Brewers' Jackson Chourio downplays leg cramp

Field Level Media|published: Thu 16th October, 23:02 2025

Oct 16, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Jackson Chourio (11) reacts after an apparent injury in the seventh inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers during game three of the NLCS round for the 2025 MLB playoffs at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

LOS ANGELES -- Milwaukee Brewers right fielder Jackson Chourio expects to be back in action for Game 4 of the National League Championship Series on Friday after leaving Game 3 due to a right leg cramp.

In the seventh inning on Thursday, Chourio fouled off a pitch into the stands against Dodgers right-hander Blake Treinen and immediately left the batter's box favoring his right leg.

After a quick visit from the Milwaukee training staff, Chourio hopped back to the dugout and was replaced by Blake Perkins, who struck out with the Brewers trailing 3-1 in the game. Los Angeles closed out the win by that score to take a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.

Chourio said postgame, "Just a cramp there. So I think maybe I tried to pull the trigger a little bit too hard there and that's maybe what caused it. ... I think right now I feel physically good and I think tomorrow I can be playing."

He added, "I think that's the first time in my life that something like that happened to me. It sucks because I felt like I had the ability to do something for us there in the game. But yeah, first time in my life that it's happened to me and I hope it doesn't happen again."

Chourio, 21, batted .270 with 21 home runs and 78 RBIs in 131 regular-season games this year. He was 8-for-25 (.320) with two home runs and eight RBIs over his first seven playoff games before going 0-for-4 on Thursday.

Chourio came out of Game 1 of the NL Division Series against the Chicago Cubs due to a slight right hamstring strain, but he has started every game in the postseason for Milwaukee.

--Doug Padilla, Field Level Media

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