In short order, Jackson Chourio has established himself as a bona fide postseason star.
On top of his walk-off base knock against flame-throwing Mason Miller in Game 2 of the National League Division Series, Chourio also slugged a two-run home run to key the Brewers’ Game 1 victory on Saturday. The home run was the fifth of Chourio’s postseason career, snapping a tie with Orlando Arcia and Prince Fielder to set a new franchise record.
Yep, that’s right: Even at 23 years old, Chourio is the most prolific slugger in Brewers postseason history.
With Chourio in mind, who is each team’s all-time postseason home run king? Here’s a breakdown of the players who hold a franchise’s playoff home run record.
American League East
Blue Jays: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. -- 8
Vladdy put together one of the single greatest individual postseason performances we’ve ever seen in 2025, leading the Blue Jays all the way to Game 7 of the World Series. After starting his postseason career with six homer-less games, Guerrero hit all eight of his October long balls in ‘25. He surpassed José Bautista (six) for the most home runs in Blue Jays playoff history. The dinger that earned Guerrero the franchise lead came off of Shohei Ohtani in the World Series, no less.
Orioles: Frank Robinson -- 9
The Hall of Famer had a knack for the clutch. Robinson's 26 career walk-off hits (regular season and postseason) are the most by any player since RBI became official in 1920. That knack extended to the playoffs, where Robinson posted an .887 OPS and slammed 10 total homers, including a franchise-best nine with the Orioles. Robinson won World Series MVP in 1966 after hitting go-ahead home runs in Games 1 and 4 of a Baltimore sweep over the Dodgers.
Rays: Randy Arozarena -- 11
Arozarena put the Rays on his back in the 2020 postseason, recording 29 hits -- at the time the most in a single postseason. Ten of those hits were home runs, giving Arozarena another single-postseason record and pulling him ahead of Evan Longoria (nine) for the most playoff homers in Rays franchise history. Oh, and Arozarena did all of this as a rookie. He tagged one more postseason big fly with the Rays in '21 before joining the Mariners via trade in 2024.
Red Sox: David Ortiz -- 17
Big Papi was an October legend in the truest sense of the phrase. His walk-off heroics helped the Red Sox overcome a 3-0 series deficit in the 2004 ALCS, paving the way for a curse-breaking World Series title. Ortiz’s 17 playoff home runs included two walk-offs and six with the Red Sox facing elimination.
Yankees: Bernie Williams -- 22
Williams played in the postseason in 12 consecutive years from 1995-2006, with huge moments at several turns. His 1996 performance -- an 1.142 OPS with six homers -- is one of the best postseasons of all time. Overall, his 22 long balls are fifth most by any player in playoff history, sharing a list with other Yankees legends like Derek Jeter (20) and Mickey Mantle (18).
AL Central
Guardians: Jim Thome -- 17
Thome hit all 17 of his postseason homers with Cleveland. He’s one of three players with multiple postseason grand slams, along with Francisco Lindor and Jason Varitek. Thome's grand slams came in Game 6 of the 1998 ALCS against the Yankees and Game 2 of the 1999 ALDS against the Red Sox.
Royals: George Brett -- 10
Brett is one of just 12 players who have hit three home runs in a single postseason game. His herculean effort came in Game 3 of the 1978 ALCS against the Yankees. Even though in defeat, Brett memorably whacked three pitches over the fence, one out to left field, one over the center-field fence, and one to right field.
Tigers: Miguel Cabrera -- 9
Cabrera’s most memorable postseason may have come as a rookie with the championship-winning Marlins in 2003 (more on that soon). But his most impactful playoff performance happened in 2011, when he launched four home runs with a 1.261 OPS in 11 games for the Tigers. He later passed Delmon Young’s eight career playoff home runs as a Tiger with a solo shot in Game 1 of the 2014 ALDS.
Twins: Kirby Puckett -- 5
Goose Goslin is the Twins' franchise leader in postseason home runs with seven, but Puckett holds the record since the club moved to Minnesota in 1961. Puckett took two trips to the postseason with the Twins, winning the World Series both times (1987 and 1991). The Hall of Famer was particularly impactful in ‘91, when he hit four dingers on an overall .333/.396/.667 slash line. That included an iconic 11th-inning walk-off homer in Game 6 of the Fall Classic.
White Sox: Paul Konerko -- 7
Konerko mashed five of his seven postseason homers during Chicago's 2005 title run, narrowly besting teammate Paul Crede (four HR) for the franchise lead. Konerko hit two of his long balls while earning ALCS MVP honors, then later launched a go-ahead grand slam in Game 2 of the World Series to down the Astros.
