Former MLB player Craig Counsell managed the Milwaukee Brewers from 2015-2023, establishing himself as one of the better coaches in the sport along the way. In 2024, Counsell signed a historic contract to manage one of the Brewers' NL Central rivals, the Chicago Cubs . With the Cubs and Brewers set to play in the 2025 NLDS , one of the emerging storylines is Counsell facing the team he once managed. Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich is not concerned with the storyline , however.

“It's still baseball. Managers put players in positions that they think they're going to be successful, and that's it,” Yelich said, via Adam McCalvy of MLB.com. “It's different than other sports. It's not like Couns has exotic blitz packages or a good play action pass game.”

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