Jared Young gets birthday callup to New York Mets

Jared Young is a New York Met once again.

How’s that for a birthday present?

On Friday, a day after he celebrated his 30^th birthday, the Prince George native learned the Mets wanted him back on the 26-player roster and rejoined the Mets in Kansas City, where they face the Royals this weekend.

The move came after outfielder Jesse Winkler was placed on the 10-day injured list with a back injury.

In Sunday's game,the last for the Mets this week as the teams head into the all-star break, Young entered the game as a pinch-hitter with one out in top of the ninth inning and the Mets trailing the Royals 2-1. With Jeff McNeil already aboard with a triple, Young swung on the first pitch he faced from Carloe Estevez and his sacrifice fly was deep enough to allow McNeil to score from third to tie the game.

But in the bottom of the ninth, Nick Loftin walked it off with a single that brought Tyler Tolbert in from second with the go-ahead run.

The Mets (55-42) enter the break trailing the Philadelphia Phillies (55-41) by half a game atop the National League East.

Young was first called up to New York in May and played 17 games before being sent back to Syracuse June 27. Filling the designated hitter role for all but one game, in 41 MLB at-bats Young had seven hits, including three home runs and a double and four RBI while hitting .171 with a .642 OPS.

Young has been hitting well with Syracuse, playing mostly in the infield. In 32 triple-A games this season he has 31 hits, including five doubles and eight home runs, totalling 26 RBI for a .272 batting average and .914 OPS.