SEATTLE — When infielder Cole Young appeared in the Futures Game in Arlington, Texas, last July, he did so as a Mariners prospect who had recently been promoted to Double-A Arkansas.

It was a taste of what loomed, and motivated Young to keep pushing in the hopes of eventually making it to T-Mobile Park.

“Since that game,” Young said, “that’s when I kind of imagined myself being in this park and debuting.”

The 21-year-old got his wish Saturday night after being promoted from Triple-A Tacoma, and more than held his own in his major league debut against the Minnesota Twins. Young hit a fielder’s choice in the 11th inning for his first RBI, giving the Mariners a 5-4 victory in the process.

Suffice to say, it was the type of outcome Young usually dreamt up while playing backyard baseball

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