MILWAUKEE (AP) 鈥� Milwaukee Brewers outfielder/designated hitter Christian Yelich is expected to miss at least a month with an adductor strain.
of the Brewers鈥� to the Washington Nationals on Sunday with what the team described as tightness in his left hamstring. The Brewers placed him on the injured list Tuesday, retroactive to Monday, and said he had a second-degree adductor strain.
The Brewers estimated he would return in mid-to-late May, though Yelich said he didn鈥檛 want to put a timeline on it.
鈥淚鈥檓 just trying to go about it the best I can, do a good job with the rehab and get back out there as quickly as possible,鈥� Yelich said.
Milwaukee also selected infielder/outfielder Greg Jones from Triple-A Nashville and transferred left-handed pitcher Rob Zastryzny to the 60-day injured list.
The 34-year-old Yelich was in the lineup as a designated hitter Sunday and said he started to feel something was off while grounding into a fielder鈥檚 choice in the first inning. He stayed in the game and grounded out in the third before getting pulled for a pinch hitter in the fifth.
鈥淎fter running to first in the first inning, it just kind of felt weird,鈥� Yelich said. 鈥淚 just thought it was tight, kept going and after my (next) at-bat, I felt like it was weird.鈥�
Milwaukee already had outfielder Jackson Chourio and first baseman Andrew Vaughn on the injured list due to hand issues. The Brewers said Tuesday that Chourio is expected to return in early May and Vaughn could come back in mid-May.
The Brewers also are playing without starting pitcher Quinn Priester (thoracic outlet) and reliever Jared Koenig (elbow). in 10 innings to Toronto on Tuesday for its sixth straight loss, the Brewers’ longest skid since 2023.
鈥淲e鈥檝e had a lot of adversity early,鈥� Brewers manager Pat Murphy said. 鈥淲e鈥檝e faced this before. It just seems different in terms of how it鈥檚 kind of piled on us.鈥�
Yelich, the 2018 NL MVP and a three-time All-Star, is hitting .314 with one home run, 10 RBIs and three steals in 15 games.
Murphy said Gary S谩nchez probably will get much of the playing time at designated hitter in Yelich’s absence.
S谩nchez replaced Yelich in the fifth inning Sunday and hit a game-tying, three-run homer in the seventh. S谩nchez went deep again Tuesday, and he now has five homers to match Jake Bauers for the team lead.
Yelich is coming off a 2025 season in which he played 150 games 鈥� his second-highest total since joining the Brewers in 2018 鈥� after back issues had limited him for multiple years.
He said this is the first time he has dealt with a soft-tissue injury. Now, he’s the latest key player missing from Milwaukee’s lineup.
鈥淣o one鈥檚 going to feel bad for us,鈥� Yelich said. 鈥淵ou鈥檝e got to navigate injuries and difficult parts of the season. The guys will be all right. Just kind of hold it down. It鈥檚 a really long year. There鈥檚 good times and bad times in a season. You鈥檝e got to deal with adversity throughout.鈥�
Jones, 28, was batting .317 with a .462 on-base percentage, no homers, seven RBIs and seven steals in 13 games with Triple-A Nashville. He was in the major leagues for six games with Colorado in 2024 and three with the Chicago White Sox last year.
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