The Brewers’ season hasn’t gone the way they planned, in part because of Christian Yelich’s ugly 3-for-34 start at the plate. But after taking a night off Wednesday, the former MVP’s fortunes took a turn for the better on Thursday, and we’re all the better for it—except for White Sox fans and Eloy Jiménez.
Yelich’s first career inside-the-park home run was an instant classic. The video is embedded below, and it deserves a full breakdown.
Let’s start right after Yelich makes contact with the offering from Chicago’s Gio Gonzalez, who immediately seems to think he’s given up a regular ol’ dinger to Yelich.