Jackson Chourio’s second half surge suggests he could join MLB’s elite in 2025

Just a few days have passed since the Milwaukee Brewers fell to a 4-2 defeat to the hands of the New York Mets in the NL Wild Card round. More postseason pain has been inflicted on the Milwaukee faithful, but there are silver linings on the season. The biggest one is easily that Jackson Chourio is a stud and his second half surge shows why he will be named among the elite in MLB.

Sadly the offseason has started now for the Brewers with many players up for arbitration and speculation as to which players will be returning to Milwaukee in 2025. There are plenty of positive for the Brewers to take from the season and with the core of young players still growing, they will for sure be returning to the postseason next season.

In the postseason alone Chourio was hitting splits of .455/.500/.1000 across the series with the Mets and of course he had the huge two-homer game in game two that fired the Brewers back into it as they earned a third game. That feat made some history for Chourio, joining Babe Ruth as the second player in MLB history to hit two game-tying home runs in the same postseason game.

Jackson Chourio’s second half surge suggests he could join MLB’s elite in 2025

Delving into the stats it is clear to see the jump Chourio made at the plate following the All-Star break and next season the Midsummer Classic should really be on his radar. Per MLB.com, he got a respectable number of votes for a rookie in a stacked outfield, but his performances from mid-July till the end of the regular season were sublime.

From Opening Day 2024 to July 14 break for the All-Star festivities, Chourio was hitting .243/.294/.384 with nine home runs, 35 RBIs and 120 stolen bases in 300 plate appearances. Pat Murphy managed him superbly, taking him in and out of the lineup to allow him to find his groove but also giving opportunities to a deep outfield that of course had Christian Yelich, prior to losing the former MVP to season-ending back surgery in August.

Following the All-Star break, Chourio took his game to another level by hitting a staggering .310/.363/.552 in 63 games from July 20 to September 29. Add in his 12 home runs, 44 RBIs and 12 steals, all of which surpassed what he put in the first half and in just 273 plate appearances, and you have a guy that is clearly close to taking his game to the next level.

A 20/20 season is a brilliant feat for someone in his rookie season and Chourio will likely do that and pass his tally next season as he develops and the Brewers look to keep being agressive on the base paths.

While they are two very different players, but those batting splits of Chourio in the second half is similar to the .308/.392/.567 of Yordan Alvarez who is one of the best power hitters in the league. We know Chourio doesn't have the same pop of the Astros star, if he CAN add that to his game then one begins to wonder what he can't do.

Chourio showed in the postseason that he can step up when the lights are the brightest and there will be more pressure on him next season but this second half surge has shown he can definitely put himself among the elite in 2025. At this point, we are running out of superlatives to throw Chourio's way and he is only just getting started.

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