Milwaukee Brewers’ Christian Yelich placed on 10-day injured list with lower back strain
“There’s nothing new, nothing to add,” manager Craig Counsell said. “That’s what it is. We’ll take a couple more days without baseball activities and see where that leaves us.”
The move was retroactive to April 14. The Brewers announced Yelich’s injury as a lower back strain.
Milwaukee filled Yelich’s spot on the roster by recalling right-handed reliever Eric Yardley from the organization’s alternate training site in Appleton, Wisconsin.
Yelich, the 2018 NL MVP, is hitting .333 with no home runs and 1 RBI.
Two other Brewers starters, second baseman Kolten Wong and outfielder Lorenzo Cain, are also on the injured list, weakening the offense.
“We’ll just have to fill in around them until those guys get back. We’re not expecting this to be long term,” Counsell said.