Mike Yastrzemski knows his last name carries weight in the Boston area. He has lived it his entire life growing up in and around Fenway Park.

His grandfather, Carl, is in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and has his No. 8 jersey retired by the Boston Red Sox organization. And each time Yastrzemski comes back home, he is welcomed with a special applause.

On Wednesday, Yastrzemski set the tone for the Kansas City Royals. He ignited the lineup from the leadoff spot in a 7-3 victory over the Red Sox.

Royals manager Matt Quatraro inserted Yastrzemski atop the batting order for the first time since arriving at the trade deadline . It wasn’t an unfamiliar spot; Yastrzemski had led off for the San Francisco Giants multiple times in his career.

A main reason was to take advantage of the p

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