i m proud of him for that. reporter: and his grandson before that moment, grateful. you always hold a special place in your heart for your grandfathers, and to have him be able to be here is awesome. reporter: but he knows his love for his grandfather is shared by everyone at fenway. it s not just special for me, for everyone who had ever seen my grandfather play. i need to let it be special for everybody else, as well. reporter: and the grandson s moment came the night before. the left fielder, number 5, mike yastrzemski. reporter: his first game at fenway and watch this. he does. high into center field it is out of here! reporter: one sure way to impress your granddad. no question about that. what a moment. i m david muir. i hope to see you right back here tomorrow. until then, have a good evening. good night.
welcome back to morning joe. that s a beautiful live picture of the empire state building 7:27 in the morning on the east coast. a little baseball for you, giant outfielder mike the grandson of red sox hall of famer carl stremske made his debut last night. gets a fastball here that he can hit. he does. high into center field, it is out of here! unbelievable number 20 here at fenway park for mike ustremsky. the grandson of the great yaz hits a solo home run, earns him a standing ovation from the boston crowd at the park where his grandfather called home for 23 years his 20th home run of the season and the 238th by ustremski