Brewers provide update on status of Jackson Chourio, other players in Venezuela
January 3, 2026
Brewers provide update on status of Jackson Chourio, other players in Venezuela
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Not really much of an “update on status”…..Hope our boys, and their families are all ok. 📿📿📿🕯️🕯️🙏🙏🕯️🕯️📿📿📿
I sometimes struggle a lot with watching international baseball knowing that most of the countries that are good have an interest in baseball because of American Imperialism.
It’s one of those indicators that baseball is more than a game. It’s a force for good, but it’s also a representation of American values; good and bad. I hope that the people in Venezuela are safe and I’m saddened to see this country take away the sovereignty of yet another Latin American country.
Time to report to spring training a little early.
That’s…bleak.
Paywall what does it say?
GET HIM THE HELL OUTTA THERE
Outfielder Jackson Chourio is among the members of the Milwaukee Brewers currently in his native country of Venezuela, in the wake of the United States’ capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro in an overnight strike. It’s unclear for how long, which left the team hustling to sort out logistics with its players the morning of Jan. 3.
Just hours before news of the United States’ actions broke, Chourio on Jan. 2 continued his tear through Venezuelan winter league pitching with perhaps his biggest performance yet, hitting an extra-inning home run that proved to be the game-winner for his team, Aguilas del Zulia, in its playoff opener.
“We don’t have much info at the moment but are trying to follow up,” Brewers president of baseball operations Matt Arnold told the Journal Sentinel via a team spokesperson. “We know the airports have been shut down but not much beyond that.”
Brewers infielder Andruw Monasterio is also playing in the LVBP playoffs for Caribes de Anzoátegui, while catcher Jeferson Quero, a Venezuelan native, played for Cardenales de Lara this winter and remains in Venezuela, his agent Peter Greenberg confirmed. Recently-acquired reliever Angel Zerpa was in his native country at the time of the trade to the Brewers in December, though it isn’t known if he remains in Venezuela.
7 comments
Not really much of an “update on status”…..Hope our boys, and their families are all ok. 📿📿📿🕯️🕯️🙏🙏🕯️🕯️📿📿📿
I sometimes struggle a lot with watching international baseball knowing that most of the countries that are good have an interest in baseball because of American Imperialism.
It’s one of those indicators that baseball is more than a game. It’s a force for good, but it’s also a representation of American values; good and bad. I hope that the people in Venezuela are safe and I’m saddened to see this country take away the sovereignty of yet another Latin American country.
Time to report to spring training a little early.
That’s…bleak.
Paywall what does it say?
GET HIM THE HELL OUTTA THERE
Outfielder Jackson Chourio is among the members of the Milwaukee Brewers currently in his native country of Venezuela, in the wake of the United States’ capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro in an overnight strike. It’s unclear for how long, which left the team hustling to sort out logistics with its players the morning of Jan. 3.
Just hours before news of the United States’ actions broke, Chourio on Jan. 2 continued his tear through Venezuelan winter league pitching with perhaps his biggest performance yet, hitting an extra-inning home run that proved to be the game-winner for his team, Aguilas del Zulia, in its playoff opener.
“We don’t have much info at the moment but are trying to follow up,” Brewers president of baseball operations Matt Arnold told the Journal Sentinel via a team spokesperson. “We know the airports have been shut down but not much beyond that.”
Brewers infielder Andruw Monasterio is also playing in the LVBP playoffs for Caribes de Anzoátegui, while catcher Jeferson Quero, a Venezuelan native, played for Cardenales de Lara this winter and remains in Venezuela, his agent Peter Greenberg confirmed. Recently-acquired reliever Angel Zerpa was in his native country at the time of the trade to the Brewers in December, though it isn’t known if he remains in Venezuela.