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See for yourself why Christian Yelich is baseball’s king of goofy photos

This is MLB’s hidden photogenic gem.

Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports
James Dator
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.
Christian Yelich has sliding problems ...
But that doesn’t stop him taking a great photo.
Sometimes Christian Yelich gets stuck to walls ...
And he’ll still save people like Spider-Man.
This hero knows he needs to be picked up sometimes.
Which is why mascots want to be like Christian Yelich ...
But Christian Yelich is happy to just be one of the guys.

Lets hear it for Christian Yellich -- baseball’s most strangely photogenic player (other than Bartolo Colon). Is it enough to unseat Norichika Aoki in the annals of history? Only time will tell. Godspeed young Marlin, godspeed.

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