Young signed a minor league contract with the Braves on Friday, David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Young spent most of 2014 with the Mets, but struggled and finished the season with a .229/.299/.311 batting line with one home run, 17 RBI and 30 stolen bases. He's expected to challenge for a spot in an outfield devoid of Justin Upton and Jason Heyward from 2014.

The Mets declined to tender Young a contract, Mike Vorkunov of the Star-Ledger reports.

Young regressed at the plate again in 2014, slashing just .229/.299/.311 over 316 plate appearances with the Mets while striking out at a 19 percent clip. He still has ample speed, but is unable to drive the ball enough to where he can use that speed to procure extra bases (16 XBH last season). The 29-year-old made $1.85 million last season in his first year of arbitration.

Young is out of the lineup Sunday against the Braves.

Young has made back-to-back starts in left field for the Mets, but will give way to Matt den Dekker on Sunday afternoon. With Juan Lagares dealing with an elbow sprain, manager Terry Collins will continue to use a relatively deep rotation in the outfield, which means more playing time for Young, den Dekker and Kirk Nieuwenhuis over the final week of the season.

Young started his fourth straight game in left field Saturday, but went 0-for-4 in the Mets' 10-3 loss to the Nationals.

Young was 7-for-11 his previous three games, taking advantage of Matt den Dekker's injury to start. The Mets opted to start Young over Kirk Nieuwenhuis after sitting him most of the past month,

Young, pinch-running in the ninth inning, stole third but came off the bag and was tagged out, costing the Mets a shot at tying the game in their 2-1 loss to the Reds on Saturday.

Young has mainly been limited to pinch-running and hitting duties, seeing just 19 at-bats over the past month. There is a decent possibility the Mets move on from Young this off-season with other outfielders in the system, though his speed is still a valuable commodity.

Young started in left field Wednesday against the A's and went 1-for-4 at the plate.

Young got the nod with Kirk Nieuwenhuis scratched due to his neck injury. Young has seen just 25 at-bats over the last month, as he has been passed by several others to see playing time in the outfield.

The Mets will hit Jacob deGrom eighth and Eric Young, Jr. ninth Monday against the Cardinals.

Meanwhile, Curtis Granderson will get his second straight start out of the leadoff spot. The Mets are desperate for offense right now, so they are willing to experiment. This is the first time in team history that they have batted the pitcher eighth.

Mets activated OF/INF Eric Young, Jr. from the 15-day disabled list.

Andrew Brown was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas in a corresponding roster move. Young, out since May 25 with a right hamstring strain, was hitting .220/.315/.305 with a home run, seven RBI and 17 stolen bases before hitting the DL. He should play quite a bit with Chris Young struggling, so he's worth a pickup for fantasy owners who need speed.

Mets manager Terry Collins indicated Sunday that Eric Young Jr. (hamstring) will be activated from the disabled list on Monday.

Young has been on the shelf since straining his right hamstring on May 25. Before hitting the disabled list, Young was hitting .220/.315/.305 with a homer, seven RBI and 17 stolen bases.

Eric Young Jr. (hamstring) is expected to be activated from the disabled list on Monday.

Young has been out with a right hamstring strain since May 25. With Juan Lagares out, he should see ample playing time in the outfield.

Eric Young Jr. (hamstring) is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment Thursday with High-A St. Lucie.

He is already eligible to return from the 15-day disabled list and should be activated by early next week. Young has been out since May 26 with a right hamstring strain. He had 17 steals in 18 attempts before the injury.

Eric Young Jr. (hamstring) has been forced to back off his rehab program after feeling renewed tightness in his strained right hamstring on Friday.

Young, who has been running at the team's spring training complex, won't be ready to come off the disabled list when first eligible on Tuesday. Matt den Dekker will continue to handle the bulk of the work in center field while Young and Juan Lagares are sidelined.

Eric Young Jr. (hamstring) ran outdoors Tuesday for the first time since landing on the disabled list.

The workout went well, and Young remains on track to return from the 15-day disabled list when first eligible next Tuesday. He has 17 stolen bases this season.

Eric Young Jr. is going to run outdoors on Tuesday for the first time since being placed on the DL on May 25.

Young's been sidelined with a right hamstring injury since May 25, but obviously it's a good sign that he's testing the leg already. He's not eligible to come off the DL until next Tuesday's series against the Brewers. Young has seventeen steals (on 18 attempts) this season.

Mets placed OF Eric Young Jr. on the 15-day disabled list with a left hamstring strain.

The hope is that Young will be ready for activation as soon as he's eligible. The 29-year-old outfielder is batting just .220/.315/.305 in 42 games this season for New York but he's managed 17 stolen bases in 18 attempts.

Adam Rubin of ESPN New York reports that the Mets are expected to place Eric Young Jr. on the disabled list prior to Monday's game.

The precise injury that Young is suffering from remains unclear, but the speedy outfielder hasn't started a game since Tuesday, appearing only as a pinch hitter since then. Matt den Dekker is expected to be recalled to take his place on the roster.

Eric Young Jr. hit his first homer of the year Monday in the Mets' 9-7 win over the Yankees.

All three Mets outfielders homered, with Curtis Granderson and Chris Young also doing damage. EY had the best night of the group, though, going 3-for-5 with a double and a steal. He also had a nice 11-pitch at-bat that concluded with a line out to short. He's now started back-to-back games, collecting three hits in both, after starting just once in the first 10 days of the month. Terry Collins doesn't need much excuse to use him, so one imagines he'll be back out there tomorrow.

Eric Young Jr. went 3-for-6 with two stolen bases and two runs scored in a win over the Phillies on Sunday.

Young had three of the Mets' 16 hits on the afternoon. The stolen bases gave him 14 in 15 attempts on the year, second to only Dee Gordon in the National League. He's also scored 23 runs atop the Mets lineup.

Eric Young Jr. (cheek) is in the Mets' starting lineup on Monday evening versus the Marlins.

Young suffered a bruised right cheek bone on Sunday morning when he was struck by a ball that ricocheted off the batting cage during pregame warmups. The Mets ran him through a CT scan, which turned up negative.

Eric Young Jr. was diagnosed with a contusion to his right cheek bone.

The CT scan came back negative, which is an encouraging sign. Young was hit in the face by a ball that ricocheted off the batting cage prior to Sunday's game. He's expected to to return to the lineup in a day or two.