Yelich entered Major League Baseball with the Marlins organization. He played with the club for five seasons from 2013 to 2017. Yelich compiled 59 home runs, 293 runs batted in and a .290 batting average in 643 contests with Miami.
He was dealt in a five-player trade to the Brewers in January 2018. Yelich ended up winning the 2018 National League Most Valuable Player Award with Milwaukee and finished second in National League MVP voting the following season. He is currently the captain of the Brewers.