<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/brewers-news-christian-yelich-brandon-woodruff-spring-training-injury-updates');   ga('set', 'title', 'Christian Yelich, Brandon Woodruff get mixed Spring Training injury updates');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Brewers-news-Christian-Yelich-Brandon-Woodruff-get-mixed-spring-training-injury-updates.jpg"></figure><h1>Christian Yelich, Brandon Woodruff get mixed Spring Training injury updates</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-09T16:47:54-08:00">December 9th, 4:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-09T16:47:54-08:00">December 9th, 4:47pm</time><address><a>Russell Steinberg</a>Russell Steinberg covers Major League Baseball and the New York Liberty for ClutchPoints. A baseball and basketball lifer, he has written for Boardroom, SLAM, SB Nation, The Next, and more. He graduated from NYU in 2012 and still returns to serve as PA announcer and occasional broadcaster for the school’s basketball and volleyball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Brewers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With all 30 Major League Baseball teams in offseason mode at the 2024 Winter Meetings, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brewers-news-matt-arnold-makes-history-securing-major-award">Milwaukee Brewers general manager Matt Arnold</a> met with the media to provide updates on Christian Yelich and Brandon Woodruff.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brewers-news-christian-yelich-out-for-year-back-surgery">Yelich last played</a> on July 23 before a back injury ended his season early. In 73 games, he hit .315 with 11 home runs and a .909 OPS. Arnold said that Yelich <a href="https://x.com/Todd_Rosiak/status/1866263091207352385" rel="noopener">isn’t yet swinging a bat</a>, but he is “doing other baseball movements and should hit the ground running early in Spring Training,” according to a post from Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.</p><p>“I think that was a big part of why he had the surgery sooner than later,” Arnold added. “He’s in a really good spot right now.”</p><p>Before his injury, Yelich seemed to be enjoying a career resurgence. His numbers weren’t exactly bad in the prior seasons, but the 32-year-old appeared to have fallen off from his 2018 National League MVP form. From 2018-19, Yelich hit .327, averaging 40 home runs with a 1.046 OPS. 2024 represented Yelich’s first All-Star selection since that stretch.</p><p>Yelich is in the midst of a nine-year, $215 million contract extension that he signed with the Brewers in 2020. He’s due to make $26 million in 2025.</p><h2><b>Brewers P Brandon Woodruff may not be ready for Opening Day</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Brandon-Woodruff.jpg"><figcaption>Rich Storry-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While Arnold seemed optimistic about Yelich, <a href="https://x.com/Todd_Rosiak/status/1866263897378046159" rel="noopener">he was less sure</a> about Woodruff, preaching caution as the team works to get him back on a mound for the first time since 2023.</p><p>“It’s hard to say at the moment [whether he will be in the rotation to open the season],” Arnold said. “I think certainly, we have expectations that he’ll be part of our rotation. We also want to be cautious with him and his health.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brewers-news-brandon-woodruff-final-decision-on-pitching-in-2024-season">Woodruff underwent right shoulder surgery</a> shortly after the 2023 season ended. Expecting him to miss all of 2024, the Brewers non-tendered him, then re-signed him to a two-year deal worth $7.5 million, with a whopping $20 million mutual option for a third year, provided he can recapture his old form.</p><p>That old form is worth every bit of the $20 million the Brewers could pay him in 2026. In 11 starts in 2023, he pitched to a 2.28 ERA with a 0.821 WHIP. That’s hardly an anomaly from an injury-shortened season, either. The two-time All-Star had the best three-year stretch of his career from 2021-23, building a 2.84 ERA over 70 starts in that span.</p><p>Adding Woodruff back to the fold would strengthen a Brewers rotation that held its own in 2024 despite being short-handed. Part of that is because of rookie revelation Tobias Myers. Freddy Peralta was a consistent front-end presence as well. Both should return and combine with Woodruff to give the Brewers a formidable rotation.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Christian Yelich, Brandon Woodruff get mixed Spring Training injury updates

