It may be the Major League Baseball offseason, but some of our favorite baseball players are still playing around the world.

Earlier this week, Milwaukee Brewers sensation Jackson Chourio lost to Arizona Diamondbacks star Eugenio Suarez in a home run derby in their native Venezuela.

Despite the derby loss, it was a banner year for Chourio, who became one of the best young players in baseball at just 20 years old.

Entering the 2024 season as the game’s No. 2 prospect, Chourio has had an incredible rookie year. He hit .275 in the regular season with 21 home runs, 79 RBIs and 22 stolen bases. He finished third in the National League Rookie of the Year competition and battled to the very end with Paul Skenes (Pittsburgh Pirates) and Jackson Merrill (San Diego Padres).

THE Brewers won the National League Central in 2024, advancing to the wild card round of the playoffs before losing to the New York Mets. The team should still be strong in 2025, but with them expected to lose Willy Adames in free agency, Chourio will need to grow even more in the offseason in order to take on a bigger load next season.

He’ll team up with Christian Yelich, Brice Turang, Sal Frelick and Rhys Hoskins to make up the core of the team’s offense next season, and they’ll have to figure out how they’re going to try to replace Adames’ MVP-caliber production.

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