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MLB playoffs 2024: Jackson Chourio keeps Brewers' season alive, adds his name to MLB record books with 2-homer Game 2

MILWAUKEE — In the postseason, you can’t hide from the moment. The lights are bright, the crowds are loud, and each pitch could determine the outcome of a team’s season.

When all three of those things happened for the Brewers on Wednesday, the 20-year-old kid with the big smile was there.

“He’s … he’s special,” Brewers manager Pat Murphy, fighting back the emotions, said of outfielder Jackson Chourio following his team’s 5-3 victory over the Mets in Game 2 of their NL wild-card series.

When the Brewers entered spring training, Chourio pressed.