Yelich to IL, Greg Jones selected

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - APRIL 10: A picture of Christian Yelich #22 of the Milwaukee Brewers and the new City Connect jersey worn for first time against the Washington Nationals at American Family Field on April 10, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images) | Getty Images The hits just keep coming for the Brewers. Christian Yelich, who left Sunday’s game early with a hamstring issue, has landed on the injured list, which was not unexpected after manager Pat Murphy’s comments after the game.

He’s been diagnosed with an adductor strain. Outfielder Greg Jones, who has been playing for Triple-A Nashville, has been added to the active roster. To make room on the 40-man roster for Jones, reliever Rob Zastryzny, who had a setback in his recovery last week, has been moved to the 60-day injured list.

It’s a blow for Yelich, a productive-when-healthy hitter whose ability to stay on the field is one of the major uncertainties around the modern iterations of the Brewers. The good news is that it’s not his back, which has been the issue that has been giving Yelich so much trouble over the past few seasons. Murphy has been quoted as saying he expects him to be out “for a while.

” A little bit of research on past adductor strains suggests that in mild cases, a player can miss as little as two weeks, but in more serious cases it’s a 4-6 week injury. Given Yelich’s age and relative frailty, the early juncture of the season, and Murphy’s comments, I would expect Yelich to be out closer to the long end of that estimate. Jones, 28, has appeared briefly in the big leagues with the Rockies and White Sox in the past two years.