Yastrzemski isn't part of the starting nine for Sunday's game against the Athletics.
Yastrzemski will yield to Luis Matos in right field Sunday against lefty Jeffrey Springs and the Athletics. Yastrzemski is slashing .278/.381/.444 in 168 plate appearances this season.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: On bench in series finale
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Yastrzemski is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Yastrzemski's streak of seven consecutive starts will come to an end Wednesday while the Giants stock up on some extra right-handed bats to counter Diamondbacks southpaw Eduardo Rodriguez. Luis Matos will fill in for Yastrzemski in right field, and left fielder Heliot Ramos will replace Yastrzemski as the Giants' leadoff batter.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Three hits, steal in win
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Yastrzemski went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a walk, one stolen base and one run scored in Tuesday's 10-6 win over the Diamondbacks.
This was Yastrzemski's second three-hit effort in the last three games. The outfielder also has three steals in that span and is up to five thefts on the year, matching his career high from 2022. He's not a particularly speedy player, but he's started 2025 in great form, his best since the abbreviated 2020 campaign. He's slashing .284/.385/.463 with five home runs, 17 RBI, 21 runs scored and nine doubles across 38 contests. He still sits against southpaws most of the time, but he's been an effective table-setter against right-handed pitchers.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Swipes two bags
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Yastrzemski went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and two stolen bases in Sunday's extra-inning loss to Minnesota.
Yastrzemski knocked singles in the first, fifth and ninth innings for his first three-hit performance of the year. He added two steals to double his season total. His previous stolen base was in Houston on April 2. Yastrzemski is now slashing .276/.374/.449 with 12 extra-base hits and 20 runs scored through 36 games.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Sitting vs. southpaw
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Yastrzemski is not in the Giants' starting lineup against the Cubs on Monday.
The lefty-hitting Yastrzemski will avoid the southpaw matchup against Matthew Boyd on Monday as the Giants start Heliot Ramos, Jung Hoo Lee and Luis Matos in the outfield. Yastrzemski has recorded at least two hits in five of his last 10 games, and over that span he has gone 12-for-39 with six runs scored, two home runs and six RBI.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Drives in two Sunday
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Yastrzemski went 2-for-4 with two RBI, two runs scored and a walk during Sunday's 9-3 win over the Rockies.
Yastrzemski knocked a two-RBI single into center field during the fifth inning before coming around to score. The 34-year-old outfielder logged his third multi-hit effort in his last five games, during which he has posted a .368 batting average with four RBI, four runs scored, a home run and a double across 21 plate appearances. Yastrzemski is now slashing .283/.387/.491 with 17 RBI, 16 runs scored, 12 extra-base hits and a 17:24 BB:K over 124 plate appearances.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Cracks fifth homer of 2025
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Yastrzemski went 2-for-4 with a solo home run during Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Padres.
Yastrzemski launched a 385-foot solo shot to right field, cutting the Giants' deficit to 5-3 in the eighth inning. It was the veteran outfielder's fifth homer of the season, tying him for second place on the team. Yastrzemski has logged three multi-hit games in his last six, slashing .292/.320/.542 with three runs scored, three RBI and two home runs across 25 plate appearance in that span.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Launches fourth homer of 2025
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Yastrzemski went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, a solo homer and an additional RBI in Thursday's 6-5 win over the Brewers.
Yastrzemski tied things up at 2-2 in the third inning with a solo homer off Tobias Myers, and the outfielder drove in another run in the eighth frame on a fielder's choice groundout. It was Yastrzemski's sixth multi-hit game of the season, and he's started the year slashing .282/.414/.535 with two stolen bases, 12 runs scored, four home runs and 13 RBI over 87 plate appearances. He's also drawn 15 walks, which is 10th-best in the National League.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Getting rest against lefty
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Yastrzemski is not in the Giants' lineup Tuesday against the Brewers.
Yastrzemski will begin Tuesday's game on the bench with the Brewers sending southpaw Jose Quintana to the mound. The veteran outfielder also sat out Sunday's game against the Angels due to a left-hander starting, but he did play in Monday's series opener against the Brewers in which he reached base three times across four plate appearances. With the 34-year-old on the bench Tuesday, Luis Matos is starting in right field and batting sixth.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Taking seat versus southpaw
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Yastrzemski is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
The veteran outfielder started the previous four games, including two versus southpaws, but he'll head to the bench Sunday against lefty Yusei Kikuchi. Yastrzemski has had a resurgent start to the year with a .930 OPS, three homers, 11 RBI, 10 runs and a 12:16 BB:K in 74 plate appearances. Luis Matos is manning right field and batting sixth in the series finale at Anaheim.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Goes deep, plates three
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Yastrzemski went 2-for-5 with a homer, a double, three RBI and an additional run scored in Monday's 10-4 victory over the Phillies.
