MILWAUKEE (AP) ¡ª His eye is
so good at the plate that the Milwaukee Brewers star is leading the National
League in hitting.Now his younger brother Cameron has been discharged from the
Marines
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final push for the NL Central title.The Brewers¡¯ 6-5 win over the Detroit Tigers
on Friday night was the first time Cameron had seen his brother play in about
two years. The whole family stayed with Christian in Milwaukee.¡°There¡¯s a lot of
extra room at my place so there¡¯s plenty of room for everybody and we should be
able to make it work,¡± Christian said before the game.Cameron even got to throw
out a ceremonial first pitch to Christian.The pitch from the right-handed
Cameron Yelich was a little low and outside, but it was an otherwise respectable
toss for someone who didn¡¯t really play baseball.¡°Whenever he¡¯s got a good game,
I¡¯ll text him like ¡®nice shot dude, blah, blah, blah,'¡± Cameron said with a
laugh.Big brother was proud.¡°It was a surprise. He didn¡¯t know he was doing it
until an hour or two before so he was a little nervous, but I think he did a
great job,¡± he
said.Christian
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26, is the oldest of three brothers. Collin, 24, was also at the game, along
with the 22-year-old Cameron.¡°It¡¯s exciting. It¡¯s also emotional to have
everybody together for the first time in a really long time,¡± mother Alicia
Yelich said as Cameron waited outside the Brewers clubhouse before throwing the
first pitch.A lot has changed since all three brothers were in the ballpark at
the same time.Christian Yelich was already a pretty good player in 2016, when he
hit .298 with 21 homers and 98 RBIs for the Marlins. The Brewers acquired him
from Miami in a trade this past January for four prospects.He has developed an
MVP-caliber resume in Milwaukee.Yelich, hitting .322 entering Saturday, is in
position to become the first batting champion in franchise history. He was also
in the top 10 in the NL in slugging,
runs
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one of the 10 best players in baseball,¡± Brewers owner Mark Attanasio said. ¡°So
it¡¯s really nice to see him mature.¡±Christian Yelich showers similar
appreciation on his brother, who was in the infantry after enlisting in the
Marines. Stationed in Hawaii, Cameron had two noncombat deployments to
Japan.Cameron would follow Brewers games on social media. Sometimes he¡¯d watch
on his phone, though he often would have to sleep outside in a field without
cellphone service as an assignment during deployments.¡°I¡¯ve always just taken
great pride in my country,¡± Cameron said when asked why he enlisted. ¡°I think
it¡¯s a very honorable thing to do,¡±Christian described his brother as ¡°selfless¡±
for serving four years in the Marines.¡°I think he gained a lot from the
experience, and we¡¯re all thankful for everybody that serves this country,¡± he
said. ¡°To get a greater understanding of what military families go through and
the schedule was probably the most eye-opening thing, and I¡¯m glad he¡¯s back.¡±He
marked the occasion by hitting a two-run homer in the bottom of the first
inning. When he returned to right field in the top of the
second
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Cox/Getty ImagesThe Atlanta Braves have their eyes on the playoffs, and left
fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. is heating up at exactly the right time.The 20-year-old
phenom hit home runs to lead off both games of Atlanta's doubleheader against
the Miami Marlins on Monday, spurring his team to 9-1 and 6-1 victories in the
respective contests.MLB MLBTwo games today, TWO leadoff homers.Ronaldacunajr24
is on . OwzaoIMC89He has now gone deep in four straight games, and ESPN.com
noted he became the youngest to accomplish the feat in the live ball era (since
1920). What's more, the Elias Sports Bureau determined he joined Hall of Famers
Rickey Henderson and Harry Hooper, as well as Brady Anderson, as the only
players in baseball history to hit leadoff homers in both games of a
doubleheader (h/t ESPN.com)."Freddie and I were just kind of standing there
smiling at each other like, 'Again?'" Braves manager Brian Snitker said of his
interaction with veteran Freddie
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per ESPN.com. "It's been fun to watch."Going 5-for-8 with two homers, five RBI,
five runs, two walks and a stolen base qualifies as a solid day at the office,
and the Braves are now a game ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies and seven ahead
of the two-time defending division champion Washington Nationals in the National
League East race.Atlanta hasn't made the playoffs since the 2013 season, but
Acuna is doing what he can to change that down the stretch of the 2018
campaign.