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SURPRISE, Ariz. Mike Yastrzemski had an up-close view of Tommy La Stella’s walk-off home run against the Giants at Angel Stadium last year. Yastrzemski was in right field when La Stella drove a curveball from erstwhile closer Trevor Gott over the yellow home run boundary line for a two-run shot that sealed the Giants’ third consecutive loss.
The defeat was extra painful for Yastrzemski, as the ball ended up deflecting off the right-field wall and smacking him in the face.
“He had mentioned that the ball had hit him in the face coming off the wall, which I didn’t know until he told me,” La Stella said during a Zoom call with reporters on Monday. “We both got a good laugh out of that.”
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. The main attraction on the back fields at Scottsdale Stadium on Saturday morning was 37-year-old Scott Kazmir, who drew a sizable audience when he threw his first bullpen session since signing a Minor League deal with the Giants earlier this week.
“There was a pretty big crowd, and for good reason,” manager Gabe Kapler said. “He’s got a long history of pitching in big games and for several different teams. It was exciting to see him on the bump again. Obviously, having been teammates with Kaz, that was actually kind of an inspiring moment.”
Kazmir hasn’t pitched in the Majors since 2016, but the three-time All-Star is on the comeback trail and will be evaluated as a starter this spring. He said he believes he’s found an ideal home with the Giants, who feature several of his former teammates on their coaching staff including Kapler and director of pitching Brian Bannister and are run by president of baseball operations Farha
With Spring Training officially underway for the Giants, we put together a list of frequently asked questions to help prepare you for the start of the 2021 season.
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Given the pandemic, how is Spring Training going to be different this year?
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