The poster of Christian Yelich is almost hidden in a far corner of the gym, next to a dusty fan, above a collection of medicine balls. The accomplishments attributed to Yelich are a bit outdated: “2010 MLB 1st-round pick” and “MLB Gold Glove winner.”
The walls are dominated by posters of football and basketball players, the headline clients at Proactive, a training center in Thousand Oaks. The facility is an unassuming one, in the shadow of the 101, hidden behind a Ferrari dealership, across the street from a medical office building.
Yelich has worked out here just about every winter for a dozen years, since he played at nearby Westlake High.