Jackson Chourio to 10-day IL with fracture in hand

Feb 27, 2026; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio against the Chicago White Sox during a spring training game at American Family Fields of Phoenix. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images | Mark J.

Rebilas-Imagn Images Not the news that Milwaukee Brewers fans wanted on what is supposed to be the most joyful morning of the baseball calendar: Jackson Chourio has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a fracture in his hand. Blake Perkins will replace him on the Opening Day roster. Chourio was hit by a on his left hand by a pitch while playing for Venezuela.

He played throughout the rest of the tournament and when he rejoined the Brewers after it ended, but he was having some pain when checking swings, according to Pat Murphy, who appeared on MLB Network’s MLB Central this morning. The team performed an MRI (it must have been in the last day-and-a-half, given that Chourio played in the exhibition games at American Family Field on both Monday and Tuesday) and discovered what was described as a “hairline fracture. ” The injury has already begun to heal, according to Murphy, but needs another 2-4 weeks to heal all the way, setting Chourio up for a season debut sometime in mid-to-late April.

Meanwhile, the Brewers will make do with what they have. That could mean more appearances in left field for Christian Yelich (per Murphy) and, presumably, Jake Bauers. A defensive alignment of Brandon Lockridge-Blake Perkins-Sal Frelick would catch everything, but let’s try to never see that as long as the Brewers aren’t already ahead.