134. Conversation with Mike Yastrzemski

With the 2020 MLB season right around the corner, we talk with San Francisco Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski about preparing for a shortened year, how life will be different as a player and teammate once games get going and whether he thinks the season will finish once/if it gets started. We also discuss his relationship with his grandfather, Red Sox legend and Triple Crown winner Carl Yastrzemski and what it’s been like to play with the same last name on his jersey, hitting a home run in his first game at Fenway, some myths about the big league life that he confirmed for us, being among the biggest names in baseball in certain statistical categories in his rookie season, whether he feels underrated, his favorite ballparks to play in (and which one he doesn’t like), whether the Coors Field effect is real, the story behind choosing his number, Twitter trolls, hobbies off the field, favorite sports to watch outside of baseball, people he’s starstruck by, his favorite players growing up, the worst misspellings of his last name he’s ever come across, the one moment in baseball history he would show someone to make them a fan for life and more.