Christian Yelich lands on IL with back injury, but not expected to get surgery: How Brewers can replace him [Video]

The NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers will be without All-Star Christian Yelich for the foreseeable future. Yelich was placed on the 10-day injured list with lower back inflammation, the team announced Wednesday. He exited Tuesday’s game after his back flared up. 

Yelich saw a spine specialist on Thursday to discuss the next steps, and according to MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy Yeloch has opted to attempt the non-surgical path to recovery. Season-ending surgery had been an option. McCalvy writes: 

There’s optimism, the source said, that this IL stint will be shorter than the one earlier this season. But back injuries offer no guarantees, and offseason surgery remains a possibility.

That earlier IL stint, the result of a strained lower back, lasted from April 16 through May 8. 

“Everybody plays through stuff but sometimes you just can’t. That’s kind of where we’re at, at this point,” Yelich said Wednesday (via …