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By Mason Levinson
Bloomberg

Hall-of-Fame Red Sox outfielder Carl Yastrzemski left a Boston hospital a week after undergoing triple-bypass heart surgery.

The release of Yastrzemski, the last player to claim baseball's Triple Crown, was confirmed in an e-mail today from Red Sox spokesman John Blake.

Yastrzemski, 69, was admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital Aug. 19 suffering from chest pains. The heart surgery was a "complete success," according to a statement from his family that was distributed by the team.

Yastrzemski won the Triple Crown in 1967 when he led the American League in batting average, home runs and runs batted in. He spent his entire 23-year Major League Baseball career with the Red Sox.

The 18-time All Star took over in left field in 1961 after Ted Williams retired. Yastrzemski was the AL's Most Valuable Player in 1967 when he hit .326 with 44 home runs and 121 RBI while helping Boston to the World Series, where they lost to the St. Louis Cardinals.

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