Braves' troubled left field solution not easy to solve
After Atlanta's Jurickson Profar was suspended for banned-substance use, Mike Yastremski took his place, but has struggled.
Braves' troubled left field solution not easy to solve originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Atlanta Braves left fielder Mike Yastremski learned how to spell his unique last name to the tune of The Mickey Mouse Club television show: “M-I-C ...
K-E-Y ... M-O-U-S-E ... " Remember the melody?
When the second-generation major leaguer was a child, he initially struggled with spelling his name. His grandmother had the idea of putting his name to the familiar kids’ jingle: “Y-A-S ... T-R-E ...
M-S-K-I ... ” Easy as 1-2-3. What’s not so easy to solve has been the void Jurickson Profar has left in the Braves' outfield.