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Christian Yelich caps off historic season with first batting title in Brewers history

Christian Yelich may have come up short in his pursuit of the National League’s first Triple Crown in more than 80 years, but it’s probably safe to assume he’ll be okay with just being a division champion — and the first-ever Brewers batting champion.

Yelich’s 3-for-4 day not only helped accentuate his claim to the National League’s MVP award, but brought his batting average to .326. Yelich had the batting crown clinched heading into Sunday’s game, but it now becomes official with the regular season in the books. Former Brewer Scooter Gennett finished in second place, hitting .