on five hits and one walk while striking out two. He did not factor in the decision.
2:17 PM - Alex Young (AZ) will be the starting pitcher for Tuesday's game against the Giants, Zach Buchanan of The Athletic reports.
11:39 AM - Alex Young (AZ) (2-4) earned the win in relief Tuesday against the Mets. He gave up one run (unearned) on one hit across one inning.
6:32 AM - Alex Young (AZ) allowed one hit and struck out one over two scoreless innings in Sunday's 3-0 loss to Washington.
2:51 PM - Alex Young (AZ) (0-1) allowed two hits and a run while striking out one, recording both the loss and blown save in Thursday's 8-7 loss to San Diego.
6:30 AM - Alex Young (AZ) coaches watched Young during a simulated game Saturday and appeared to be discussing the possibility he's tipping pitches, Nick Piecoro of the Republic reports. "That's the stuff we're keyed in on and we always want to make sure we're doing our job as a coach to prevent those types of things," manage Torey Lovullo said.
5:56 AM - Alex Young (AZ) allowed two hits and one walk while striking out three over three scoreless innings in Monday's spring game against San Francisco.
10:30 PM - Alex Young (AZ) allowed three runs over five innings, giving up six hits and a walk while striking out five during Wednesday's 7-3 win over the Rangers.
9:56 PM - Alex Young (AZ) (2-4) gave up six runs on eight hits and a walk over 2.2 innings on Thursday, as the Diamondbacks fell to the Angels 7-3.
11:31 AM - Alex Young (AZ) is listed as the Diamondbacks' probable starter for Thursday's series finale against the Angels.
7:30 AM - Alex Young (AZ) (2-3) entered as a bulk-inning reliever and picked up the win in Friday's game against the Mariners. He allowed two runs on two hits and two walks while striking out one over 5.1 innings in a 4-3 victory.
7:01 AM - Alex Young (AZ) will shift to the bullpen with Caleb Smith (COVID-19) entering the rotation to start Friday, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.
9:03 PM - Alex Young (AZ) (1-3) picked up Sunday's loss to San Francisco. He allowed three runs on seven hits while striking out three over 5.1 innings in a 4-2 loss.
7:50 AM - Alex Young (AZ) allowed three runs on five hits and one walk while striking out five in a no-decision against the Rockies.
7:39 AM - Alex Young (AZ) who has filled in for Madison Bumgarner (back), could stick in the rotation after Arizona placed starter Merrill Kelly (shoulder) on the injured list, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.
7:18 AM - Alex Young (AZ) (1-1) picked up his first loss in Wednesday's game against Oakland. He allowed three runs on four hits and one walk while striking out four over four innings.
7:50 AM - Alex Young (AZ) allowed one run on four hits and one walk while striking out of five in a no-decision against the Padres on Saturday.
7:30 PM - Alex Young (AZ) will start Saturday's game against the Padres, Zach Buchanan of The Athletic reports.
8:13 AM - Alex Young (AZ) is a candidate to fill in for the injured Madison Bumgarner (back), Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.
5:36 AM - Alex Young (AZ) struck out one over one inning and picked up a hold in Thursday's 5-4 win over Houston.
6:59 PM - Alex Young (AZ) will open the season in the bullpen, Jody Jackson of FOX Sports Arizona reports.
5:45 AM - Alex Young (AZ) and Merrill Kelly are expected to be the leading candidates to replace Mike Leake as the fifth starter, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.
10:28 PM - Alex Young (AZ) allowed one hit and struck out two over 3.2 innings in Wednesday's spring game against the Indians.
9:20 AM - Alex Young (AZ) allowed three runs on four hits and one walk while striking out three over two-plus innings in Friday's spring game against the Mariners.
4:01 PM - Alex Young (AZ) will start Saturday in the Diamondbacks' Cactus League opener versus the Rockies, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.
6:33 PM - Alex Young (AZ) allowed four hits over four scoreless innings of relief Sunday, striking out one batter in the win over San Diego. He did not factor in the decision.
6:43 AM - Alex Young (AZ) could be used as the primary starter for Sunday's season finale against the Pirates, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.
9:01 PM - Alex Young (AZ) (7-4) allowed six runs (one earned) on five hits with two walks and three strikeouts across 2.2 innings while taking a loss against the Mets on Thursday.
6:58 PM - Alex Young (AZ) (7-3) threw eight shutout innings for the win Saturday, allowing just two hits and striking out 12 batters in a 2-0 win over the Reds.
3:26 AM - Alex Young (AZ) (4-3) took the loss against the Giants on Thursday, completing five innings and giving up five runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out a pair.
4:02 PM - Alex Young (AZ) will start Friday against the Nationals instead of Saturday as originally scheduled, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.
8:28 PM - Alex Young (AZ) did not factor into the decision against the Brewers on Sunday, tossing four innings and giving up four runs on three hits and three walks while striking out five.
7:38 AM - Alex Young (AZ) (3-0) picked up the win in Tuesday's 9-2 victory over the Rangers, allowing one run on three hits and a walk over 5.1 innings while striking out four.
6:50 PM - Alex Young (AZ) is listed as the Diamondbacks' scheduled starter for Tuesday's game against the Rangers.
11:14 PM - Alex Young (AZ) (2-0) picked up the win against Colorado on Sunday, pitching six innings and allowing only one baserunner via walk while striking out three.
6:49 PM - Alex Young (AZ) will start Sunday's game against the Rockies.
5:49 AM - Alex Young (AZ) did not allow a baserunner while striking out one over 2.1 innings of relief in Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Dodgers.
10:57 PM - Alex Young (AZ) will not start Wednesday's game versus the Dodgers, Zach Buchanan of The Athletic reports.
9:40 AM - Alex Young (AZ) Torey Lovullo is considering Young to start next week against the Dodgers in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.
1:17 AM - Alex Young (AZ) (1-0) earned the win Thursday after holding the Giants to one run on three hits and a walk while striking out five over five innings.
6:33 AM - Alex Young (AZ) will be called up to start Thursday against the Giants, Julia Stumbaugh and Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.
8:38 AM - Alex Young (AZ) has submitted a 4.63 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 63:39 K:BB over 81.2 innings with Double-A Jackson this season.
8:23 AM - Alex Young (AZ) (forearm) returned from the disabled list on Monday and allowed just one run on six hits and zero walks while striking out one over five innings.
7:26 PM - Alex Young (AZ) will be placed on the 7-day DL with a forearm sprain, Nick Piecoro of azcentral Sports reports.
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