AL West
Angels: Troy Glaus -- 9
Glaus hit seven of his nine postseason homers with the Angels during the club's World Series campaign in 2022. Three of those were go-ahead long balls in the sixth inning or later, which is tied with the Astros' Yordan Alvarez (2022) for the most such home runs in a single postseason.
Athletics: José Canseco -- 7
In addition to holding the club's all-time postseason home run record, Canseco holds a share of the record for the most homers in a single postseason by an A's player. He slugged four big flies in 1988, helping lead the Athletics to the AL Pennant. Two years later, Canseco passed Al Simmons for the most postseason home runs in A's franchise history with a dinger in Game 2 of the 1990 World Series.
Astros: Jose Altuve -- 28
Altuve added to his stature as one of baseball's best postseason hitters in 2026. He clubbed a solo shot in Game 2 of the AL Wild Card Series against the White Sox, putting him one home run behind Manny Ramirez for most all-time. And Altuve tends to meet the moment, too: A whopping 14 of his playoff homers have been of the game-tying or go-ahead variety, the most such homers in postseason history.
Mariners: Jay Buhner and Edgar Martinez -- 8
Buhner and Martinez each starred for the Mariners during the most successful era in franchise history, as the club made the playoffs four times between 1994 and 2001. Buhner took the early lead in career postseason homers, hitting four in ‘95 and two more in ‘97. But Martinez caught up to his longtime teammate in 2001 with a pair of long balls in the 2001 ALDS.
Rangers: Nelson Cruz -- 14
Cruz authored a historic postseason moment when he hit the first walk-off grand slam in postseason history in Game 2 of the 2011 ALCS against the Tigers. It remains one of just two walk-off postseason slams after Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman also accomplished the feat in Game 1 of the 2024 World Series. Cruz, the owner of 464 regular-season home runs, hit his last postseason homer at age 41 with the Rays, becoming the second-oldest player to go yard in a playoff game.
National League East
Braves: Chipper Jones -- 13
Jones starred for an Atlanta team that made 11 consecutive postseason appearances from 1995-2005. The eight-time All-Star broke onto the October stage in a big way in ‘95, slugging two home runs -- including the game-winning shot in the ninth inning -- in a 5-4 win over the Rockies in Game 1 of the NLDS. Jones and Austin Riley are the only two players in Braves history with multiple go-ahead homers in the eighth inning or later of a postseason game.
Marlins: Miguel Cabrera -- 4
A 20-year-old, baby-faced Cabrera looked at home in his first postseason in 2003, steering the Florida Marlins to the franchise’s second World Series title. Cabrera launched four home runs in the ‘03 playoffs -- his only with the Marlins -- which stands as the most home runs in a single postseason at age 20 or younger in MLB history. With a long ball off Yankees right-hander Roger Clemens in Game 4 of the World Series, Cabrera became the second youngest player to go yard in the Fall Classic.
Mets: Daniel Murphy -- 7
All seven of Murphy’s playoff home runs with the Mets came during a magical two-week stretch in 2015. The second baseman homered in six straight postseason games -- spanning Game 4 of the NLDS through Game 4 of the NLCS -- to steer the Mets to the NL Pennant. That’s the longest streak in a single postseason in MLB history. Even more impressive, Murphy homered off three former Cy Young winners: Clayton Kershaw, Zack Greinke and Jake Arrieta.
Nationals: Bryce Harper, Juan Soto, Anthony Rendon and Ryan Zimmerman -- 5
Four of the most iconic players in Nationals franchise history (since the team moved from Montreal to Washington) share this distinction. Youth is a popular theme here. At 19 years old and 362 days, Harper became the second-youngest player in MLB history to homer in a postseason game when he went deep in Game 5 of the 2012 NLDS. Seven years later, Soto (20 years, 346 days) became the sixth-youngest player to homer in the playoffs, teeing off for a two-run shot in Game 3 of the 2019 NLDS.
Phillies: Kyle Schwarber -- 13
Schwarber is one of the most prolific power hitters in playoff history: His 24 career playoff home runs rank third most all time, trailing only Ramirez and Altuve. He’s crushed 15 homers in a Phillies uniform, the latest being a 447-foot shot in Game 2 of the 2026 NL Wild Card Series against the Braves. In 2022, Schwarber keyed a stirring run to the World Series with three home runs in the NLCS against the Padres and three more dingers in the Fall Classic against the Astros.
NL Central
Brewers: Jackson Chourio -- 5
Chourio’s postseason success is nearly unparalleled for a player of his age. He tattooed a pair of home runs to help the Brewers stave off elimination in Game 2 of the 2024 NL Wild Card Series, becoming the second-youngest player in postseason history with a multi-HR game (20 years & 205 days). He’s the only player in postseason with a leadoff home run under age 22 – which he’s done twice – and is one of three players to have five playoff home runs before turning 23, along with Schwarber and Soto, who are both also on this list.
