Jackson Chourio fouled a ball off his left ankle during a Triple-A rehab game on Saturday, leaving the Brewers to wait on a player they had expected to activate from the 10-day injured list on Monday. An X-ray on the ankle was negative, but manager Pat Murphy said the team still needs to see how he gets through the next day before making any call.
“We got an X-ray on it right away and thank God it’s negative,” Murphy said, adding that “we’ve got to see how he progresses. Today’s going to be a critical day.” Chourio has not yet played in a big league game this year and was already beyond the initial recovery timeline of 2-to-4 weeks, so the setback lands at a difficult moment for a club trying to get him back into the lineup without another delay.
The timing matters because Milwaukee had been moving closer to a fuller roster. Andrew Vaughn is expected to be activated from the 10-day injured list before the start of the Cardinals series on Tuesday, giving the Brewers another bat after he missed time with a hamate bone injury that required surgery on Opening Day. Vaughn’s 2026 campaign has been limited to one game, but he hit.308/.375/.493 with nine home runs in 254 plate appearances after being dealt from the White Sox to the Brewers last June.
The injuries have also thinned the pitching staff. Brandon Woodruff was placed on the 15-day injured list on Friday, Quinn Priester has yet to pitch this season because of a nerve problem in his throwing shoulder, and Jacob Misiorowski left his last start because of a hamstring cramp. Misiorowski came out of a running drill yesterday feeling fine, and if all goes well he should line up to make his next start in St. Louis on Wednesday.
Logan Henderson filled Woodruff’s turn today and gave Milwaukee a needed stopgap, allowing two runs on three hits over six innings with eight strikeouts and zero walks. The Brewers have lived through this kind of churn all season, but Chourio’s ankle scare is the one that could still reshape the week if he does not respond quickly.