Christian Stephen Yelich is a left fielder in Major League Baseball for the Milwaukee Brewers. He was a member of the Miami Marlins in the past. In the first round of the 2010 MLB draft, the Marlins picked Yelich.
He debuted in Major League Baseball with the Marlins in 2013 and was dealt to the Brewers during the 2017-18 offseason.
In 2014, Yelich won a Gold Glove Award, the Silver Slugger Award in 2016, 2018, and 2019, and the National League Most Valuable Player Award in 2018.
Yelich attended Westlake High School in Thousand Oaks, California, where he batted .373 with 25 hits and 16 strikeouts in 67 at-bats as a freshman.
In 91 at-bats as a sophomore, he batted.341 with 31 hits and 24 strikeouts. Yelich batted .489 with 46 hits and six strikeouts in his junior season.
He batted .451 in 82 at-bats as a senior, with 37 hits, nine strikeouts, and nine home runs. He was awarded Second Team All-American by Max Preps and placed 34th among the best 100 high school players in the US.
Yelich got a baseball scholarship to play for the Miami Hurricanes in college.
The Marlins traded Yelich to the Milwaukee Brewers on January 25, 2018, in exchange for Lewis Brinson, Isan Daz, Monte Harrison, and Jordan Yamamoto.
After hitting .285 with 11 home runs, 36 RBIs, and 11 stolen bases, Yelich was named to the 2018 MLB All-Star Game.
In an 8–6 extra-inning loss to the American League, Yelich, a National League reserve, replaced Matt Kemp in left field and went 1-for-3 with a solo home run.
Yelich hit for the cycle against the Cincinnati Reds on August 29, accumulating six hits in the contest. In a game against the Washington Nationals on September 2, Yelich hit his first career grand slam.
Where Is Christian Yelich Now?
Christian Yelich is with the Milwaukee Brewers now.