SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 19: Mike Yastrzemski #5 of the San Francisco Giants hits an RBI single scoring LaMonte Wade Jr #31 against the Philadelphia Phillies in the bottom of the second inning at Oracle Park on June 19, 2021 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
After a 2020 season in which Mike Yastrzemski finished eighth in the National League MVP voting, the expectations were understandably high for the SF Giants outfielder heading into the 2021 season. It is fair to say that he has not fully realized those expectations, but he is quickly turning his season around.