Large contingent of supporters from Prince George watch from Wrigley Field seats as Jared Young belts out double in his debut.
, received word last Wednesday morning that he was being promoted from the triple-A Iowa Cubs to Chicago. He was to meet-up with the team for a road game against the New York Mets that night, followed by a travel day Thursday and then the opener of a three-game set against the Colorado Rockies at famed Wrigley Field in Chicago starting Friday.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.
He started out asking the school secretary if she remembered a song by Cochrane, the former frontman for popular Canadian band Red Rider. She opted for Life is a Highway.Article content He told her that wasn’t the tune he was thinking of. He leaned over and offered up the chorus to Big League — ‘my boy’s going to play in the big league, my boy’s going to turn some heads. My boys going to play in the big league, my boy’s going to knock ‘em dead.’
The secretary started cheering, the principal and vice-principal got wind of it all and pandemonium ensued. Young said school staff went out of their way to help get him to the games. He was soon off to Chicago to see the series with 15 or so friends and family. “I’m still celebrating and I’m still on a high,” Randy said Tuesday afternoon after getting back to Prince George that morning. “For me to say that I’m proud is just ridiculous. It’s more than pride.”
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