Carl Yastrzemski attended Bridgehampton High School, where he set numerous records in basketball, football and baseball. As a basketball player, he set the all-time individual conference scoring record of 628 points. As a baseball player, he hit .512 for my career at Bridgehampton High. After graduating from high school in 1957, he went on to attend Notre Dame University with a scholarship to play both baseball and basketball. While still in his first year at Notre Dame He signed a baseball contract with the Boston Red Sox. In 1961, he finally arrived in the Major Leagues as the heir apparent to the legendary Ted Williams in left field. For 23 years, he proudly wore the famous "..8" for the Red Sox. In the Red Sox' 1967 "Impossible Dream" season, he won the American League Triple Crown and was named the A.L.'s Most Valuable Player. At the time of his retirement, he was the all-time American League leader in games played (3,308) and was the only American League player to amass 3,000 hits and 400 home runs (finishing with 3,419 and 452 respectively, to go along with 1,844 RBI). A seven-time Gold Glove winner, he earned the honor of 18 All-Star Game appearances, and is generally considered one of the finest defensive left fielders of all-time. MyGen Profile Generator