Christian Yelich Is Out For The Rest Of 2019

Sep 10, 2019

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Absolutely brutal news for the Brewers, who will be without Christian Yelich for the rest of 2019 after he suffered a broken knee cap during Tuesday night’s game against the Marlins.

Christian Yelich left tonight’s game with a fractured right knee cap. He will miss the remainder of the season.
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) September 11, 2019

Here’s the foul ball that ended Yelich’s season.

Here’s the foul ball that knocks Christian Yelich out for the rest of the season. Brewers say he has a fractured kneecap. (Video via @FOXMarlins) pic.twitter.com/D52FAljJbL
— Will Manso (@WillManso) September 11, 2019

Ugh. Yelich finishes at .329/.429/.671 (172 wRC+) with 44 HR, 97 RBI, 100 R, 30 SB and 7.7 fWAR.

An incredible season, stopped short. https://t.co/V2d0u1noI4
— Andrew Simon (@AndrewSimonMLB) September 11, 2019

The Brewers entered Tuesday two games behind the Cubs for the second Wild Card spot.