Brewers' OF Jackson Chourio placed on 10-day IL with broken left hand
Chourio could reportedly miss 2-4 weeks of action to begin the season.
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - MARCH 24: Jackson Chourio #11 of the Milwaukee Brewers up to bat during the exhibition game against the Cincinnati Reds at American Family Field on March 24, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images) John Fisher via Getty Images Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio will begin the 2026 MLB season on the 10-day injured list with a broken left hand, the team announced on Thursday . Chourio suffered what was described as a bruised left hand after being hit by a pitch during a Venezuela exhibition game against the Washington Nationals ahead of the World Baseball Classic earlier this month.
He would go on to play five games in the tournament, including the final. Draft your Yahoo Fantasy Baseball team for the 2026 MLB Season Following the WBC, Chourio reported he still felt pain in the hand when he returned to Brewers camp. An MRI determine it was a "hairline fracture,” manager Pat Murphy told MLB Network’s “MLB Central” on Thursday Chourio’s placement on the IL is retroactive to March 25, so the earliest he would be available is in time for the Brewers' first road trip in early April starting in Kansas City.
But MLB. com’s Adam McCalvy reports that early estimates have the young Venezuelan star possibly missing between 2-4 weeks. Milwaukee opens the season with a six-game homestand beginning Thursday against the Chicago White Sox.
The 22-year-old Chourio is entering his third season with the Brewers. In 2025, he batted . 270 with 21 home runs and 78 RBI in 131 games.