Mike Yastrzemski has been traded to the Kansas City Royals, with the Giants receiving pitcher Yunior Marte in the exchange. Yastrzemski has spent all of his seven-year career with the San Francisco ball club. Yastrzemski’s contract with the Giants was set to expire at the end of the current season, and he was to become a free agent in 2026.

A look at Mike Yastrzemski, Kansas City Royals outfielder traded from San Francisco Giants, grandfather is Carl Yastrzemski, played for Vandy baseball

Outfielder Mike Yastrzemski, who is hitting .231 with eight home runs this season, has been traded from the Giants to the Royals, a source confirmed to ESPN.

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Its Friday, August 1 and the Royals (54-55) are in Toronto to take on the Blue Jays (64-46). Michael Wacha is slated to take the mound for Kansas City against Kevin Gausman for Toronto. The Blue Jays started the second-half hot with an 8-1 mark over nine games,