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Carl Jr. died in 2004 at the age of 43 from a blood clot after having hip surgery. [47] [48] Mike's grandfather, Carl Yastrzemski, is a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and began teaching young Mike hitting during his grandson's freshman year in high school. [2] [3] [5] Yastrzemski met Paige (née Cahill) at Vanderbilt.
Carl's grandson Mike Yastrzemski, Carl Jr.'s son, was drafted by the Red Sox in 2009 and the Seattle Mariners in 2012. However, he did not sign with either team, as he played college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores. He signed with the Baltimore Orioles after being selected in the 2013 MLB draft.
In addition to the pairs listed above, there have been 21 other pairs of grandfathers and grandsons who played Major League Baseball. The list of grandsons includes one current player: Mike Yastrzemski is the grandson of Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski. There are third-generation families affiliated with MLB in roles other than team player:
The grandson of Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski hit a solo homer to right field — not far from where the former Boston outfielder’s retired No. 8 is hanging from the façade — to help San ...
The 29-year-old Yastrzemski knew the night would be special. San Francisco's Mike Yastrzemski, grandson of Red Sox legend and Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, trotted out there when the Giants ...
Returning to the home of his Hall of Famer grandfather Carl Yastrzemski, a 29-year-old Giants rookie has clawed out his own success.
Carl Yastrzemski (born 1939), American Hall-of-Fame baseball player Mike Yastrzemski (born 1990), American professional baseball player, grandson of Carl Other uses
Carl Yastrzemski (born 1939), an American baseball player. Chris Jastrzembski (born 1996), a German footballer. Dennis Jastrzembski (born 2000), a German footballer. Józef Jastrzębski (1920–1989), a Polish ethnographer. Maria Jastrzębska (born 1953), a Polish-British poet. Mike Yastrzemski (born 1990), an American baseball player, grandson ...