Jackson Chourio added another line to his October résumé Wednesday night, and this one stood alone in MLB history.
The Brewers outfielder turned Game 3 of the National League Championship Series into another milestone moment with a first-pitch homer off Blake Snell against the Dodgers, a swing that pushed him past every player who has ever done more before turning 23. It was Chourio’s sixth career postseason home run and his 18th postseason RBI, both major markers in a run that keeps climbing.
That homer also moved him past William Contreras for the most postseason home runs in Brewers history. On a bigger stage, it gave Chourio the top spot all to himself in two age-based MLB categories.
He entered the night tied with Kyle Schwarber and Juan Soto for the most postseason home runs by a player before turning 23, and his latest blast put him alone at the top. The RBI total was just as striking: Chourio passed Hall of Famer Andruw Jones, who had 17 RBIs in 45 postseason games, while Chourio reached 18 in just 19 games.
For Milwaukee, it was one more flash from a player who has been central to this run. Chourio already delivered a go-ahead RBI single in the decisive Game 4 win over San Diego that sent the Brewers back to the NLCS.
Wednesday’s homer added another rare wrinkle, too. Chourio became only the second player since pitch counts began being tracked in 1988 to hit multiple first-pitch home runs in the postseason, joining George Springer. He had already done it in Game 2 of last year’s NLCS, also against the Dodgers.
The timing mattered as much as the swing. Milwaukee came into Game 3 up 2-0 on the defending World Series champions, and Chourio’s shot on the very first pitch from Snell gave the Brewers an immediate jolt in a game the Dodgers badly needed.
At 22, Chourio is already the Brewers’ all-time postseason home run leader, and his October run keeps building with every trip to the plate.
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