Christian Yelich to miss remainder of 2019 season after fracturing knee cap on foul ball

The Milwaukee Brewers have been dealt a devastating blow.

The team has learned that All-Star outfielder and 2018 NL MVP Christian Yelich will be sidelined for the rest of the season after being diagnosed with a fractured right knee cap.

The 27-year old sustained the injury on a fluke play in the first inning of Tuesday night’s 4–3 win over the Miami Marlins when he fouled an inside Elieser Hernandez slider off his knee cap.

Yelich was putting up incredible numbers once again in his second season with the Brewers. In 130 games and 580 plate appearances, he has posted a .329 batting average, 1.100 OPS, 44 homers, 97 RBI and 30 stolen bases to go a long with a jaw-dropping 7.1 WAR.

The Brewers have yet to decide on the next step in his recovery process moving forward.

“We don’t have a definitive time frame other than we know he will be out the remainder of the season right now,” said Brewers general manager David Stearns.

“We also don’t know if surgery is required.”

The Brewers are currently just a game back from the second NL Wild Card spot with a 76-68 record.