Royals’ Mike Yastrzemski tops Red Sox legend in 1 key stat

Let’s get this out of the way right from the start: No, we are not suggesting Kansas City Royals outfielder Mike Yastrzemski is better than his famous grandfather, Boston Red Sox Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski. But that won’t stop us from having some fun with numbers.

Mike Yastrzemski went 4-for-8 during the Royals’ three-game series this week at Fenway Park.

According to Baseball Reference, Yastrzemski has played nine career games in Boston. The first six came for the San Francisco Giants, who traded him last week before the July 31 deadline.

In those nine games, Yastrzemski is 10-for-28, which is good for a .357 batting average. Carl Yastrzemski, who called Fenway Park home for 23 seasons, was a career .306 hitter at home.

Obviously a deeper dive shows just how dominant Carl Yastrzemski was during his legendary career. He won three batting titles while on his way to collecting 3,419 hits (ninth all-time), including 452 home runs.

An 18-time All-Star, Yastrzemski won the Triple Crown in 1967 and the American League MVP Award while leading the “Impossible Dream” Red Sox to the World Series.

Yastrzemski could also do it in the field, winning seven Gold Glove Awards while making the Green Monster his best friend.

Mike Yastrzemski, 34, will never experience the success his grandfather had, but for the time being, he can at tease the 85-year-old about his Fenway batting average.

For what it’s worth, Hall-of-Fame third baseman Wade Boggs holds the record for career batting average at Fenway Park. He hit .369 while peppering the Monster with doubles. Ted Williams, perhaps the best pure hitter of all-time, is a close second at .361.