The Milwaukee Brewers offense was unstoppable during their three-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves. Rookie outfielder Jackson Chourio stole the show in Thursday’s 16-7 victory with a historic performance that put him ahead of one of the greatest players in baseball history.

According to Adam McCalvy of MLB.com, at the age of 20 years and 150 days, Chourio became the youngest player in Milwaukee’s Major League history to hit a multiple home run game, surpassing the legendary Hank Aaron, who previously held the record.

Aaron was 21 years, 144 days old when he hit two home runs for the Milwaukee Braves against the Chicago Cubs on June 29, 1955. The youngest Brewer to hit two home runs before Chourio was Billy Jo Robidoux, who was 21 years, 266 days old when he hit two home runs against the Red Sox in 1985.

Chourio also became the first player since 2019 to record a game with multiple home runs before the age of 21, when Juan Soto, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Fernando Tatis Jr. accomplished the feat.

Chourio hit the first home run of the day off Braves starter Charlie Morton to lead off the second inning, giving the Brewers a 5-0 lead. He hit his second home run in the fifth inning off reliever Parker Dunshee, giving the Brewers an even bigger 12-3 lead. Both of Chourio’s home runs were two-run shots.

He finished the day 3-5 with four RBIs and three runs scored, adding a single and another run to his already impressive day.

Jackson Chourio continues to impress in his rookie season

Chourio’s historic two-home run game on Thursday caps off his already incredible rookie season. Before he even played a major league game, Chourio signed an eight-year, $82 million contract extension with the Brewers that guarantees him some money up front and keeps him in Milwaukee on a team-friendly contract.

So far, Chourio, who was the youngest player to start an opening game this season, has a batting average of .277/.322/.441 with 14 home runs, 50 RBIs and 15 stolen bases. He has hit particularly well lately, having gone 8-16 in the Brewers’ last three games against the Braves. In any other year, Chourio would have been in contention for Rookie of the Year, but this season it’s already been decided that the National League winner will be Pittsburgh Pirates rookie ace Paul Skenes.

The Brewers have quietly been one of the best teams in baseball this season, and Chourio has been a big part of that. If he can maintain his recent form, it will go a long way for a Milwaukee team looking to be a spoiler in the postseason.