One day, in my early years in the profession, a co-worker was talking about Carl Yastrzemski, who was in a horrible slump. It looked as if the end might be near for the future Hall of Famer. “Oh well, ...
Led in by his grandson Mike Yastrzemski, Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski paid a visit to the Giants’ visiting clubhouse to meet some of Yastrzemski’s newer teammates since his last visit in 2019.
"He reminded me of myself. He's wound up like a clock. He's ready to go," said Ted Williams about Carl Yastrzemski on ESPN SportsCentury's series. Imagine a young comedian following Bob Hope on stage.
Absolutely. But even Hall of Fame first basemen often struggle at age 35. Dick Allen, Carl Yastrzemski (played first base at that age), Todd Helton, Ernie Banks, Eddie Mathews, Tony Pérez ...
Carl Yastrzemski of the Red Sox won the American League’s triple crown -- homers, runs batted in and batting average -- and then some. This is how he finished the season: * Led the American ...
FORT MYERS, Fla. – In the pantheon of beloved Red Sox lifers, Dwight Evans is quietly verging on Johnny Pesky territory. Pesky spent 61 of his 73 years in baseball with the Red Sox. Somehow, this ...