Mike Yastrzemski hasn’t played a full baseball game in nine days. Last Thursday, the San Francisco Giants star outfielder suffered a mild calf strain, and exited the team’s win over the Seattle Mariners in the early innings.
He was out for a week before returning for the Giants deflating loss to the Colorado Rockies on Thursday, but just in a pinch-hit role.
Now he’s actually back. As the Giants prepare to end the regular season with a critical four-game series against the San Diego Padres, Yastrzemski has returned in full.