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/brewers-news-christian-yelich-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Brewers get ‘optimistic’ Christian Yelich injury update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-17-24-yelich-featured.jpeg"></figure><h1>Brewers get ‘optimistic’ Christian Yelich injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-17T08:19:27-07:00">August 17th, 8:19am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-17T08:19:27-07:00">August 17th, 8:19am</time><address><a>David Korn</a>David Korn is an MLB associate editor at ClutchPoints. He is also a producer at MLB Network Radio and covers college basketball for A10Talk. David graduated from George Washington in 2023, where he was the radio play-by-play broadcaster for their Men's and Women's Basketball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Milwaukee Brewers star outfielder <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brewers-news-christian-yelich-out-for-year-back-surgery">Christian Yelich is out the the season</a> after announcing on Wednesday that he would undergo back surgery. Back injuries are always tricky, so there was some concern about Yelich missing time next season as well.</p><p>Brewers president of baseball operations Matt Arnold addressed <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/40885809/brewers-optimistic-christian-yelich-ready-2025-opener" rel="noopener">a potential timeline</a> to when they could get Yelich back before their 3-5 loss to the Guardians on Friday, per the Associated Press.</p><p>“By doing this sooner, it does allow him to hopefully be ready for Opening Day next year,” Arnold said.</p><p>Arnold was then asked about whether or not Yelich would be available at the start of spring training.</p><p>‘That’s my understanding, but you never know with a back and how that’s going to respond with the surgery he had,” Arnold said. “We’re optimistic about him being ready for opening day.”</p><p>According to Arnold, Yelich underwent a diskectomy, a surgery that removes a damaged part of a disc from the spine. The surgery was performed on Friday by Dr. Brandon Rebholz in Milwaukee.</p><p>While it is of course a significant blow to be without Yelich for the rest of this season, it is great news that Arnold is expecting him to be ready for spring training and the start of the 2025 season.</p><h2><b>What the Brewers are missing with Christian Yelich out for the season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-17-24-Yelich-image.jpeg"><figcaption>© Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Yelich was having an incredible bounce-back 2024 season and looking like one of the best hitters in baseball before going down with the back injury on July 23. An All-Star, Yelich was hitting .315/.406/.504. Since winning the National League MVP in 2018 and coming in second in NL MVP voting in 2019, Yelich struggled, and many thought he could never return to the MVP-level player he once was before his All-Star season this year.</p><p>With Yelich leading the way for most of the season, the Brewers have quietly been one of the best teams in baseball. They currently have a 70-52 record and are 10 games up on the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Central and are looking like locks to make the postseason.</p><p>In Yelich’s absence, the Brewers will have to rely more on some of their young outfielders, like <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brewers-news-rookie-hank-aaron-home-run-feat">20-year-old rookie Jackson Chourio</a>, 24-year-old Sal Frelick and 25-year-old Garrett Mitchell.</p><p>The big question going forward with Yelich now will be whether or not he can ever get back to the player he was when he was a perennial MVP candidate, or even the All-Star type of player he was this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Brewers get ‘optimistic’ Christian Yelich injury update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/brewers-news-christian-yelich-out-for-year-back-surgery');   ga('set', 'title', 'Brewers’ Christian Yelich out for year due to back surgery');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Brewers-news-Christian-Yelich-out-for-year-due-to-back-surgery.jpg"></figure><h1>Brewers’ Christian Yelich out for year due to back surgery</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-15T16:42:12-07:00">August 15th, 4:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-16T12:04:19-07:00">August 16th, 12:04pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>A great day for the Milwaukee Brewers has just turned painfully sour. Star outfielder Christian Yelich will miss the rest of the 2024 MLB season after deciding to undergo back surgery.</p><p><a href="https://x.com/ChristianYelich/status/1824219635375370730" rel="noopener">He broke the news</a> on his X account (formerly Twitter) on Thursday evening, approximately two hours after the Brew Crew earned an exhilarating 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers to clinch the series split. “An update I was hoping to avoid,” Yelich posted, along with a video f him detailing the unfortunate situation. “Be back stronger.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">An update I was hoping to avoid. Be back stronger. <a href="https://twitter.com/Brewers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Brewers</a> <a href="https://t.co/HWT0OOiJVo">pic.twitter.com/HWT0OOiJVo</a></p><p>— Christian Yelich (@ChristianYelich) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChristianYelich/status/1824219635375370730?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 15, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The 2018 MVP is a major reason why Milwaukee (69-52) is cruising towards another National League Central title and has been a pleasant surprise this season. His absence is already being felt, as the club is only a couple games above .500 since he went on the injured list on July 24. He ends 2024 with a .315 batting average, 11 home runs, 21 stolen bases and a .909 OPS in 73 games.