Tag: Christian Yelich

Christian Yelich tied a record with his third cycle, and they’ve all somehow come against the Reds

Yelich must like seeing red.

Christian Yelich hit for the cycle for the third time in his career on Wednesday, becoming the fifth player in MLB history to accomplish the rare feat three times. He joins Trea Turner, Adrian Beltre, Babe Herman and Bob Meusel on that list. But Yelich also accomplished something that none of those four were able to. He did it against the same team each and every time.

They say lightning doesn’t strike twice in the same spot. Well, this was more unlikely than that. Players have hit for the cycle against the same team twice before — two of Turner’s were against the Rockies — but never three times. Hell, most players never hit for the cycle at all.

This is absolutely just some fluke coincidence, but it’s still a cool piece of history for Yelich. And probably something the Cincinnati Reds would have preferred not to be a part of.

Yelich’s first two cycles against the Reds came just a few weeks apart in his 2018 MVP season. On Wednesday, he got his day started with a ground-rule double in the first inning, then hit a three-run homer in the third and singled in the seventh. His triple in the ninth to complete the cycle was part of a valiant effort by the Brewers to dig out of nine-run hole in the final frame. They ended up losing 14-11, but Yelich at least gave the team something to celebrate.

His 4-for-5 day also gave him the highest batting average of the five players to hit three cycles. Yelich was a perfect 10-for-10 in his previous two cycles. At 14-for-15 (.933) in the three games, he’s well above Adrian Beltre’s .867 and Trea Turner’s .800. His 12 RBI in those games fall second to Meusel’s 13.

It’s been a rough last few years for Yelich, but if this is a sign of things to come, the NL Central-leading Brewers are going to be a lot more scary come October.

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Christian Yelich got ejected after one of the most baffling calls by an ump

Was this the right call?

Major League Baseball has had a big problem with its umpires for the past few years, but especially this year. We’ve seen way too many mind-boggling calls made by umpires who should be a lot better at their jobs than they are. We’re looking at you, Angel Hernandez.

On Saturday we had another controversial call when Brewers star Christian Yelich was called out after running safely through first base on a bunt.

That’s when things got weird. The throw to first was a wild one and once the ball was collected Yelich was tagged and was quickly called out by the ump, who thought Yelich made a move to go to second.

Check out this video:

Did he make a move to second? I mean, he kind of did a little hip move but it didn’t seem to me like he had any real ideas of going to second. The ump sure did, though, as he seemed to love calling him out and then throwing him out of the game.

I think it was a lame call that maybe could have gone either way but really should have been ignored by the ump.

Twitter had mixed reactions:

Brewers LF Christian Yelich gave a young fan the surprise of a lifetime

This is what baseball is all about.

Every young baseball fan has dreamed of catching a foul ball at the ballpark at some point in their lives. And for one young fan, he received that and more during the Brewers’ 7-2 victory over the Pirates on Thursday night.

During the bottom of the ninth inning, a foul ball floated deep down the left-field line, where Brewers left fielder Christian Yelich followed it into the corner. But the ball fell into the glove of 11-year-old Christian Gale, who made an impressive catch.

Gale was seen holding out a baseball and a marker, hoping to get the ball signed by Yelich. Instead, Yelich jumped up and gave the young fan a high-five.

In this video from Major League Baseball, the young fan was interviewed after the play, where he explained that the high-five was cool and all, but what he really wanted was an autograph.

Then, Gale got the surprise of a lifetime. He received a baseball bat autographed by Yelich himself — which he signed during the game. He even personalized it for him:

“Great catch, see you in the show!”

Gale’s reaction was priceless, and it was clear that was the kind of moment that he’ll remember for the rest of his life. It’s those kind of heartwarming moments that you love to see, and it’s what baseball’s all about.

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Watch: Christian Yelich goes inside-the-park homer as OF gets caught in net

Outfield gets caught in a net so Christian Yelich of the Brewers circles the bases for an inside-the-park home run.

Christian Yelich will be able to tell quite a tale about the inside-the-park home run he hit during the pandemic.

And everyone will look at him like it is a fish story because he has to explain how an outfielder was caught in a net.

Check this out from Thursday’s play:

That was the White Sox’ Eloy Jiminez who wound up in the net and tried to extricate himself as the Brewers’ star circled the bases for his second home run of the season.

 

Christian Yelich broke the Wrigley Field scoreboard with a batting practice homer

The Brewers slugger did some damage to a scoreboard at Wrigley Field on Friday.

Brewers star Christian Yelich, one of the leading favorites to win the 2020 NL MVP award, has emerged as one of the best power hitters in the National League over the last two seasons in Milwaukee, with 36 home runs in 2018 and 44 homers in 2019.

Yelich and the Brewers will open their regular season on the road in Chicago on Friday, and Yelich demonstrated that power in pre-game batting practice at Wrigley Field, where he blasted a ball into right field and broke a significant portion of the video board.

Friday’s Brewers-Cubs game will start at 7:00 p.m. ET on ESPN, with Milwaukee’s Brandon Woodruff facing off against Chicago’s Kyle Hendricks.

 

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Christian Yelich wasted no time getting …

Christian Yelich wasted no time getting from the NBA dunk contest to the Milwaukee Brewers spring training complex. On Saturday night, the 2018 National League most valuable player was a willing accomplice to the Bucks’ Pat Connaughton as he competed with three others in the annual mid-season dunk competition in Chicago. After taking a private plane overnight, there he was, bright and early Sunday morning, in the Brewers’ clubhouse at American Family Fields of Phoenix.

Asked if he were nervous about …

Asked if he were nervous about Connaughton jumping over him, Yelich said, “No, I didn’t have anything to be nervous about on that one. I was just standing there trying to keep still and hold the ball the right way, so I didn’t mess it up for him. It was cool. There was great energy in the stadium. For him to do it right on the first try, it was fun to watch. If he made it farther, I would have had a little bit more responsibility on another one.”

All-Star Saturday: The best pictures

All-Star Saturday: The best pictures

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