{"id":585897,"date":"2026-04-15T15:08:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/585897\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T15:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:08:09","slug":"brewers-christian-yelich-likely-to-miss-at-least-a-month-with-adductor-strain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/585897\/","title":{"rendered":"Brewers\u2019 Christian Yelich likely to miss at least a month with adductor strain"},"content":{"rendered":"

MILWAUKEE (AP) \u2014 Milwaukee Brewers outfielder\/designated hitter Christian Yelich is expected to miss at least a month with an adductor strain.<\/p>\n

Yelich left in the fifth inning<\/a> of the Brewers\u2019 8-6 loss<\/a> to the Washington Nationals on Sunday with what the team described as tightness in his left hamstring. The Brewers placed him on the injured list Tuesday, retroactive to Monday, and said he had a second-degree adductor strain.<\/p>\n

The Brewers estimated he would return in mid-to-late May, though Yelich said he didn\u2019t want to put a timeline on it.<\/p>\n

\"MilwaukeeMilwaukee Brewers left fielder Christian Yelich runs home to score on a double by Jake Bauers during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Sunday, April 5, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo\/Charlie Riedel)(Charlie Riedel | AP)<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just trying to go about it the best I can, do a good job with the rehab and get back out there as quickly as possible,\u201d Yelich said.<\/p>\n

Milwaukee also selected infielder\/outfielder Greg Jones from Triple-A Nashville and transferred left-handed pitcher Rob Zastryzny to the 60-day injured list.<\/p>\n

The 34-year-old Yelich was in the lineup as a designated hitter Sunday and said he started to feel something was off while grounding into a fielder\u2019s choice in the first inning. He stayed in the game and grounded out in the third before getting pulled for a pinch hitter in the fifth.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter running to first in the first inning, it just kind of felt weird,\u201d Yelich said. \u201cI just thought it was tight, kept going and after my (next) at-bat, I felt like it was weird.\u201d<\/p>\n

Milwaukee already had outfielder Jackson Chourio and first baseman Andrew Vaughn on the injured list due to hand issues. The Brewers said Tuesday that Chourio is expected to return in early May and Vaughn could come back in mid-May.<\/p>\n

The Brewers also are playing without starting pitcher Quinn Priester (thoracic outlet) and reliever Jared Koenig (elbow). Milwaukee fell 9-7<\/a> in 10 innings to Toronto on Tuesday for its sixth straight loss, the Brewers\u2019 longest skid since 2023.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve had a lot of adversity early,\u201d Brewers manager Pat Murphy said. \u201cWe\u2019ve faced this before. It just seems different in terms of how it\u2019s kind of piled on us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yelich, the 2018 NL MVP and a three-time All-Star, is hitting .314 with one home run, 10 RBIs and three steals in 15 games.<\/p>\n

Murphy said Gary S\u00e1nchez probably will get much of the playing time at designated hitter in Yelich\u2019s absence.<\/p>\n

S\u00e1nchez replaced Yelich in the fifth inning Sunday and hit a game-tying, three-run homer in the seventh. S\u00e1nchez went deep again Tuesday, and he now has five homers to match Jake Bauers for the team lead.<\/p>\n

Yelich is coming off a 2025 season in which he played 150 games \u2013 his second-highest total since joining the Brewers in 2018 \u2013 after back issues had limited him for multiple years.<\/p>\n

He said this is the first time he has dealt with a soft-tissue injury. Now, he\u2019s the latest key player missing from Milwaukee\u2019s lineup.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo one\u2019s going to feel bad for us,\u201d Yelich said. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to navigate injuries and difficult parts of the season. The guys will be all right. Just kind of hold it down. It\u2019s a really long year. There\u2019s good times and bad times in a season. You\u2019ve got to deal with adversity throughout.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jones, 28, was batting .317 with a .462 on-base percentage, no homers, seven RBIs and seven steals in 13 games with Triple-A Nashville. He was in the major leagues for six games with Colorado in 2024 and three with the Chicago White Sox last year.<\/p>\n

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