Jackson Chourio’s bat has been doing plenty of the talking lately, but the Brewers outfielder is making a strong case that his glove belongs in the conversation too.
After missing the first month of the 2026 season because of a hand fracture suffered during the World Baseball Classic, Chourio has caught fire down the stretch. Over his last 21 games since August 27, he’s piled up 32 hits and six stolen bases while hitting .333/.369/.604 with seven home runs and 20 RBI. Three of those homers have come against the Chicago Cubs, including a two-run, game-tying shot in the bottom of the ninth with two outs in a game Milwaukee later won in extra innings.
Friday night added another big line to the résumé. Against the Baltimore Orioles, Chourio went deep and swiped two bags, pushing his season total to 24 home runs, a career high. He’s now one stolen base shy of his third straight 20/20 season, a remarkable marker for a 22-year-old.
The offensive surge is obvious, and it comes at a good time for Milwaukee with the postseason approaching. But a sliding catch in Baltimore also drew attention to what Chourio has been doing in the field, and expert statistician Dominic Cotroneo suggested he may be the National League Gold Glove frontrunner.
The numbers back that up. Chourio’s +12 DRS leads all NL left fielders, with Ian Happ of the Chicago Cubs next at +9. Baseball Savant’s outs above average metric tells the same story: Chourio is also first among NL left fielders with 6 OAA.
Gold Glove finalists will be announced in about a month, and Chourio should be in that group. The winners will be revealed in November. If he brings home the award this early in his career, it would be another sign of how quickly he’s developing into the kind of complete player Brewers fans envisioned when he was climbing the farm system as one of baseball’s top prospects.
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