Background
Not many young men have the great Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski as their high school hitting coach. Mike Yastrzemski did. Mike, the son of former Florida State and Triple-A Chicago White Sox player Michael Yastrzemski (who went by his middle name) and grandson of the Boston Red Sox legend Carl Yastrzemski, is trying to become a big league outfielder in the Baltimore Orioles organization. Not because of his name, because of his skills.
Mike went to St. John's Prep High School in Danvers, Mass. His grandfather's Red Sox selected him in the 36th round of the 2009 Draft, but he chose to attend Vanderbilt University on a baseball scholarship.