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Do You Have An Interesting Story About Meeting a Former Major Leaguer? / Don Stokes' Colorizations August 23, 2022October 21, 2022

Do You Have An Interesting Story About Meeting a Major Leaguer? If So, Let’s Hear it!

Many thanks to Ray Banko for coming up with a neat idea. Ray suggested it would be interesting to encourage our readers to share their personal remembrances, encounters, and/or experiences with former major league ballplayers…

Yaz crosses the plate after hitting home run
Yaz throws out first pitch at 2007 World Series, surrounded by 1967 Red Sox teammates
Yaz receives award from American League president Joe Cronin and John Hillerich (National Pastime Museum photo)
Yaz and manager Dick Williams, 1967
Carl Yastrzemski at the plate
Yaz gets congratulations from teammates after hitting home run in the 1967 World Series
Beautiful swing of Carl Yastrzemski in the 1967 World Series
Yaz at the unveiling of his statue
Yaz in more recent years
Yaz at the plate
Carl Yastrzemski throws out the first pitch
Bill "Spaceman" Lee with Yaz and Carlton Fisk
Carl Yastrzemski with Ted Williams, two player Carroll Hardy pinch hit for
Yaz glares at the umpire after being called out on strikes
Hubert Humphrey with Yaz
Carl Yastrzemski
Yaz at the plate
Ted passes hitting tips to Yaz.
Yaz with Dwight Evans and Jim Rice
Yaz from 1960s
Ted and Yaz
A young Carl Yastrzemski (National Pastime Museum photo)