"When I say that Yaz made his presence felt immediately, I mean it - he hit second for the Braves in this one and he took the first pitch he saw from Rays pitcher T.J. Nichols and crushed it deep to center field to put the Braves ahead early on in this one. Nichols left one right in Yaz's wheelhouse and he made no mistake with it in order to crack his first homer (of spring training) with the Braves."
"Yastrzemski wasn't done there, either. He hit a hard single off of Kodi Whitley in the third inning and then he capped off his day by coaxing a walk out of Joe Rock. Once he reached base, Kevin Kilpatrick replaced him at first place and that was the end of his day. Sure, it was the very first day of spring training but I'd say that reaching base three times with one of those being a homer"
Mike Yastrzemski hit second for the Braves and took the first pitch from Rays pitcher T.J. Nichols for a deep center-field homer, giving Atlanta an early lead in the Grapefruit League opener. He later hit a hard single off Kodi Whitley in the third inning and drew a walk from Joe Rock, reaching base three times before being replaced by Kevin Kilpatrick. Yastrzemski also played solid defense. Journeyman outfielder Ben Gamel homered to lead off the second inning off Andrew Wantz and added two RBI with a looping double to left-center, a play that scored Yastrzemski.
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