On August 19, 2008, The Associated Press reported that former Major League Baseball player Carl Yastrzemski had been admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital. A spokesperson for Yastrzemski reported that the Baseball Hall of Famer entered the hospital for tests after experiencing chest pains.FOX News: Baseball Great Carl Yastrzemski Hospitalized (August 19, 2008) According to the Boston Globe, he will be undergoing a bypass operation.Boston Globe: [ Yaz undergoing bypass] (August 19, 2008)

"Any time you are in the hospital, it's got to be pretty serious."—Dick Gordon, spokesperson for Carl YastrzemskiFOX News: Baseball Great Carl Yastrzemski Hospitalized (August 19, 2008)

1. Full name: Carl Michael Yastrzemski
2. Born: August 22, 1939
3. Nickname: Yaz
4. MLB debut: 1961
5. Retired in 1983
6. Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989

• FOX News: Baseball Great Carl Yastrzemski Hospitalized (August 19, 2008)

• New York Daily News: Carl Yastrzemski hospitalized in Boston (August 19, 2008)

• Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Red Sox great Yastrzemski hospitalized (August 19, 2008)

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• Boston.com: Yaz undergoing bypass (August 19, 2008)

• NECN.com: Yastrzemski hospitalized in Boston with chest pains (Time: 1:18)