Three Venezuelan Brewers Complete Rare WBC–World Series Double in 2026

Jackson Chourio, William Contreras and Antonio Senzatela have made baseball history twice in one year. Seven months after helping Venezuela win its first World Baseball Classic, the three Milwaukee Brewers celebrated a World Series championship on October 28, becoming the first Venezuelans to win both titles in the same calendar year.

Milwaukee sealed its first World Series crown with a 4-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 5 at Tropicana Field. Venezuela had beaten the United States 3-2 in the World Baseball Classic final in Miami on March 17.

Only five players have completed the double in one year

Before this season, only Alex Bregman and Luke Gregerson had won the World Baseball Classic and World Series in the same calendar year. Both were members of Team USA and the Houston Astros in 2017. Chourio, Contreras and Senzatela have now joined that exclusive group, giving Venezuela three players on the list at once.

There is an important distinction in their World Baseball Classic roles: Chourio played in Venezuela’s championship game, while Contreras and Senzatela were members of the title-winning roster but did not appear in the final. All three contributed to Milwaukee’s postseason run.

Chourio and Contreras deliver on the biggest stage

Chourio hit .458 in the five-game World Series, collecting 11 hits and recording multiple hits in each of the first four games. The 22-year-old outfielder finished one hit short of Pepper Martin’s seven-game Series record of 12, set in 1931.

Contreras was named World Series MVP after batting .381 with four RBIs. The catcher also threw out four attempted base stealers and guided Milwaukee’s pitching staff through the five-game victory. Senzatela, acquired from Colorado at the trade deadline, made four postseason appearances without allowing an earned run.

The achievement links two very different championship campaigns: a national team’s breakthrough in March and a franchise’s first title in October. For Chourio, Contreras and Senzatela, both celebrations came in the same year—and both came with Venezuela at the heart of the story.