Christian Yelich Has Perfect Response to Concern He'll Ruin His Swing at Home Run Derby

One concern fans and experts point to when players enter the Home Run Derby is that their swing will change and be ruined for the second half of the season.

MLB home run leader and reigning NL MVP Christian Yelich is competing, and he's not worried at all that it will have an impact on his swing. It's just batting practice, right?

"Basically, (the) Home Run Derby is batting practice," Yelich said. "It's just trying to hit home runs with every swing. I'm not worried in the slightest about a swing change or it ruining my swing. Anybody that's educated in the manner understands it's going to be just fine."

But what if he struggles in the second half?

"Whether the second half goes good or bad for me, (participating in the Home Run Derby) will have no bearing on it," Yelich said. "If this was such a dangerous thing to do for your performance, guys wouldn't do it."

Thank you, Christian. I'm so glad you said this.

Yelich leads baseball with 31 homers, five away from his career-high he set last year during his MVP season. Instead of worrying about the potential effects on his swing, Yelich just wants to have fun with it and have a good time.

The Brewers outfielder also referenced last year's derby winner, Bryce Harper, who actually had better numbers in the second half. Did the derby have anything to do with it? Maybe, but there's no clear link, and that's really the point here.