Red Sox: Ranking players who have had numbers retired at Fenway Park

Carl Yastrzemski – No. 8

The record books are littered with Yastrzemski’s name, in part because of his uncanny longevity. Not only did he play 23 seasons in the majors, he remained relatively productive until the end, making the All-Star team in his final two seasons when he was in his 40’s.

Yaz is the franchise leader in games played, plate appearances, runs scored and RBI. He hit .285/.379/.462 in his career, spent entirely in Boston.

In 1967, Yaz won the AL MVP and the Triple Crown by hitting .326 with 44 home runs and 121 RBI. It was his second of three career batting titles. While he’d never again lead the league in homers or RBI, he did reach 40 home runs on two other occasions and topped 100 RBI four other times.

Yaz made 18 All-Star teams and was the MVP of the 1970 All-Star Game. He also earned seven Gold Gloves as an outfielder before moving primarily to first base and DH to help prolong his career.

The 94.8 fWAR that Yastrzemski posted in his career is second highest in Red Sox history.