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"He clearly reacted to something that was said to him," Ollen said.
Joe Torre, Major League Baseball's executive vice president for baseball operations, visited with Leyland during batting practice but would not speak to the matter.
"We can't comment because we're still gathering information," Torre said.
Young went 0 for 3 with a walk in a 5-4 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Thursday. He is hitting .242 with one home run and five RBIs, is signed to a one-year contract for $6,725,000 and can become a free agent after the season.
In 2006, Young was suspended for 50 games without pay by the International League for throwing a bat that hit a replacement umpire in the chest. Young, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2003 amateur draft, was ejected in the first inning after taking a called third strike. He lingered in the batter's box, walked away and then threw his bat end over end at the umpire, hitting him in the chest.
The Tigers called up Brad Eldred from Triple-A Toledo after Detroit's sixth loss in seven games on Thursday. Eldred was hitting .388 with 13 homers and 35 RBIs in 20 games for Toledo and Leyland indicated that he would see significant time as the designated hitter.
This isn't the first time a Tigers player has run into trouble with the law. Miguel Cabrera was arrested just before the start of spring training in February 2011 on suspicion of drunken driving. In 2009, Cabrera was picked up by police at his home in Michigan after a fight with his wife -- with a blood alcohol level three times above Michigan's legal limit. No charges were filed. And catcher Gerald Laird was arrested following a brawl at a Phoenix Suns game in December 2009.
Young is due back in court May 29.
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