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Let\u2019s get this out of the way right from the start: No, we are not suggesting Kansas City Royals outfielder Mike Yastrzemski<\/a> is better than his famous grandfather, Boston Red Sox Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski<\/a>. But that won\u2019t stop us from having some fun with numbers.<\/p>\n Mike Yastrzemski went 4-for-8 during the Royals\u2019 three-game series this week at Fenway Park.<\/p>\n According to Baseball Reference<\/a>, Yastrzemski has played nine career games in Boston. The first six came for the San Francisco Giants, who traded him last week<\/a> before the July 31 deadline.<\/a><\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Obviously a deeper dive shows just how dominant Carl Yastrzemski was during his legendary career. <\/a>He won three batting titles while on his way to collecting 3,419 hits (ninth all-time), including 452 home runs.<\/p>\n Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n An 18-time All-Star, Yastrzemski won the Triple Crown in 1967 and the American League MVP Award while leading the \u201cImpossible Dream\u201d Red Sox to the World Series.<\/p>\n Yastrzemski could also do it in the field, winning seven Gold Glove Awards while making the Green Monster his best friend.<\/p>\n \n