Editing Carl Yastrzemski (section)

==Family==
His son Carl Michael Yastrzemski Jr., known as Mike, played [[college baseball]] for the [[Florida State Seminoles baseball|Florida State Seminoles]] and was drafted by the [[Atlanta Braves]] in the third round in 1984. He started his professional career with the [[Durham Bulls]] and eventually played for two [[Chicago White Sox]] affiliated teams in the [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]] [[Pacific Coast League]], first with the [[Hawaii Islanders]] in 1987 and then ending his playing career with the [[Vancouver Canadians]] in 1988.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=yastrz002car |title=Mike Yastrzemski Minor League Statistics & History |website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |access-date=May 25, 2019}}</ref> He died in 2004 at age 43 from a [[Thrombus|blood clot]] after having hip surgery.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31931624/exgibbons_standout_m_yastrzemski_dies/ |title=Ex-Gibbons standout M. Yastrzemski dies |newspaper=[[Sun-Sentinel|South Florida Sun-Sentinel]] |location=[[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]] |page=2D |date=September 20, 2004 |access-date=May 25, 2019 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref>

Carl's grandson [[Mike Yastrzemski]], Carl Jr.'s son, was drafted by the Red Sox in 2009 and the [[Seattle Mariners]] in 2012. However, he did not sign with either team, as he played college baseball for the [[Vanderbilt Commodores baseball|Vanderbilt Commodores]]. He signed with the Baltimore Orioles after being selected in the [[2013 Major League Baseball draft|2013 MLB draft]]. He rose through Baltimore's [[farm team|farm system]], reaching Triple-A with the [[Norfolk Tides]] by 2016. In March 2019, he was traded to the [[San Francisco Giants]] organization, and he made his MLB debut with the Giants on May 25, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/mike-yastrzemski-gets-callup-by-giants |title=Giants call up Yastrzemski's grandson |website=[[MLB.com]] |first=Maria |last=Guardado |date=May 25, 2019 |access-date=May 25, 2019}}</ref> On September 17, as a member of the Giants, in his first game played at [[Fenway Park]], Mike went 2-for-7 with a home run and a double.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Joon|date=September 17, 2019|title=Mike Yaz: Homer in Fenway debut 'super special'|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/27639534/mike-yaz-homer-fenway-debut-super-special|access-date=July 22, 2020|website=ESPN.com|language=en}}</ref> In the next game of the series on September 18, Carl threw out the ceremonial first pitch to Mike.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sanchez|first=Mark W.|date=September 18, 2019|title=Carl Yastrzemski's first pitch to Mike is another really special moment|url=https://www.knbr.com/2019/09/18/carl-yastrzemskis-first-pitch-to-mike-is-another-really-special-moment/|access-date=July 22, 2020|website=KNBR-AF|language=en-US}}</ref>