The Brewers’ sweep of the Cubs did more than push Milwaukee 10 games clear of its biggest rival in the National League Central. It also gave Jackson Chourio another chance to show why his season has landed him in rare air.
Milwaukee is off after wrapping up the home set at American Family Field, and the club is chasing something bigger than a division cushion: the first 100-win season in franchise history. A lot of players had their moments in the series, but Chourio was the one who kept stacking them. He homered in each of the final two games against Chicago and finished the matchup with eight hits.
Then came the stolen base on Wednesday night, the one that pushed him into a very exclusive corner of baseball history.
Chourio now has 60 career home runs and 60 career stolen bases, and his latest swipe made him just the eighth player ever to reach that mark before his age-23 season. That group is about as star-studded as it gets.
So far this season, Chourio is batting .290/.346/.491 with 23 home runs, 65 RBI and 17 stolen bases. The stolen base against Chicago was the 60th of his career, and it only added to a profile that already looks historic.
The comparison points tell the story. Chourio has matched Ken Griffey Jr. in career home runs before turning 23, while also topping Julio Rodriguez in stolen bases. And the broader list is even more striking: only three players have ever put together three seasons of at least 20 home runs and 15 stolen bases before age 23 - Jackson Chourio, Mike Trout and Alex Rodriguez.
What makes the season even more impressive is that Chourio missed the first month because of a broken hand. Even with that setback, he is tied for the club lead in home runs and has been Milwaukee’s most dependable hitter over the last few weeks.
The Brewers are winning big right now, and Chourio is right at the center of it.
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