</p><p>Yelich initially opted to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brewers-news-christian-yelich-avoids-season-ending-surgery-theres-catch">forego having a procedure</a> and instead attempted to endure a rehab process, but as he explains, that option became infeasible. Surgery is set for Friday.</p><p>“It just got to the point where it wasn’t getting better,” he said. “Tried everything I could, ran out of options and it came time to make a decision… It sucks. There’s really no other way to put it. It’s terrible, but it’s part of sports. These things happen. You get hurt, you get fixed and you get back out there. {You} try to stay as positive as possible about it.”</p><h2><b>The Brewers have weathered challenges before</b></h2><p>The Brewers have overcome plenty of adversity since last offseason. They watched their longtime manager choose a divisional rival over them, traded ace Corbin Burnes to the Baltimore Orioles and were forced to infuse multiple wild cards into the lineup. And here they stand, nine games above the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals for first place in the NL Central.</p><p>Catcher William Contreras is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brewers-news-william-contreras-best-hitting-catcher-take">on his way to another Silver Slugger</a> award, 20-year-old outfielder Jackson Chourio is a Rookie of the Year candidate and right-handed pitcher Tobias Myers (also a rookie) has a 2.79 ERA through 17 starts. But Christian Yelich is Milwaukee’s anchor.</p><p>Beyond posting robust numbers, the three-time All-Star and two-time batting champion offers a crucial veteran presence in a fairly young clubhouse. He is a respected leader who carries his share of postseason experience. The Brewers’ cushion should be big enough to withstand this bad news, particularly because it is mid-August, but their offense is undeniably vulnerable without No. 22 in the lineup. The potential is clear, however.</p><h2><b>It is time to dig even deeper</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Christian-Yelich.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Pat Murphy’s crew<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brewers-news-make-mlb-history-after-3-game-series-braves"> scored 34 runs</a> in a three-game road series against the Atlanta Braves last week and got the job done in each of the least two games. Chourio and Contreras both homered on Thursday and spurred an eighth-inning rally that resulted in a comeback win versus the Dodgers.</p><p>Although the Yelich update is difficult to accept, it is somewhat fitting that this bombshell drops after one of Milwaukee’s best victories of the year. The team’s talent, chemistry and scrappy nature still makes it a formidable foe that the rest of the league cannot afford to underestimate. Yelich has faith that the Brewers will put the finishing touches on an eventful season.</p><p>“It’s a great group of guys, they’re playing extremely well and I’m happy to watch them and see what they’re going to do,” he said. “And hopefully they can win the division, get into the playoffs, and once you’re in the postseason who knows what’s going to happen.”</p><p>The Brewers’ road to the World Series just got much bumpier, but it is not closed. They must draw motivation from their injured star and continue to defy the odds.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Brewers’ Christian Yelich out for year due to back surgery

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/brewers-news-christian-yelich-avoids-season-ending-surgery-theres-catch');   ga('set', 'title', 'Brewers’ Christian Yelich avoids season-ending surgery, but there’s a catch');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Christian-Yelich-avoids-season-ending-surgery-but-theres-a-catch.jpg"></figure><h1>Brewers’ Christian Yelich avoids season-ending surgery, but there’s a catch</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-25T15:15:49-07:00">July 25th, 3:15pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-25T15:15:49-07:00">July 25th, 3:15pm</time><address><a>Michael Gianakos</a>Michael Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers lost star left fielder Christian Yelich to the injured list Wednesday. The team feared <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brewers-news-christian-yelich-dealt-brutal-injury-update-amid-back-concern">Yelich’s lower back ailment</a> could cost him the remainder of the 2024 season.</p><p>After considering his options, Yelich <a href="https://x.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1816565203045413297" rel="noopener">has decided</a> to rehab the injury instead of getting season-ending surgery, per The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal on X. However, there’s a good chance that Yelich’s back will ultimately require surgery during the offseason.</p><p>While he opted against going under the knife and ending his season, it is unknown how long Yelich will be out of action. Although the Brewers have not provided a timeline, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brewers-news-christian-yelich-ominous-take-injured-list">Yelich doesn’t sound optimistic</a> about a quick return.