Christian Yelich had a message for Milwaukee after the Brewers sealed the deal in Game 5 of the World Series: they’re coming home.
After Milwaukee beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 at Tropicana Field to capture the franchise’s first title, the Brewers captain spoke to Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal and sent his thanks straight to the city that rode with them all October.
“We’re coming home baby, we can’t wait to see you, we can’t wait to celebrate,” Yelich told Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal. “The support’s meant everything to us this year.
You were incredibly loud in the playoffs. I mean, it’s almost a home game here for us in a World Series game, which is insane.
“So we can’t wait to get back there, we can’t wait to celebrate, and enjoy this.”
Yelich also took a moment to honor Bob Uecker, the beloved longtime Brewers broadcaster who died in January 2025. His words carried the kind of emotion that usually only shows up after a champagne-soaked clincher.
“He’s smiling,” Yelich said, smiling. “I really wish he could’ve seen this.
It would’ve meant everything to him. I miss him a bunch.
He’s been with us a lot. We keep him close to our hearts.
This is still for Bob, still for Ueck. I love you man.
We did it.”
Yelich delivered throughout the five-game World Series, finishing with four hits, including a triple, and four walks.
As the Brewers’ longest-tenured hitter, he’s lived through the near-misses too. Milwaukee fell short of the World Series twice - in 2018 and 2025 - and both times the Los Angeles Dodgers ended the run in the National League Championship Series.
This time, the Brewers took a different path. They swept the Dodgers in four games in the NLCS and powered through an 11-2 postseason on the way to the championship. A parade 56 years in the making is next.
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