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MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich says his back issues had started bothering him off the field as well as on it by the time he opted to undergo season-ending surgery. The 2018 NL MVP spoke to reporters Tuesday for the first time since having surgery Aug. 16. Yelich said "it was to the point where daily living sucked" by the time he decided to have surgery. The Brewers have expressed optimism Yelich will be ready for the start of the 2025 season. Yelich says he feels encouraged by how his body has responded to the surgery thus far.
