Latest Christian Yelich News

Brewers and Mets both proved skeptics wrong to set up unlikely NL Wild Card Series matchup

Sep. 30, 2024 21:08 PM EDT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The New York Mets weren’t supposed to get this far. Neither were the Milwaukee Brewers. Yet here they are squaring off in a best-of-three NL Wild Card Series beginning Tuesday in Milwaukee. These two teams should know each other well. The Mets...

Brewers outperform preseason expectations again to win 3rd NL Central title in 4 years

Sep. 18, 2024 23:49 PM EDT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers have grown accustomed to clinching playoff berths just about every year, but this latest celebration differed from the rest because it was so unexpected. “It was like nobody thought we were going to be here today,” shortstop Willy Adames...

Brewers' Yelich believes his back surgery should have long-term benefits for his baseball career

Aug. 27, 2024 19:28 PM EDT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich said his back issues had started bothering him off the field as well as on it by the time he opted to undergo season-ending surgery. The 2018 NL MVP spoke to reporters Tuesday for the first time since having surgery...

Brewers optimistic that Christian Yelich will be ready for start of 2025 season

Aug. 16, 2024 18:22 PM EDT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers president of baseball operations Matt Arnold said the back surgery that Christian Yelich underwent Friday should enable the 2018 NL MVP to be ready for the start of the 2025 season. “By doing this sooner, it does allow him to hopefully be ready...

Brewers' outfielder Christian Yelich to have season-ending back surgery

Aug. 15, 2024 19:56 PM EDT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The National League Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers will have to continue their playoff push without Christian Yelich. Yelich is undergoing season-ending back surgery Friday, putting an end to the 2018 NL MVP’s resurgent season. Yelich was leading the NL in...