Jackson Chourio #11

Name is pronounced “CHOO-ree-oh”...His younger brother, Jaison, is an outfielder in the Guardians organization.

2024

Entered the season as the second-best prospect in baseball and top prospect in the organization, according to Baseball America...Finished third in National League Rookie of the Year voting behind the Pirates’ Paul Skenes and Padres’ Jackson Merrill...Batted .275 with 21 HR, 79 RBI and 22 SB in 148 games...Made 137 starts (79 in LF, 56 in RF, two at DH)…Did not commit a single error all season...Became the first rookie in franchise history to produce a 20 HR/20 SB season...Became the youngest player in MLB history (20.185) to have a 20 HR/20 SB season when he hit his 20th homer on 9/12 at San Francisco...Batted .305 (111-for-364) with 16 HR and 63 RBI in his last 97 games of the season, posting a .360 OBP/.527 SLG/.888 OPS...Made his Major League debut on 3/29 at New York-NL as he batted leadoff and started in right field...Singled off José Quintana for his first career hit...His first career homer was on 4/3 vs. Minnesota, a solo shot off Daniel Duarte...Hit an inside-the-park homer on 6/26 vs. Texas, the 31st in franchise history and third by a rookie, joining Bob Coluccio (1973) and Norichika Aoki (2012)…Belted grand slams on 6/28 vs. Chicago-NL and 9/2 vs. St. Louis...Recorded a career-high 12-game hitting streak from 6/23-7/6 during which he batted .400 (16-for-40) with two HR and nine RBI...Produced the first two-homer game of his career in a 16-7 win on 8/8 at Atlanta...Collected a career-high four hits in a 10-6 loss on 8/21 at St. Louis...Hit .455 (5-for-11) with two HR and three RBI in the NL Wild Card Series vs. New York...Smacked game-tying homers in the first and eighth innings of Game 2 of the NLWCS to join Babe Ruth (Game 4 - 1928 World Series) as the only players in MLB history to hit two game-tying homers in the same postseason game...With his Game 2 performance became the second-youngest player in MLB history (20.205) to hit two HR in a postseason game...Only the Braves’ Andruw Jones (19.180) was younger in Game 1 of the 1998 World Series at Yankee Stadium...Played for Zulia in the Venezuelan Winter League (six games, .389, zero HR, three RBI).

2023

Entered 2023 as the third-best prospect in baseball and top prospect in the organization according to Baseball America...Was named Brewers Minor League Co-Player of the Year after batting .282 with 22 HR, 91 RBI and 44 SB in 128 games at Double-A Biloxi (122g) and Triple-A Nashville (6g)...Led Brewers Minor League players in hits (150), RBI (91) and total bases (248), ranked second in extra-base hits (51) and runs (88), tied for second in stolen bases (44) and ranked third in HR (22)...Was a Southern League All-Star at Biloxi as he batted .280 with 22 HR, 89 RBI and 43 SB in 122 games...led the league in hits (143) and total bases (238) and was tied for the league lead in runs (84)...his 89 RBI ranked second in the league...Was selected to the All-Star Futures Game at T-Mobile Park in Seattle...Following the season played for Zulia in the Venezuelan Winter League (17g, .379, 1hr, 6rbi, 3sb)...On 12/4 signed an eight-year contract through 2031 with club options for 2032 and 2033, an industry-record commitment for a player without any Major League experience...Enters 2024 as the second-best prospect in baseball and top prospect in the organization according to Baseball America.

2022

Entered 2022 as the 10th-best prospect in the organization according to Baseball America...Was named Brewers Minor League Player of the Year after batting .288 with 20 HR, 75 RBI and 16 SB in 99 games at Class-A Carolina (62g), Class-A Wisconsin (31g) and Double-A Biloxi (6g)...Was named Carolina League Most Valuable Player after batting .324 with 12 HR, 47 RBI and 10 SB in 62 games at Carolina...Tied for third in the Carolina League in extra-base hits (40) despite only playing 62 games.....was a Carolina League All-Star...Was selected to the All-Star Futures Game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles...Won a Rawlings Gold Glove Award as one of the top three defensive outfielders in Minor League Baseball...Following the season played for Zulia in the Venezuelan Winter League (21g, .256, 1hr, 4rbi, 1sb).

2021

In his first professional season batted .296 with 5 HR, 25 RBI and 8 SB in 45 games in the Dominican Summer League...Following the season played for Zulia in the Venezuelan Winter League (12g, .204, 1hr, 5rbi).