BY GEORGE DICKIE
In the category of players primed for a comeback year,
we present for your consideration Christian Yelich.
Indeed, in its 30-year-old left fielder, the Brew Crew
have a former MVP and two-time batting champion who
has suffered through two straight down years due to a
serious knee injury and back problems.
His woes started in September 2019, when he left a
game after fouling a ball off his kneecap. Later, an exam
revealed the kneecap was fractured, thus ending his season.
He returned for the pandemic-shortened 2020 season
but hit only .205 with 12 homers, a .356 on-base
percentage and a .786 OPS – the latter two numbers
respectable but a far cry from his .429 and 1.100 of 2019.
The following year, 2021, was more of same – .248
with only nine homers in 117
games, with a healthy on-base
of .362 but the OPS falling
to .736. This time, it was
lingering back problems that
hampered him and kept him
on the shelf for much of April
and May.
Yelich and the Brewers can
be seen in action Sunday, April
24, when they close out a
three-game road series against
the Philadelphia Phillies in a
contest airing on ESPN.
Brewers look for bounce-
back year from Yelich
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