An examination of the Golden League transaction wire has revealed an interesting note...Steve Young, who retired from the Beach Bums earlier this offseason, was listed as signing with the Long Beach Armada today...
Zack Kalter appeared briefly in the Golden League in 2008 as a pitcher for Orange County...On the same day Young signed, Long Beach also announced that former MLB Player Hideki Irabu has also signed...Another familiar name is Jose Lima, also a former MLB player who has signed with Long Beach...
A unique feature of the Golden League is that it is the lone professional league to boast teams in three countries, having members in Canada and this season adding a team in Tijuana, Mexico...The Armada begin play on May 21 at Calgary in Canada and will play an 88-game schedule...Former Big League shortstop Garry Templeton is the skipper for the Armada...
Young was a three-year member of the Beach Bums, becoming a fan favorite while starting at second base...He holds several franchise records, among them hits in a game (Four, which he has done twice and shares with several other players), hit by pitch in a season, career hits, career games, career runs scored, career stolen bases, and career at bats to name a few...Young is also the Frontier League record holder for sacrifice bunts, dropping down 21 in the 2006 campaign...
Young batted .249 for the Beach Bums last season with a homer, 24 RBI, and 33 stolen bases...
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