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With power emerging, Yelich an even bigger threat
- Updated: July 23, 2016
MIAMI — Some of the hardest balls Christian Yelich is hitting are coming when he least expects them. The 24-year-old outfielder did it yet again on Friday night in the Marlins’ 5-3 loss to the Mets at Marlins Park.
In the sixth inning, and during an at-bat he was simply striving to drive a runner home from third base, Yelich unloaded on a two-run blast to right-center field off right-hander Logan Verrett.
According to Statcast™, the drive was projected to land 417 feet away from home plate with an exit velocity of 109 mph.
The blast was his third in four games, and 10th on the season, which is a career high. He had nine in 2014 and seven in ’15.
Yelich’s two RBIs gave him 54, which is tops for the Marlins.
“Obviously, you’re not trying to hit a homer there,” Yelich said. “You’re trying to get the guy in from third, and get a good pitch to do it on, and you …
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