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• Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Sticking in San Francisco

  11/22/2024 • By RotoWire

  Yastrzemski agreed to a one-year, $9.25 million contract with the Giants on Friday to avoid arbitration, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports. The 34-year-old is entering his final season of arbitration eligibility and was floated as a non-tender candidate, but he's instead set to be back for a seventh season in San Francisco. Yastrzemski played in 140 games during 2024 and hit 18 home runs with a .231/.302/.437 slash line.

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• Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Getting breather

  09/28/2024 • By RotoWire

  Yastrzemski isn't in the Giants' lineup for Saturday's game against the Cardinals, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports. After recording two hits in five at-bats during Friday's series opener, Yastrzemski will take a seat for San Francisco's penultimate game of the season. While he rests, Mark Canha, Grant McCray and Heliot Ramos will start across the outfield.

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• Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Sitting versus southpaw

  09/23/2024 • By RotoWire

  Yastrzemski is not in the lineup for Monday's game in Arizona. It's a day off for the left-handed-hitting Yastrzemski as the Diamondbacks send southpaw Eduardo Rodriguez to the bump. Heliot Ramos will shift over to right field for the Giants on Monday.

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• Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Hits three-run homer in win

  09/22/2024 • By RotoWire

  Yastrzemski went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 9-0 win over the Royals. Yastrzemski's three-run blast in the sixth inning was the fifth long ball of the game for the Giants. The 34-year-old has gone hitless in four of his past 10 contests but has also homered five times and driven in 11 runs in that span. On the season, he's batting .235 with 18 long balls, 56 RBI, 58 runs scored and three steals across 451 plate appearances.

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• Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Leadoff blast again in win

  09/19/2024 • By RotoWire

  Yastrzemski went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Orioles. Yastrzemski hit a leadoff homer for the second game in a row. He's gone deep four times over his last seven games to get up to 17 homers on the year, with his moderate power being one of the more reliable parts of his game this year. The outfielder has added a .236/.311/.447 slash line, 53 RBI, 56 runs scored and three stolen bases over 130 contests. Even with Tyler Fitzgerald healthy again after a back injury, Yastrzemski has held onto the leadoff spot against right-handers.

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