‘He’s special:’ Chourio walks off in first multihomer effort
With simply 4 video games on the Double-A stage beneath his belt, Jackson Chourio has lastly left the yard — twice. In the method, he collected eight bases and a pair milestones.
On Tuesday, the Brewers’ high prospect hit his first homer for Biloxi, a two-run jack to proper subject off Pensacola lefty Patrick Murphy, earlier than doubling his dinger complete with a walk-off, two-run shot within the tenth body of the Shuckers’ 7-6 win.
It was a profession recreation for Chourio, who slugged his first skilled homer off a southpaw as a part of his first multihomer efficiency.
“When he stays in the strike zone, the kid is a special player. He can do special things,” Biloxi hitting coach Chuckie Caufield mentioned. “Being at a new level, it kind of gets to you a little bit, but the more he goes into the season, I think you’re gonna see more of that and see some special things from him.”
The No. 6 prospect in baseball did not mild up the place in his first two at-bats of the sport. In the primary body, he struck out on three pitches, and within the third, he received forward within the rely, 3-0, earlier than happening trying 4 pitches later. The outfielder was about to show his luck round.
With his crew up within the fifth, 2-0, the Venezuela native discovered himself down within the rely, 1-2, and fouled off a pitch within the zone, trying once more to be on the verge of putting out earlier than connecting on the fifth pitch of the at-bat. Chourio’s 60-grade energy was evident as he muscled the ball to the alternative subject for a no-doubter.
“He got off to a little bit of a rough start tonight, but he stayed in there, battled through it and got some pitches to handle,” Caufield mentioned. “That [homer] kind of got him going. The ups and downs will be something that he’ll be challenged with, but it’s not anything that he can’t handle, since he’s a special player.”
Chourio did not get one other hit till further innings, when he stepped as much as the plate with one out and his membership down by one. With the free runner representing the tying run on second, the 19-year-old did not simply tie the sport. He ended it with one forceful swing in a 1-0 rely, punishing righty Cristian Charle by smacking the providing to lifeless middle and sending Biloxi followers residence joyful within the crew’s 2023 residence opener.
“When that kid stays in the strike zone and he’s on top of his game, there’s a reason he can do what he does,” Caufield mentioned. “A lot of these guys, it’s their first time at Double-A, and there are a lot of ups and downs in the game. We had a big crowd, and you want to come up big in front of them. … Just seeing the smile on his face and all the hugs and happiness, that’s what it’s all about.”
Chourio, who slugged a career-high 20 homers throughout three ranges in 95 video games final season and has 27 profession dingers, has hit for common towards lefties, simply by no means for energy. As all eyes flip to {the teenager}, he has to date confirmed no indicators of slowing down on a torrid path to Milwaukee.
What can Brewers followers anticipate from the phenom? Caufield echoed the identical factor he mentioned all evening — Chourio is particular.
“You see the bat, everyone gets wowed by the bat, especially the things he can do in the batter’s box, but the kid can run. He can wreak havoc on the bases,” the coach mentioned. “He’s pretty good out there in center field too. He throws the ball well, and he covers a lot of ground. He’s the whole package.”
