Red Sox Great Carl Yastrzemski Hospitalized and reports say he will undergo a heart-bypass operation

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Red Sox Great Carl Yastrzemski Hospitalized and reports say he will undergo a heart-bypass operation

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Story Created: Aug 19, 2008 at 1:24 PM EST

Story Updated: Aug 19, 2008 at 6:37 PM EST

BOSTON (AP) - Baseball Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski has been hospitalized for tests after experiencing chest pains.
     
A spokesman for Yastrzemski, Dick Gordon, says the former Red Sox star went to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston this morning.
     
When asked if it was a potentially serious situation, Gordon said: "Any time you are in the hospital, it's got to be pretty serious."

The Boston Globe is reporting that Yaz has a blockage of a major artery and will undergo heart-bypass surgery.
     
The 68-year-old Yastrzemski was baseball's last player to win the Triple Crown -- leading the league in batting average, homers and RBIs. He did that in 1967.
     
Yastrzemski -- who's known affectionately to Red Sox fans as "Yaz" -- played his entire career in Boston.
     
He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1989.

 

Tuesday, Aug 19 at 3:44 PM Robert wrote ...

Nice of you to wish that "pretty good player" well buddy

Tuesday, Aug 19 at 2:33 PM freddy larsonivich wrote ...

He was a pretty good player. I wish him well

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