</p><p>The Brewers are 16 games above .500 and hold a six game lead over the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Central. Yelich has been a big part of the team’s success. The two-time batting champ is putting together his best season since 2019 when he finished second in MVP voting.</p><h2><b>Christian Yelich hopes to return to Brewers’ lineup this season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Christian-Yelich-1.jpg"><figcaption>Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Yelich has 11 home runs, 42 RBI and 44 runs scored for the Brewers despite missing a month of play earlier in the season with a back injury. He leads the league with a .315 batting average and has posted an elite .909 OPS, an OPS+ of 152 and 2.4 WAR in just 73 games. Yelich was selected to his third All-Star game this season.</p><p>However, his lower back inflammation was starting to take a toll of late as Yelich went just 1-19 before landing on the injured list. The Brewers even moved him to DH in an effort to lessen the strain on his aching back. Ultimately, it was too painful to play through and Yelich had to be removed from the lineup.</p><p>Back issues have been a persistent problem for the former MVP. This will be the 12-year veteran’s fourth back-related trip to the injured list. With Yelich on the shelf for the foreseeable future, the Brewers will have some difficult decisions to make at the MLB trade deadline. The team was already expected to be buyers but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-how-christian-yelich-injury-will-impact-brewers-trade-deadline-strategy">the Brewers’ strategy in the wake</a> of their star outfielder’s injury is unknown.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Brewers’ Christian Yelich avoids season-ending surgery, but there’s a catch

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb-rumors-how-christian-yelich-injury-will-impact-brewers-trade-deadline-strategy');   ga('set', 'title', 'MLB rumors: How Christian Yelich’s injury impacts Brewers’ trade deadline strategy');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Brewers-Christian-Yelich.jpg"></figure><h1>MLB rumors: How Christian Yelich’s injury impacts Brewers’ trade deadline strategy</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-25T09:35:30-07:00">July 25th, 9:35am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-25T09:35:30-07:00">July 25th, 9:35am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Brewers’ chances of making a postseason run hang in the balance of Christian Yelich’s back injury. Even if the star outfielder has to undergo season-ending surgery, Milwaukee is going to make a push to improve at the deadline.</p><p>At 59-43, the Brew Crew lead the National League Central by six games. They’re in a good spot to win the decision again but will have to make some roster upgrades to really have a shot at making a deep run, especially because of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brewers-news-christian-yelich-dealt-brutal-injury-update-amid-back-concern">Yelich’s injury</a>.</p><p>The Brewers are still going into this trade deadline <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/40597054/2024-mlb-trade-deadline-tracker-rumors-news-latest-updates-analysis" rel="noopener">as buyers</a>, according to Alden Gonzalez of ESPN, as the Yelich injury “isn’t expected to impact their deadline strategy.”</p><p>Gonzalez writes the following: “The Brewers feel as if they still have enough depth in their outfield, composed of Jackson Chourio, Garrett Mitchell, Sal Frelick and Blake Perkins. Their pitching staff has been ravaged by injury, but they recently added Aaron Civale to their rotation and expect to get a handful of key pitchers back off the injured list in the coming weeks, most notably closer Devin Williams but also Joe Ross, DL Hall and J.B. Bukauskas. The Brewers could desperately use a front-of-the-rotation starter, but at this point, it seems unlikely they’d come away with what few impact arms might be available in the next six days.”</p><h2><b>Brewers looking to be buyers at trade deadline</b></h2><p>Chourio and Frelick aren’t high-level outfielders right now but are both very young and good enough to hold down the fort for Yelich. Mitchell has only played 14 games this season but has a .762 OPS so far. They’ll all have to step up with the former MVP down for the count.</p><p>The Brewers are a decently complete team but, as Gonzalez notes, could use a starting pitcher to serve as a cornerstone in their rotation alongside Freddy Peralta and Tobias Myers. Guys like Tarik Skubal and Garrett Crochet come to mind as potential options but their trade prices <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-white-sox-might-not-trade-garrett-crochet">may be too high</a> for their liking.</p><p>It might be good for the Brewers to add a bench bat and maybe try to get a top-end reliever but they also should be much more dangerous when other players get healthy again. Their ability to develop pitchers leaves them in a really good spot, even if it won’t be enough to boost the trajectory of their season right now. All they can do is scour the market and hope for the best news possible for Yelich.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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