A two-out double off reliever Ian Seymour in the 12th inning of Game 4 was all Jackson Chourio needed to do something no player had done since Babe Ruth: reach 10 hits in the first four games of a World Series. Ruth set that mark in 1928 — 98 years without anyone touching it — and it fell to a 22-year-old Venezuelan in his first Fall Classic, with the Milwaukee Brewers on their way to the first championship in franchise history.
What Ruth Did in 1928, and What Chourio Did in 2026
Babe Ruth put up that record during the 1928 World Series, when the New York Yankees swept the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0. Ruth hit .625 in that series — 10-for-16 — with 3 home runs and an OPS of 2.433, still considered the highest in World Series history. It was a performance so absurd that it went unmatched for nearly a century.
Chourio reached that same number by a different but equally relentless route: multiple hits in each of the first four games. He hit .500 (10-for-20) over that stretch, becoming the tenth player in history to record that kind of consistency through the first four games of a Fall Classic — and, according to Yahoo Sports, the youngest to ever do it.
Game 3 had already hinted at what was coming: Chourio went 4-for-5 with 2 runs scored, 1 RBI and a stolen base in a 10-1 blowout over Tampa Bay, making him the youngest player with four hits in a World Series game since Joe Garagiola in 1946. But it was the 12th-inning double in Game 4 that completed the circle with Ruth.
Why This Hits Even Harder at Age 22
Chourio was born on March 11, 2004, in Venezuela. When Ruth collected those 10 hits in 1928, Chourio was still 76 years away from being born. That generational gap is part of what makes the milestone so hard to wrap your head around.
This was also his first World Series. He arrived with an 8-year, $82 million contract signed with Milwaukee in December 2023, already carrying the «face of the franchise» label before his big-league debut. That bet paid off with interest in October.
In terms of career postseason totals, Chourio’s 31 hits across 24 postseason games (2024–2026) surpassed Andruw Jones as the most postseason hits by any player before turning 23 — and he did it in 21 fewer games than Jones.
World Series MVP went to William Contreras, who also drove in 9 runs in the postseason — matching Chourio’s RBI total — but the historical footprint belongs to the young outfielder from Venezuela.
The Numbers Behind the Moment
Chourio doesn’t show up in the record books by accident. Here’s what Statcast registered during the 2026 regular season, explaining exactly why he hits the way he hits:
- 573 plate appearances in 2026
- 25 home runs · 75 RBI
- 152 hits · 23 stolen bases
- AVG: .291 · OPS: .838
- xwOBA: .344 (what his contact quality says he should be producing)
- Average exit velocity: 91.6 mph (88th percentile in MLB)
- Barrel rate: 12.3% (81st percentile)
- Hard-hit rate: 47% (83rd percentile)
- Average bat speed: 74.4 mph (77th percentile)
- Sprint speed: 90th percentile (elite)
He doesn’t get hits by luck or by legs alone — though the sprint speed is elite too. He gets them because he makes quality contact, consistently. The numbers, not the opinions, are what validate the greats.
