Brewers’ Jackson Chourio Explains Reason Behind Unexpected Move

"They asked me before if I wanted to try hitting left-handed, and I told them, 'yeah,'" Chourio said via translator Daniel de Mondesert, per Adam McCalvy of MLB.com. "I had fun doing it. One of the most important parts of this game is to just have fun."

Manager Pat Murphy was equally entertained. "He looked good," Murphy said. "It was the first time he's swung the bat left-handed in years, he said, but he looked really good. He's an athlete. He's a baseball player."

Chourio is batting .286 with 12 home runs and 33 RBIs this season. He signed an eight-year, $82 million contract with Milwaukee in December 2023 after arriving as a $1.9 million international free agent signing from Venezuela in 2021.

The Brewers swept the doubleheader and are 57-33, first in the National League Central. Milwaukee has now won seven straight games against the Cardinals and four in a row overall heading into Wednesday's series continuation.

Chourio said he was surprised by how far the ball carried. He plans to keep his day job as a right-handed hitter, but Tuesday's moment gave the Brewers a memorable highlight on their way to another comfortable win.