Christian Yelich's beer chugging skills convinced Brewers of his back health

Thomas Lott

Christian Yelich's beer chugging skills convinced Brewers of his back health image

When Christian Yelich was put on the jumbotron at the Eastern Conference finals Thursday, he got into a beer chugging battle which was started — and ended — by Packers offensive lineman David Bakhtiari.

But give credit to Yelich. He — unlike Aaron Rodgers — was able to down his beer for all the Milwaukee faithful to see.

And for his manager to see as well, apparently, as Craig Counsell witnessed the moment on TNT and got a lot of confidence in his outfielder's health.

“When I saw him doing that, I was pretty sure he was going to play today," Counsell said, via The Athletic. "That actually made me feel really good. I was like, ‘That means he’s in the lineup.’”

Yelich, the reigning National League MVP, has been out with back spasms since May 19, but he was in the Brewers' lineup Friday.

We'll see if his ability to chug beer translates into base hits against the Phillies.

 

Thomas Lott