Brewers' Yelich will not want surgical procedure, possible finished for season

Milwaukee Brewers star Christian Yelich will not want surgical procedure on his damaged proper kneecap, however the staff says it is unlikely he’ll return this season.

Brewers normal supervisor David Stearns says Yelich’s restoration is anticipated to take eight to 10 weeks. Yelich was again in Milwaukee for exams on Wednesday, a day after the reigning NL MVP fouled a ball off his leg throughout a sport in Miami.

“At this level we’ve got excellent news on Christian based mostly on the MRIs and extra imagining he took yesterday,” Stearns stated Thursday earlier than the Brewers’ sport at Miami. “It seems like Christian will be capable to keep away from surgical procedure. If that’s the case, the time for return will probably be eight to 10 weeks.”

Stearns added the staff is hopeful there are not any long-term results from the damage.

“As is regular process within the case with accidents of this magnitude, we’ll have a second opinion,” he stated. “We’ll in all probability get that finished over the weekend or subsequent week. We’ll go from there, however at this level it seems like we dodged somewhat little bit of a bullet.”

The Brewers have received six straight and commenced Thursday tied with the Chicago Cubs for the second NL wild-card spot.

Yelich hit .329 with 44 house runs and 97 RBIs together with 30 stolen bases. He was main the majors in slugging share and OPS when he was harm.

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