The 34-year-old occupied the leadoff spot and provided some late offense to seal the win for San Francisco. After popping a 387-foot, two-run homer in the seventh, Yastrzemski returned in the ninth to crack a run-scoring double. The veteran outfielder is off to a torrid start, slashing .311/.436/.600 with three home runs, four doubles and nine RBI and runs scored apiece across 55 plate appearances.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Sitting versus southpaw
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Yastrzemski is not in the Giants' starting lineup against the Yankees on Sunday, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Yastrzemski will begin Sunday's game in the dugout with the Yankees sending left-hander Carlos Rodon to the mound. Luis Matos, Jung Hoo Lee and Heliot Ramos will man the outfield for the Giants in the series finale. Yastrzemski has started the season slashing .316/.458/.553 with two stolen bases, seven runs scored, two home runs and six RBI across 48 plate appearances.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Productive in leadoff role Friday
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Yastrzemski went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk and two runs scored during Friday's 9-1 rain-shortened win over the Yankees.
Yastrzemski hit leadoff for the first time this season, knocking a double into right field before coming around to score in the first inning. The veteran outfielder has recorded at least one hit in six straight games, including a double in each of his last three. Yastrzemski has been stellar to begin the season and currently ranks fifth in the National League in batting average. The 34-year-old is slashing .343/.465/.600 with three home runs, two doubles and six RBI across 43 plate appearances.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Hot bat moved up to leadoff
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Yastrzemski is starting in right field and batting leadoff in Friday's game versus the Yankees.
Fresh off a walk-off home run in Wednesday's win over the Reds, Yastrzemski has been moved up to the leadoff spot after batting either sixth or eighth in his first nine starts this season. The 34-year-old is slashing .344/.462/.594 with two homers and two steals in 10 games so far in 2025. Regular leadoff man LaMonte Wade is batting sixth Friday.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Cracks walk-off homer Wednesday
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Yastrzemski went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run, an additional run and a double in Wednesday's 8-6 extra-inning win over Cincinnati.
Yastrzemski doubled in the sixth frame, helping spark a four-run rally that put the Giants within striking distance. The 34-year-old ended the game with a 380-foot walk-off homer to right field. Yastrzemski has now recorded at least one hit in five straight appearances, including two doubles and two home runs. The veteran outfielder has been highly productive to start the 2025 campaign, slashing .344/.462/.594 with six RBI, five runs, four extra-base hits and two stolen bases across 39 plate appearances.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Belts first home run
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Yastrzemski went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer and a walk in Sunday's win over Seattle.
Yastrzemski drilled a three-run shot during the Giants' four-run fourth inning. It was his first extra-base hit of the season. Yastrzemski drew a walk in the ninth inning and now owns a 7:9 BB:K through 31 plate appearances. Despite his limited power early on, he's slashing .333/.484/.458.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: On bench Sunday
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Yastrzemski is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Cincinnati, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
He unsurprisingly didn't start Saturday with lefty Nick Lodolo on the mound, but the veteran outfielder is sitting again Sunday against Reds righty Nick Martinez. Yastrzemski started in right field Opening Day and went 2-for-4 with two strikeouts.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Taking seat versus southpaw
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Yastrzemski is out of the lineup Saturday against the Reds, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
The Reds will send left-hander Nick Lodolo to the mound to start Saturday's contest, so the lefty-hitting Yastrzemski will begin the game on the bench. Luis Matos will fill the void in right field and bat sixth.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Sitting down Saturday
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Yastrzemski isn't in the lineup for Saturday's Cactus League game versus the Mariners, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Yastrzemski has had a nice spring thus far, going 6-for-28 with three homers, six RBI and five runs scored in 11 games. He'll get a chance to rest Saturday while Jerar Encarnacion steps in to cover right field, batting eighth.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Hits second spring homer
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Yastrzemski went 2-for-2 with a home run Thursday for his second homer of the spring. He's likely to platoon with Luis Matos in right field to begin the season, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Yastrzemski hit eighth in the likely Opening Day lineup that the Giants used Thursday. The veteran outfielder clubbed 18 homers with 57 RBI and 60 runs to go along with a .231/.302/.437 slash line in 140 games last season.
