Jackson Chourio's "Brewers' Mr. October" case builds with Babe Ruth World Series stat comparison

Not only were the Milwaukee Brewers three outs away from winning the World Series on Tuesday night, but it's very likely 22-year-old outfielder Jackson Chourio was three outs away from winning the World Series MVP award. Thankfully, due to the fact that the Brewers still hold a 3-1 series lead even after last night's loss, both Chourio and his team will have another chance to accomplish their feats tonight.

Before the Tampa Bay Rays walked off the Brewers in the 12th inning of last night's game, Chourio, who has already established himself as one of the best postseason performers in franchise history, collected a single and a double. That multi-hit performance, however, was nothing new. In fact, Chourio has collected at least two hits in each of the four World Series games he's played in. With a four-hit performance in the Brewers' Game 3 blowout win, the budding superstar has a whopping 10 hits through his first four World Series games. 10!

If that seems like an impossible accomplishment, it's because it practically is. Only one time in the history of Major League Baseball has a player collected 10 hits in the first four games of a World Series. That player? None other than Babe Ruth, who collected 10 hits in the first four games of the 1928 World Series. For 98 years, no other player achieved the incredible feat, but that streak came to an end on Tuesday night with Chourio's 12th-inning double.

Jackson Chourio heads into Game 5 as the frontrunner for the World Series MVP award

In the company of The Great Bambino, Chourio unsurprisingly enters Game 5 of the Fall Classic as the favorite to win the World Series MVP award. Of course, his winning the award relies on his team closing out the Rays and securing their first World Series title in franchise history, but given the fact that the Brewers hold a 3-1 series lead, Chourio is the odds-on favorite to eventually hoist the Willie Mays World Series MVP trophy.

William Contreras certainly belongs in the conversation as well. Not only does the Brewers' All-Star catcher have seven hits and three RBI in the series, but he's also played excellent defense and changed the World Series with his success using the ABS challenge system. Rookie shortstop Cooper Pratt, who leads the team with five RBI in the World Series and crushed a go-ahead homer in the 12th inning of Game 4 that nearly sent his team to the promised land, is certainly a candidate for the MVP award as well. Additionally, if Jacob Misiorowski puts the team on his back and delivers a gem in Game 5 that seals the series, there's certainly an argument for the Brewers' ace to be part of the WS MVP conversation as well.

However, as things currently stand, Chourio is the favorite, and his World Series performance continues what has been a trend in the young outfielders' first three seasons: Chourio steps up when the lights shine brightest. This year, Chourio has secured the franchise record for the most RBI and home runs in the postseason. He holds an excellent slash line of .313/.333/.545 through his first 21 postseason games. Discussions of Chourio being the Brewers' "Mr. October" are practically settled already, but a World Series MVP on his resume would further solidify that nickname.

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