Yastrzemski avoided arbitration with the Giants on Friday with a one-year, $7.9 million contract, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
The 33-year-old outfielder earned $6.1 million in 2023 while registering a .775 OPS with 15 home runs across 106 games for San Francisco. He had an .831 OPS against righties and should continue to fill a strong-side platoon role in 2024.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Not starting Saturday
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Yastrzemski will hit the bench Saturday against lefty Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
The Giants will continue their heavy usage of platoons even with nothing left to play for, as they'll send out a lineup entirely consisting of right-handers and switch hitters against Kershaw. Luis Matos will start in right field.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Gets night off
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Yastrzemski isn't in the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Padres, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Yastrzemski will get a breather in this one with San Francisco set to face southpaw Blake Snell. Luis Matos is penciled into the lineup in left field, allowing Austin Slater to draw the start in center.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Sitting out against lefty
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Yastrzemski isn't starting Saturday against the Dodgers, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
With formidable lefty Clayton Kershaw set to start for the Dodgers, Yastrzemski will sit on the bench to begin Saturday's action. Austin Slater, Tyler Fitzgerald and Luis Matos will make up San Francisco's outfield while Yastrzemski is out.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Blasts two-run home run
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Yastrzemski went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 5-1 win over the Dodgers.
Yastrzemski's fourth-inning blast proved to be all the Giants needed in this contest. Prior to Friday, he was in a 2-for-23 slump over his previous eight games. The outfielder is at 15 homers, 43 RBI, 54 runs scored, two stolen bases, 23 doubles and a .245/.335/.468 slash line through 98 games this season. He continues to be one of the Giants' few full-time staters when healthy.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Picks up second steal
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Yastrzemski went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Sunday's 11-10 win over the Rockies.
The steal was Yastrzemski's second of the season. He's never had more than five in a campaign, and it makes sense that he's been reluctant to run after a year plagued by hamstring injuries. The outfielder has struggled lately, going 3-for-20 (.150) over his last six games, dropping his season average to .247. He's added a .797 OPS, 14 home runs, 40 RBI and 52 runs scored across 94 contests.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Not in lineup
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Yastrzemski is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Guardians, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
The Giants don't have a single lefty bat (switch hitter Patrick Bailey notwithstanding) in there against southpaw Logan Allen. Yastrzemski is 11-for-19 with two homers over his last six games.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Homer, double in win
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Yastrzemski went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a double in Monday's 5-4 extra-inning win over the Guardians.
Yastrzemski extended his hitting streak to five games, a span in which he's gone 10-for-16 (.625) with six extra-base hits and five RBI. The outfielder opened the scoring with his first-inning solo shot on Gavin Williams' second pitch of the game. Yastrzemski is up to 14 homers, 39 RBI, 51 runs scored, one stolen base, 22 doubles and a .254/.338/.486 slash line through 88 games this season.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Two doubles in four-hit game
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Yastrzemski went 4-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 9-1 win over the Rockies.
Yastrzemski has gone 10-for-23 (.435) over his last eight games. The outfielder was productive from atop the order Saturday, a spot that's typically been occupied by LaMonte Wade when the Giants are facing a right-handed pitcher. For the season, Yastrzemski has a .248/.330/.468 slash line, 13 home runs, 38 RBI, 50 runs scored, 20 doubles and a stolen base over 86 contests.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: On bench Friday
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Yastrzemski is absent from the lineup Friday against the Rockies.
Luis Matos, Austin Slater and Mitch Haniger are starting across the outfield as the Giants face lefty Ty Blach. Yastrzemski has registered a .565 OPS in 76 plate appearances this year against lefties. He carries an .838 OPS in 231 plate appearances versus righties.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Out of lineup versus lefty
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Yastrzemski is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Cubs.
Yastrzemski will play against lefties more often than the Giants' other left-handed-hitting regulars, but he'll begin this one on the bench versus southpaw Jordan Wicks. Luis Matos, Austin Slater and Mitch Haniger will form an all-righty-hitting outfield.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Goes deep Thursday
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Yastrzemski went 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, two runs and two RBI in a 7-2 victory versus the Padres on Thursday.
Yastrzemski knocked in a run with a single in the third inning and added a solo shot in the fifth. This was just his second game back following a month-long absence due to a hamstring injury. Yastrzemski drew a pair of walks Wednesday in his return and has reached base five times in nine plate appearances since being activated off the IL.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Returns from injured list
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The Giants activated Yastrzemski (hamstring) from the 10-day injured list Wednesday. He'll start in right field and bat sixth in the Giants' series finale with the Reds, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Yastrzemski has been on the shelf for the last month with a strained left hamstring, but he's rejoined the Giants after skipping a rehab assignment. He'll get regular looks in the outfield, especially against right-handed pitching. Outfielder Luis Matos was sent down to Triple-A Sacramento in a corresponding move.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Likely to return Wednesday
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Yastrzemski (hamstring) will likely return from the injured list Wednesday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Yastrzemski has been out with a strained left hamstring since the end of July, though it appears he'll be able to return without embarking on a rehab assignment. The 33-year-old outfielder was slashing just .140/.275/.302 across 52 plate appearances since the All-Star break before getting injured, but he figures to slide back into an everyday role as part of San Francisco's outfield unit.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Could return for Cincinnati series
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Manager Gabe Kapler said that he's hopeful Yastrzemski (hamstring) will return from the 10-day injured list during the Giants' series with the the Reds that begins Monday, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
San Francisco could get some much-needed reinforcements to its outfield to close out August, as both Yastrzemski and Mitch Haniger (forearm) are tracking toward returns during the Cincinnati series. Yastrzemski hasn't appeared in any minor-league rehab games since landing on the shelf July 31 with a left hamstring strain, but he faced injured pitcher John Brebbia (lat) in a simulated game Sunday and has ran the bases over the past few days, per Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Running bases Friday
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Yastrzemski (hamstring) will run the bases Friday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Yastrzemski suffered a setback with his left hamstring earlier this month but is ready to ramp things back up again. A rehab assignment could be around the corner if all goes well Friday.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Taking part in workouts
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Yastrzemski (hamstring) "is hitting without restrictions and will continue his running progression throughout the week," Danny Emerman of KNBR 680 San Francisco reports.
Yastrzemski recently encountered a setback in his recovery from a strained left hamstring, but he was given the green light to resume working out. Expect the Giants to proceed with caution in an effort to prevent any further bumps in the road.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Return pushed back
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Yastrzemski suffered a recent setback while rehabbing from a left hamstring strain, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.
Yastrzemski appeared to be nearing a return from the 10-day injured list after going down with a hamstring strain at the end of July, but his timetable for a return is unknown following this latest update. Per Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com, the outfielder suffered the setback while running the bases over the weekend. Yastrzemski will be shut down from baseball activities for the week before likely being re-evaluated.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Nearing return for Giants
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Yastrzemski (hamstring) went through a full pregame workout Friday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
The outfielder appears close to returning for the Giants, although the club has yet to reveal a specific target date for his activation. Yastrzemski has been on the shelf since late July with a strained left hamstring.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Lands on injured list
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Yastrzemski was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday with a left hamstring strain, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Yastrzemski sat out Sunday's contest against Boston due to soreness in his hamstring, and his injury is apparently severe enough to warrant a trip to the IL. Manager Gabe Kapler added that Yastrzemski will likely be held out for two-to-three weeks, per Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com. Isan Diaz was brought up from Triple-A Sacramento in a corresponding move.
