The Milwaukee Brewers are one of the best stories in baseball through the first month of the season. Entering play Wednesday, the Brewers were 20-11 and three games clear of the St. Louis Cardinals atop the National League Central division. One of the reasons for early success of the club from Milwaukee has been play of Christian Yelich.
On Wednesday, Yelich joined a very exclusive club. He became just the fifth player since 1901 to hit for for the cycle three times in his career.
Christian Yelich becomes one of five MLB players with three cycles since 1901! pic.twitter.com/lVHgzFjTfq
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) May 11, 2022
Yelich did it the hardest way possible too. The Brewers former All-Star had already hit a ground-rule double in the first inning, a three-run home run in the third inning and a single in the fifth. That left only the triple to get. Objectively, that’s already the hardest one to hit. But when you know that you need a triple, you really can only do it one way.
In the top of the ninth, Yelich hit a line drive down the right field line. He strolled into third standing up, making history. The only other players to have ever hit three cycles in their careers were Adrian Beltre, Trea Turner, Babe Herman and Bob Meusel.
Interestingly enough, all three of the Brewers slugger’s cycles have come against the Cincinnati Reds. Milwaukee would end up losing a slugfest, 14-11. But they still hold a two and a half game lead over the Cardinals. With much of the division struggling, it likely will come down to Milwaukee and St. Louis.
Yelich is now up to five home runs and 20 RBI’s for the Brewers.
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