The San Francisco Giants are hanging on in the National League playoff race, sitting just four games out of the second wild-card spot entering Sunday.
Much of that is thanks to 28-year-old rookie Mike Yastrzemski, who has provided a nice spark to the Giants offense since his call-up back in May. He did so again Sunday night by mashing his 12th homer of the season.
That 12th bomb holds a little more significance than the first 11, though. His grandfather, Boston Red Sox legend Carl Yastrzemski, hit 11 during his rookie campaign, meaning the legacy surpassed the legend Sunday night.
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Check out his 12th blast:
He's going the distance. He's going for speed.
#SFGiants pic.twitter.com/zX8cIZ6fL2— SFGiants (@SFGiants) August 12, 2019
Entering Sunday, Yastrzemski was hitting .263 in 224 at-bats.
