Better known as "Yaz," Carl Michael Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox epitomized the spirit of hard work and determination that made baseball players American heroes in the twentieth century. As left-fielder, Yaz mastered the art of...

Carl Michael "Yaz" Yastrzemski (pronounced /jəˈstrɛmski/, i.e. with the "z" silent), (born August 22, 1939) is a former American Major League Baseball player and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Yastrzemski played his entire 23-year career with...

Red Sox slugger's magnificent season was his lasting legacy of a distinguished 23-year career LEAVE IT TO PETER GAMMONS TO come up with this one. Carl Yastrzemski batted under .300 more full seasons (17) than any man in baseball history. He...

MIKE LOWE Staff Writer -- Portland Press Herald (Maine) 10-25-2007 Yaz makes a return to the Series ; Carl Yastrzemski and his 1967 Impossible Dream teammates who turned the Red Sox around are honored before Game 1. Byline: MIKE LOWE Staff Writer --...

The Boston Red Sox were pegged at 100-to-1 odds to capture the American League pennant in 1967.In short, they were long shots.Nothing surprising there. The Sox were coming off eight straight losing seasons and hadn't won a pennant in 21 years.But those odds shrank fast...

Jeff Bagwell, the face of Houston baseball for a generation with teammate Craig Biggio, will retire Friday after 15 years with the team.The four-time All Star will remain with the Astros as part of a personal-services agreement reached with the team earlier this week, according...