Brewers chances to repeat as NL Central champs takes a big hit
The Milwaukee Brewers didn’t expect to start the season without Jackson Chourio. Nobody did. And this one stings – the Brewers just lost their best young player right before Opening Day.
Said another way, the Brewers just got punched in the mouth before the bell even rang. Chourio was placed on the 10-day IL with a fractured left hand, and the early expectation is he’ll miss 2 – 4 weeks. The injury traces back to March 4, when he got hit by a pitch in a Venezuela exhibition game.
He kept playing. MORE: Predicting the winner of every MLB game on Friday, March 27, 2026 He tried to power through it. Then the discomfort lingered long enough that the team took the step that matters – imaging.
An MRI showed a small hairline fracture at the base of the third metacarpal. I’m not a doctor, but that’s not great news. Severity Of The Injury: 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 This is the kind of injury that sounds minor until you remember what hitters actually do for a living – grip, whip, absorb vibration, and do it hundreds of times under stress. You can’t fake hand health.