They're definitely not that far removed. I can remember a Yelich trade call just this past offseason off the top of my head. Awesome how he's gotten healthy and back to his all-star self. A true Brewers legend.
I personally think it would be fun if he got to do the Derby after he was forced to pull out back in '19. Only 8 HR this year obviously, but a lot of the big guns such as Judge, Ohtani, etc have already announced they're not doing it so you never know.