A visit from 'Papa Yaz' before the game and a home run during it made for a memorable afternoon for Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski.
BOSTON -- A visit from"Papa Yaz" before the game and a home run during it made for a memorable afternoon for Giants outfielder
"I'm looking around, and I have my greatest childhood memories here," said Mike Yastrzemski, who also homered five years ago in his only other visit to the ballpark where his grandfather played 23 seasons. Mike Yastrzemski celebrates his home run to right field Thursday -- not far from where grandfather Carl Yastrzemski's retired No. 8 is hanging from the facade at Fenway Park. Yastrzemski, 33, has three home runs this season and 90 in his six-year career, all with the Giants. This one cleared the short wall in front of the Red Sox bullpen in the third inning of a scoreless, hitless game to give San Francisco a 1-0 lead.
"One of the things that he's done incredibly well as a grandfather is letting me have my career," Yastrzemski said."He'll pick up the phone when I call, and if I ask him questions, he'll answer. But he's never forcing anything on me. He's never suggesting anything. He's always told me, 'When in doubt, talk to your hitting coaches.'"
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