Bob Uecker, Christian Yelich and Brewers
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Christian Yelich never got to swing his Bob Uecker tribute bat last season. He was undergoing back surgery last Aug. 16 \-\- on the first day of Major League Baseball’s Players’ Weekend \-\- so the baby blue Louisville Slugger made especially for the occasion,
Christian Yelich is using a custom Bob Uecker bat for the Brewers' MLB Players Weekend series against the Reds. On Friday night, Yelich and the bat did Uecker proud going 4 for 5 at the plate with two home runs as Milwaukee won their 13th consecutive game, tying the longest winning streak in franchise history.
Christian Yelich, who won an MVP with the team in 2018, was emotional after the loss, mostly speaking about Uecker. "For me, it was talking to Ueck," he said at the time.
You could zoom in on the details of the Brewers’ 7-1 win over the Pirates at American Family Field on Monday, from Brice Turang hitting the first leadoff home run of his career to Christian Yelich making it 22 home runs this season for No.
Brewers manager Pat Murphy seemed to foreshadow Andruw Monasterio's heroics in the franchise's record-breaking 14th straight win.