Carl Yastrzemski

Baseball Player
BIRTHDAY
August 22,1939
Birthplace
Long Island, NY
Age
82 years old
Birth Sign
Leo
BIRTHDAY
August 22,1939 (age 82)
Birthplace
Long Island, NY

About

An 18-time MLB All-Star known as Yaz, he spent his entire 23-year career with the Boston Red Sox. He was named the 1967 American League MVP Award after winning the triple crown and he retired with 3,419 career hits and 452 home runs.

Before Fame

He received a basketball scholarship from Notre Dame after high school.

Trivia

He won 7 Gold Glove Awards across his career and after retirement, his #8 jersey was retired by the Red Sox and he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989.

Family Life

He married Carol Ann in 1960, and the couple had three children together.

Associated With

He won the American League triple crown a year after Orioles' legend Frank Robinson accomplished the same feat.