Yastrzemski went 1-for-2 with a sacrifice fly, a two-run double and a run scored during Sunday's 4-3 win over Atlanta.
Yastrzemski took part in all four of the Giants' runs Sunday and helped his team overcome a 3-1 deficit in the fourth inning. He plated Matt Chapman and Wilmer Flores with a game-tying, two-run double and then came around to score on a fielding error by Ozzie Albies later in the frame. Yastrzemski came into the contest with merely one hit and seven strikeouts in his last 25 at-bats. He's slashing .232/.329/.369 with five home runs and five stolen bases this season.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Sitting again amidst slump
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Yastrzemski is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Padres, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
The struggling Yastrzemski will stay on the bench for the third game in a row, with the Giants facing right-handed starting pitchers in all three of those contests. Daniel Johnson will get a second straight start in right field Thursday after Jerar Encarnacion played the position Tuesday. Yastrzemski enters play Thursday in a 3-for-41 freefall at the plate.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Triples in win
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Yastrzemski went 1-for-4 with a triple and a run scored in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Nationals.
Yastrzemski recorded his first three-bagger of the season on a flyball to center field in the third inning before coming around to score. The 34-year-old outfielder had gone 0-for-10 over his previous three games entering Sunday and is now slashing .262/.363/.421 with 23 runs scored, 17 RBI, 15 extra-base hits -- including five home runs -- and five stolen bases across 190 plate appearances this season.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Idle against southpaw
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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.
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: Smacks two-run double
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Yastrzemski went 2-for-4 with two walks and a two-run double in Wednesday's 11-4 win over the Phillies.
Yastrzemski added to the Giants' blowout in the seventh inning with a two-run double to center field that brought home Tyler Fitzgerald and Wilmer Flores. Over his last 10 games, Yastrzemski has gone 10-for-31 with nine walks, seven runs scored, three home runs and 11 RBI.
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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