Ever.” By Aphe was starting in left field and would begin to forge his own path to greatness. As his SABR profile notes, he came to Fenway at the end of 1959 not to play, but to interact with the team and Williams said to him, “Don’t let them screw around with your swing. This was by far the most difficult decision I had to make during this process, but Williams was the better player.īefore having the unenviable task of having to replace arguably the greatest hitter ever to live, Yastrzemski was a highly rated prospect. This is also why Yastrzemski finds himself on the bench in my lineup rather than as the starter. I don’t believe any franchise can even approach that. From Williams’s second season in the majors in 1940 when he moved from RF to LF, until 1996, the Red Sox had a nearly unbroken line of far above average left fielders. Over the years Babe Ruth, Williams, Yastrzemski, Jim Rice, Mike Greenwell, and Manny Ramirez have all played the position. Left field at Fenway is the most hallowed positions in all of baseball. His 23 years with the Red Sox is tied with Brooks Robinson from the Orioles for the most consecutive seasons with one franchise, though Yastrzemski played in more games.Signed by the team in 1958, he had the impossible task of taking over left field from some guy named Ted Williams, and he not only filled those shoes, but also carved out a legacy of his own that cements him as one of the greatest players in baseball history. Yastrzemski’s 3308 games with one franchise is more than anyone else in baseball history. ![]() 326/.418/.622, 44 HR, 112 R, 121 RBI, 10 SB, 194 wRC+, 11.1 fWARĬarl Yastrzemski epitomizes being a Red Sox player more than any other player in team history. Honors: Baseball Hall of Fame, 1967 AL MVP, 1967 Triple Crown, 18x All-Star, 7x Gold Glove, 1963, 1967, 1968 AL Batting Title, 1970 All-Star Game MVP
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