Way back when in early May, Mike Yastrzemski’s batting average sat at .284, his OPS as high as .878, after a 2-hit, 2 RBI game against Colorado.
Yaz’s solid month at the plate was one of the reasons for the San Francisco Giants hot start. His performance forced Bob Melvin’s hand in terms of roster decisions, inserting himself at the top of the line-up to replace a lost LaMonte Wade Jr. Opportunities for Luis Matos to get reps in right dried up because the veteran was so solid on both sides of the baseball.
But even Yaz wasn’t immune to the miasma that settled over the Giants clubhouse last month.