Jackson Chourio

BIOGRAPHY

Jackson Chourio was born on March 11, 2004, in Maracaibo, Venezuela. He is na outfielder in the MLB.

Chourio began the 2023 season with Double-A Biloxi, as the Brewers top prospect. Entering the season as baseball's sixth best prospect, Chourio became the highest-ranked Brewers prospect since Orlando Arcia in 2016. During the season, he was named baseball's top prospect by Baseball America In June 2023, Chourio was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game. In 122 games with the Shuckers, Chourio batted a slash of .280/.336/.467 with 22 home runs and 89 runs batted in, and stole 41 bases. Chourio became the first Double-A player to hit 20 home runs and steal 40 bases since 2005. In addition, his 89 RBI were a Biloxi single–season record. On September 18, 2023, Chourio was promoted to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds. In the 6 games he appeared with the Sounds, he batted a slash of .333/.375/.476 with 2 runs batted in.

On December 4, 2023, the Brewers signed Chourio to an eight-year contract worth $82 million with two club options for the 2032 and 2033 seasons. It is the largest contract given out to a player who has not reached the major leagues, surpassing Luis Robert Jr.'s six-year, $50 million contract from 2016. Baseball journalist Ken Rosenthal negatively compared the reported contract to ones previously signed by Bryce Harper and Ronald Acuña Jr.. He believed that Chourio would have been in line for a significant amount of additional money if he waited an additional nine months to two years.