The Brewers announced that outfielder Christian Yelich has been placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to April 13, due to a low back strain. Infielder/outfielder Owen Miller was recalled as the corresponding move.
Yelich, 32, last played on Friday with back soreness keeping him out of the lineup in recent days. Since IL stints can be backdated by three days as long as a player doesn’t play, the club waited to see how he responded to a bit of time off. It seems he is still sore enough that he’ll need a bit more time on the shelf, but the backdating means he could potentially be back in a week.
Though the move isn’t surprising and his absence may be brief, it’s nonetheless frustrating for the Brew Crew. Yelich hit a torrid .333/.422/.744 in his first 11 games, launching five home runs in that time. He wasn’t going to be able to maintain that forever but it’s still unfortunate that he was dragged down in the middle of such a heater.
With outfielder Garrett Mitchell also on the injured list, Milwaukee has mostly been using Jackson Chourio, Blake Perkins and Sal Frelick as their regular outfielders in recent days with Joey Wiemer in a fourth outfielder role.
The recall of Miller gives them a versatile bench piece for the time being. Since the start of 2022, he has played all of the non-shortstop infield positions as well as the outfield corners. He’s hit just .241/.289/.349 in that time but has 17 stolen bases in 19 tries and has received solid grades for his glovework.
Star replaced with Ham and Egger! BTW the Brewers had a horrible crowd of about 10,000 actual fannies in the stands last night. Could not believe how bad the crowd was for a first place Team! I saw it myself. Still enjoyed the game. Parking still not fixed. I prepaid and was let in. I think a few fans got in with free parking!
The crowd number should be taken with a grain of salt as it was a Monday night game. Just one day after the end of the reg. season for the Bucks as well. Can’t sell them all out, but we hold our own here in Wisco
I can agree with the parking scuffle though!!
I noticed this as well. The fans sure complain and have a ton to say turn dont support their team. Miserable Milwaukee
This really stinks; hopefully it’s just a small flare up and he can comeback quickly. It’s always awesome to see a guy like this get ultra hot and maybe, just maybe be turning the clock back.
He was looking like the Yelich of 2018-19. In which case he could have maintained what he was doing.
This has been almost like the “load management “ we see in the NBA. He’s learning the signs that tell him he needs a few days. It just gets to the point that the club needs an extra spot. He’s doing well and I think he’s back on track. Should be a great year for him, but I’m expecting this every 5-6 weeks for him this year. Backs are funky. Luckily I’ve never injured mine – but I’m not a pro athlete!
I agree.
We’re going to see more and more of “load management” going forward since playing 162-games isn’t a goal anymore for most players. Just don’t be egregious with phantom IL-ing as the Mets did with Stearns and get yourself in hot water.
Time for ol’man Yelich to be sent to the retirement home.
Probably time for you to go find another hobby cry baby
Just an awful extension.
Not fair to label it as awful… yet. Yelich returned to being very good last season and looked to have returned to greatness before getting hurt this season. I definitely worry about his chronic back issues, which could sap his power again going forward. But the jury is still out on his contract as a whole. You can’t forget that when they signed him to that extension, he was still young and had just put up two of the best offensive seasons in recent memory. He’s still in his prime, and if he could ever find a way to stay healthy, he may well still end up making that contract look halfway decent.