Overview
- Chourio, pain-free in recent cage swings, is slated to take on-field batting Wednesday, April 22, according to manager Pat Murphy.
- A smooth session would tee up a short rehab assignment as early as this weekend and point to a May return to Milwaukee.
- He is healing from a hairline fracture at the base of his left third metacarpal, with pain-free check swings needed to avoid tendon damage.
- The injury started with a World Baseball Classic tune-up hit-by-pitch, and later testing on the eve of Opening Day revealed the fracture after initial X-rays came back negative.
- With Christian Yelich and Andrew Vaughn also sidelined, the Brewers have turned to Luis Matos and Greg Jones, while Chourio says the layoff let him build strength for his comeback.