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I’m sure there are many cool baseball stories this season of which I’m unaware. However, I doubt that any of them is as cool as the one I’m about to discuss. Mike Yastrzemski, grandson of the great Carl Yastrzemski, hit a home run in his first appearance at Fenway Park in Boston, where Carl excelled for 23 seasons. Mike was playing for the visiting San Francisco Giants. The elder Yastrzemski toured the field with his grandson before the game. He provided tips on how to play balls hit off of left-field wall (the Green Monster). Many say that no one...

Carl Yastrzemski has had successful triple bypass surgery Tony Massarotti By Tony Massarotti Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - Longtime Red Sox [team stats] great Carl Yastrzemski has undergone successful triple bypass surgery and is now in recovery at Mass General Hospital, Yaz spokesman Dick Gordon confirmed a short time ago. According to Gordon, Yastrzemski actually was brought to Mass General yesterday after complaining of tightness and pains in his chest. The Hall of Fame left fielder underwent an array of tests before it was determined that he needed surgery, which took place early tonight at the hospital. The procedure took...

Baseball Hall of Famer Yastrzemski hospitalized By HOWARD ULMAN – 39 minutes ago BOSTON (AP) — Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, the last player to hit for the Triple Crown, was hospitalized for tests Tuesday after experiencing chest pains. The Boston Red Sox confirmed the 68-year-old Yastrzemski was admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital and was undergoing evaluation and testing. The team said no further information was immediately available on its longtime great.

Red Sox Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski is a victim of identity theft and the perpetrator was the one person who wouldn't be tripped up by the spelling of his name - his late son, Michael. Word from the Sunshine State is that Michael Yastrzemski, who died unexpectedly from complications of hip surgery last September, left a trail of bad debts in Florida - including thousands of dollars on credit cards he obtained by passing himself off as his father. And now the plastic purveyors are coming after Carl Sr. for the dough. The 65-year-old Sox legend has been hounded...