Giants’ Yastrzemski Cherishes Seeing Hall of Fame Grandfather, Home Run at Fenway Park

Giants’ Yastrzemski Cherishes Seeing Hall of Fame Grandfather, Home Run at Fenway Park
Mike Yastrzemski of the San Francisco Giants and Boston Red Sox catcher Connor Wong watch the flight of Yastrzemski's home run at Fenway Park in Boston on May 2, 2024. Charles Krupa/AP Photo
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BOSTON—A visit from “Papa Yaz” before the game and a home run during it made for a memorable afternoon for San Francisco Giants right fielder Mike Yastrzemski.

The grandson of Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski hit a solo homer to right-center field—not far from where the former Boston Red Sox outfield great’s retired No. 8 is hanging from the Fenway Park façade—to help San Francisco to a 3–1 victory on Thursday.