In a phone call yesterday, Jared Young opened up about the scary collision with Nolan McLean that ended his season. Young is recovering at home in Phoenix while dealing with a concussion, whiplash and lingering hearing issues. He expects to be fully recovered by Spring Training. “How quick baseball can turn into life, it was a scary thing, but it’s real. I cared about getting a hit that morning. I wanted to win that game, and I wanted to hit a home run and celebrate with my teammates. Very quickly did [that change to] I just wanted to get home.” Young finished his breakout 2026 season hitting .266 with 9 HR and a .759 OPS. “It’s part of the story. I’ve persevered through worse than this,” Young said. He also made it clear he doesn’t want the collision to define his season: “I’m proud of my season. I know there was more in there. I wish I could have shown that, but everyone’s going to say that, and it just gives you motivation for next year. I really don’t want to let this define the season that I had. … It’s part of the game, and it’s unfortunately somewhat what we signed up for. I just hope it never happens again.” Via @AnthonyDiComo Wishing Jared a full recovery!🧡 #LGM