Yastrzemski’s grandson makes debut for Giants
San Francisco — Mike Yastrzemski, the grandson of Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, was called up by the San Francisco Giants and went 0-for-3 in his major league debut in Saturday’s 10-4 loss against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Yastrzemski batted seventh and played left field. He had two strikeouts and scored a run.
“It’s something you dream about your whole life,” Yastrzemski said. “It was surreal and awesome.”
Carl Yasztremski played from 1961-83 with the Boston Red Sox and amassed 3,419 hits and 452 home runs. The younger Yastrzemski was hitting .316 (43 for 136) with 12 home runs and 25 RBIs in 40 games with Triple-A Sacramento.
The 28-year-old Yastrzemski was originally drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in 2013 and played 703 games with 2,600 atbats in the minors. San Francisco traded for him in March, a deal that sent minor league righthander Tyler Herb to the Orioles.
Mac Willamson was designated for assignment to make room for Yastrzemski. Williamson struck out five times in five at-bats against Atlanta on Thursday, then whiffed three more times in the series opener against Arizona on Friday.