{"id":911383,"date":"2026-09-27T08:28:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T08:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/911383\/"},"modified":"2026-09-27T08:28:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T08:28:22","slug":"brewers-name-christian-yelich-franchises-first-captain-with-robin-younts-approval-winnipeg-free-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/911383\/","title":{"rendered":"Brewers name Christian Yelich franchise\u2019s first captain \u2013 with Robin Yount\u2019s approval \u2013 Winnipeg Free Press"},"content":{"rendered":"

MILWAUKEE (AP) \u2014 Christian Yelich was named the first captain in Milwaukee Brewers franchise history Saturday, joining the New York Yankees\u2019 Aaron Judge and Kansas City Royals\u2019 Salvador Perez as the only active captains in the majors.<\/p>\n

Milwaukee decided in a team meeting prior to its 3-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals to give the honor to the 34-year-old in his ninth season with the club.<\/p>\n

Yelich requested that Hall of Famer Robin Yount, who played his entire 20-year career with Milwaukee, sign off on his captaincy before accepting. Yount was a leader on the only Brewers\u2019 team to make the World Series in 1982.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMilwaukee Brewers’ Christian Yelich (22) celebrates with first base coach Spencer Allen after driving in two runs with a single off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Carmen Mlodzinski during the seventh inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. (AP Photo\/Gene J. Puskar)<\/p>\n

Brewers manager Pat Murphy said Yount \u201cagreed wholeheartedly.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI really wanted to run it by Robin first because I felt like with what he means here, what his career was, I see him as the captain of the Brewers, so without his blessing, I wouldn\u2019t have wanted to accept it,\u201d Yelich said.<\/p>\n

Joining Judge and Perez as the only active captains in the majors is an honor Yelich said he\u2019s not taking lightly.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose guys are phenomenal players, probably both Hall of Famers and they\u2019ve done amazing things for their respective organizations,\u201d Yelich said. \u201cThey are true professionals and you obviously look up to those guys not only because of the kind of players they\u2019ve been, but the kind of people that they are.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yelich, the 2018 NL MVP, was not in the starting lineup Saturday but went 0 for 2 after entering as a pinch-hitter with a new \u201cC\u201d on the chest of his uniform. The designated hitter is batting .235 with 12 home runs and 58 RBIs for the NL Central champions, who have the best record in the majors and have clinched home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s been happening since he\u2019s been in this uniform,\u201d Murphy said. \u201cEverybody knows he\u2019s our captain. Anybody that\u2019s played with him recognizes the way he upholds the standards of winning and the standards of how we conduct ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yelich said he spoke \u201cfrom the heart\u201d in addressing his teammates after the announcement.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMilwaukee Brewers’ Christian Yelich jogs to the dugout after flying out during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo\/Aaron Gash)<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s bigger than one person,\u201d he said. \u201cThe thing I\u2019m most proud of is seeing where the organization has come since my first year.\u201d<\/p>\n

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