Jackson Chourio has spent the first two games of the 2026 World Series putting himself in rare company, and the numbers have been impossible to ignore.
Before Monday’s Game 3 against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FOX Sports’ Tom Verducci put the Milwaukee Brewers outfielder’s start into historical perspective.
“He is the youngest player to begin the World Series with back-to-back multi-hit games since Mickey Mantle in 1951, and he is the youngest player with two hits and two stolen bases in the World Series game since Ty Cobb in 1908,” Verducci said. “Jackson Chourio is having an October for the ages.”
The 22-year-old has backed that up on the field. In Game 1 at American Family Field, Chourio went 2-for-4 with an RBI and scored a run in Milwaukee’s 3-2 win. He followed that with a 2-for-5 night in Game 2, again scoring once and adding two stolen bases in the Brewers’ 5-4 victory.
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Across his first 11 games in the 2026 postseason, Chourio is hitting .244/.271/.378 with two home runs, eight RBIs, a walk and two steals.
Milwaukee has done plenty of damage around him, too. The Brewers have lost only once since the postseason began before Game 3, and they’ve gotten big contributions from other hitters in the lineup along with a pitching staff that has been excellent in October. Still, Chourio keeps finding ways to separate himself, especially when the stakes are highest.
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