One former National League MVP had been trying to avoid back surgery but announced via social media Thursday that he will undergo the season-ending procedure.
Christian Yelich was putting together a resurgent season for a resurgent Milwaukee Brewers team when he was felled by lower back inflammation in July.The 2018 National League Most Valuable Player was hitting .315 with 11 home runs, 42 RBIs, and 21 stolen bases in only 73 games. The injury was serious. For weeks, he had been trying to avoid season-ending surgery, but on Thursday, the prognosis came: Yelich's season is over.
Yelich's 152 OPS+ was his highest since 2019, and stood out enough among NL outfielders to land him on his third career All-Star team. The Brewers were following suit, having exceeded expectations en route to a sizable lead in the National League Central.After beating the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday, Milwaukee is 69-52, nine games ahead of the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals in the division and just behind the Phillies and Dodgers for the best record in the NL.
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