The Seattle Mariners officially called up second baseman Cole Young from their Triple-A team, the Tacoma Rainiers, on May 31, prompting him to call his parents to share the good news that he had reached the big leagues.

Cole Young, a fast-rising infield prospect in the Seattle Mariners organization, played in the Futures Game in Texas last season as part of baseball's All-Star festivities. Less than a year later he's found himself with the big club,