Christian Yelich

Who they were

Personal life Yelich is the eldest child of Stephen and Alecia Yelich, and the great-grandson of American football player Fred Gehrke , who played for the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] His uncle, Chris Yelich, played for the UCLA Bruins . [ 3 ] He has two brothers: Collin, who played minor league baseball in the Braves organization, and Cameron, who is a member of the United States Marine Corps . [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ]

Christian Stephen Yelich is an American professional baseball left fielder and designated hitter for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Miami Marlins. Internationally, Yelich represents the United States. In the 2017 World Baseball Classic (WBC), he helped win Team USA's first gold medal in a WBC tournament and was named to the All-World Baseball Classic Team.

Early life

Educated at: Westlake High School.

Path and career

Awards / honours: Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award, Rawlings Gold Glove Award, Silver Slugger Award, and Major League Baseball All-Star.

Career Amateur career Yelich was born in Thousand Oaks, California , and attended Westlake High School . [ 1 ] During his freshman year, he batted .373 with 25 hits and 16 strikeouts in 67 at bats . [ 2 ] In his sophomore year, he batted .341 with 31 hits and 24 strikeouts in 91 at bats [ 3 ] During Yelich's junior year, he batted .489 with 46 hits and struck out six times. [ 4 ] In his senior year, he batted .451 with 37 hits, nine strikeouts and nine home runs in 82 at bats. [

Why this date

Christian Yelich appears on our December 5 calendar for 1991 as a birth entry.