Christian Yelich

At his peak, Christian Yelich had one of the most beautiful swings I've watched. The kid from Thousand Oaks turned a quiet Marlins start into a 2018 NL MVP season after the move to Milwaukee, nearly chasing down a Triple Crown. The Gold Glove on his shelf reminds me he was a complete player, not just a bat. What I respect is how he kept showing up through the injuries that later clipped his ceiling, refusing to let frustration define him. He carried that Brewers team when it mattered, and I'm still hoping for one more vintage Yelich summer at the plate.

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Name (English)

Christian Yelich

Name (Japanese)

クリスチャン・イエリッチ

Reading

くりすちゃん・いえりっち

Born

December 5, 1991 (age 34)

Origin

Thousand Oaks, California, United States

Height

190 cm

Occupation

baseball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Goat

High school

Westlake High School

Awards & achievements

• 2018 Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
• 2014 Rawlings Gold Glove Award
• 2016 Silver Slugger Award
• 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star
• 2018 Hank Aaron Award

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/christianyelich/
• Xhttps://x.com/ChristianYelich
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian%20Yelich
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%83%81
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14375933

Tags

• California
• baseball player

Last updated

September 29, 2026

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