Milwaukee Brewers star Christian Yelich played a big role in helping the team win the World Series. However, he was benched at times during the World Series run, as manager Pat Murphy was hesitant to start him against left-handed pitching. It would have been difficult to blame Yelich if he was upset about the benching, as he is the current captain of the Brewers and also happens to be a former MVP. However, Yelich was willing to do whatever it required to help Milwaukee win its first Fall Classic in franchise history — even if that meant being benched on occasion.
“He (Murphy) didn't even call me in or anything, that's just how it is here, man,” Yelich said recently, via Ross and Rizzo Unfiltered. “Everybody says they want to win, but not everybody wants to do what it takes to win. Also, sometimes it means, like, you have to accept the role or a situation that might not be something that you prefer. There was no, like, come into the office explain this thing to you, nothing.
“And it was fine, I didn't need that. It was more of, like, we want to win the World Series. We know what it's going to take. And to me, it was just, like, yeah, we're gonna win the World Series… This is just what it takes this year.”
Article Continues BelowYelich still appeared in 12 postseason contests. He hit .268 with a .729 OPS and two extra base hits as well. Additionally, Yelich recorded five RBI and four stolen bases.
Christian Yelich unquestionably helped his team despite coming off the bench at times. And now, the Brewers are World Series champions.