Robin Yount Hall of Fame MLB

Robin R.Yount is an American former professional baseball player who spent his entire 20-season Major League Baseball career with the Milwaukee Brewers from 1974 to 1993.Nicknamed“The Kid,” he made his major-league debut at age 18 and established himself as one of baseball’s most versatile players.

Yount began his career as a shortstop before moving to center field in 1985 following a shoulder injury. He won the American League Most Valuable Player Award in 1982 as a shortstop and again in 1989 as a center fielder. In 1982, he helped lead Milwaukee to its first American League pennant and batted .414 in the World Series against the St.Louis Cardinals. Yount recorded his 3,000th career hit in 1992 and finished with 3,142 hits,251 home runs and 1,406 RBIs.

A three-time All-Star and Gold Glove winner,he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999.

Yount's Awards and Honors

• 3× All-Star (1980, 1982, 1983)
• 2× AL MVP (1982, 1989)
• Gold Glove Award (1982)
• 3× Silver Slugger Award (1980, 1982, 1989)
• Milwaukee Brewers No. 19 retired
• Milwaukee Brewers Wall of Honor
• American Family Field Walk of Fame

MLB Records

• Most hits by any MLB player during the 1980s (1,731)
• Became the third-youngest player in MLB history to reach 3,000 career hits
• Played his 242nd major-league game as a teenager in 1975
• led the American League with 210 hits in 1982
• One of the few players to win the AL MVP Award at two different defensive positions