Cardinals: Albert Pujols -- 13
Who else but The Machine? Pujols slugged 19 career playoff home runs -- T-7th most all time -- including 13 with the Cardinals. The future Hall of Famer tagged Randy Johnson for his first career playoff homer in Game 2 of the 2001 NLDS, a surefire sign of things to come. Pujols is one of just 12 players to go deep three times in a postseason game, doing so in Game 3 of the 2011 World Series. He also launched one of the most iconic home runs in franchise history with a go-ahead, three-run shot onto the train tracks in Houston off All-Star closer Brad Lidge in Game 5 of the 2005 NLCS.
Cubs: Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo and Kyle Schwarber -- 6
Talk about a fitting trio: These three All-Stars propelled the Cubs to a curse-breaking, legacy-defining World Series title in 2016. Bryant (2) and Rizzo (1) each launched home runs in the Fall Classic, keying victories in Games 5 and 6 to spur a historic 3-1 series comeback. Schwarber, one of the best postseason power hitters of all time, launched six of his 24 playoff homers with the Cubs, including five dingers in his introduction to playoff baseball in 2015.
Pirates: Willie Stargell -- 7
The Hall of Fame slugger managed just two home runs while hitting .217 across his first 26 postseason games, spanning five different playoff appearances. But Stargell flipped the script in his age-39 season in 1979, smashing five home runs while earning NLCS and World Series MVP honors. Stargell’s two-run blast in the sixth inning of Game 7 of the ‘79 World Series proved to be the World Series-winning hit.
Reds: Johnny Bench -- 10
Bench played in 10 postseason series across his illustrious 17-year career and, rather remarkably, homered in all but one of them -- only going without a long ball in the 1975 NLCS. The Hall of Fame catcher’s only multi-HR playoff series came in the 1976 Fall Classic, when he swatted a pair of homers, posted a 1.667 OPS and took home World Series MVP honors for the Big Red Machine.
NL West
D-backs: Chris Young -- 5
Young only played in 12 postseason games for Arizona, but that was plenty of time to rewrite the franchise record books. His leadoff home run in Game 3 of the 2007 NLDS against the Cubs’ Rich Hill accounts for the only leadoff home run in D-backs franchise history. Four years later, Young slammed a pair of long balls in Game 4 of the NLDS against the Brewers. It remains the only multi-HR game by a Diamondbacks’ hitter in franchise history.
Dodgers: Max Muncy -- 18
Muncy homered in Games 1 and 2 of the 2026 NLDS against the Braves, pushing his total to 18 playoff home runs and extending the most in Dodgers postseason history. It’s a remarkable record for Muncy to hold, given his journey: He first joined the Dodgers organization on a Minor League contract in 2017, after he was released by the Athletics. The three-time All-Star owns some of the most important home runs in Dodgers history. That includes his 18th-inning walk-off in Game 3 of the 2018 World Series and his eighth-inning home run in Game 7 of the 2025 Fall Classic, which set the stage for a stirring late-game comeback.
Giants: Barry Bonds -- 8
Bonds made the postseason only four times in 15 seasons with the Giants. And while he launched more home runs (756) than anyone in baseball history, Bonds actually was held without a home run in three of those four trips to October. All eight of his playoff home runs with San Francisco came in 2002, when he posted a 1.559 OPS in 17 games while leading the Giants to the NL Pennant. The most memorable occurred in the ninth inning of Game 2 of the World Series, when he clobbered a blast to right field off closer Troy Percival. Arozarena (10, 2020 Rays) is the only player with more home runs in a single postseason.
Padres: Manny Machado -- 9
Machado extended his own franchise record in his first at-bat of the 2026 postseason, launching a home run in the first inning of Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series against the Cubs’ Matthew Boyd. Machado ushered in a new era of baseball in San Diego when he signed a 10-year deal ahead of the 2019 season, and the Padres have made the playoffs in five of the eight years since. The seven-time All-Star was at his best in the 2022 playoffs, helping San Diego win a pair of postseason series thanks to four home runs in 12 games.
Rockies: Matt Holliday -- 5
Holliday is responsible for one of the defining moments in Rockies history, although it has nothing to do with a home run: He belly-flopped into home plate to score the game-winning run in Game 163 in 2007, giving Colorado the Wild Card tiebreaker over San Diego. That mad dash set the stage for Holliday's only postseason stint with the club, which was wildly successful. The seven-time All-Star homered in each of his first two playoff games in the NLDS against the Phillies, and wound up with five long balls as the Rockies earned the franchise’s first World Series berth.