Another Yaz in LF in Fenway; Giants’ Mike Yastrzemski

BOSTON >> For the first time in more than three decades, there was a “Yaz” patrolling left field in a big-league game at Fenway Park.

San Francisco’s Mike Yastrzemski, grandson of Red Sox legend and Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, trotted out there when the Giants faced the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.

The 29-year-old Yastrzemski knew the night would be special. His grandfather played left in the final game of his career — Oct. 2, 1983 — a position where he won seven Gold Gloves, playing in front of the fabled Green Monster.

“For life,” he told the media, sitting in the dugout about 4½ hours before the game when asked when he thought about playing his first game in Fenway. “It’s always a dream to play here when you’re a kid growing up in New England.”

Before he talked to the media, the younger and older Yaz chatted together as they walked Fenway’s outfield.

“It was awesome,” Mike said. “We got a chance to catch up. I normally don’t get a chance to see him during the season, so that’s a bonus.”

Giants manager Bruce Bochy decided it was fitting for him to play left.

“He’s played left a lot. To be honest, I wanted to have him play left field tonight,” he said. “It’s ... a cool moment for a lot of people here. It’s ...a great reminder of a lot of things his grandfather did and bring some special memories to peoples’ mind.”

He got a nice ovation when he batted leadoff to open the game.

Carl, who turned 80 in August, played his entire 23-year career with the Red Sox, retiring in 1983 with 3,419 hits, including 452 homers and over 1,800 RBIs. In 1967, he won the AL MVP after capturing the Triple Crown.

Yanks’ Stanton to be activated

NEW YORK >> Giancarlo Stanton will be back with the New York Yankees on Wednesday or Thursday, hoping to salvage an injury-decimated season.

Stanton has been limited to nine games this year and will see time at designated hitter and left field, an unsettled position for much of the season. The four-time All-Star strained his left biceps on March 31 in his third game, strained a shoulder and calf during his rehabilitation and returned June 18. Then in his sixth game back on, Stanton strained the posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during an awkward headfirst slide into third base on June 25.

Stanton is hitting .290 with one home run and seven RBIs.

Kipnis breaks hand

CLEVELAND >> The Indians’ postseason chances have been dealt another blow — second baseman Jason Kipnis has a broken right hand.

Kipnis will need surgery on the fractured hamate bone, the same injury that has kept third baseman José Ramírez out of Cleveland’s lineup for weeks. The team said Kipnis will need four to six weeks to recover, which means the earliest he could be back is midOctober.