MILWAUKEE — Before taking a single swing in the major leagues, No. 2 prospect in baseball Jackson Chourio landed the type of contract players spend years dreaming about.

“I’m definitely going to meet the expectations,” the 19-year-old outfielder said Monday after the Milwaukee Brewers finalized an $82 million, eight-year deal.

“There’s definitely a little bit of pressure on this, but I’m just going to work really hard,” Chourio said through a translator. “This money is not going to change me. If something changes, it definitely will be for the better.”

Milwaukee also agreed to an $8.5 million, one-year contract to retain left-hander Wade Miley, a deal that includes a 2025 mutual option and could be worth $24 million over two seasons. Miley gets a $7 million salary this year and the option is for $12 million with a $1.5 million buyout. He can earn $2.5 million each year in performance bonuses for innings: $250,000 each for 50 and 75, $500,000 for 100 and $750,000 for 125. He has a 10-team limited no-trade provision and would get a one-time $1 million assignment bonus if traded.

Chourio has played only six games above the Double-A level. 

The contract marks the largest contract for a player with no Major League experience  — excluding Japanese professionals — set when outfielder Luis Robert signed a $50 million, six-year contract with the Chicago White Sox on Jan. 2, 2020, ahead of his debut on July 24 of that year. Chourio's contract extends through 2031 and gives the player club options for 2032 and 2033.

“It’s not just about us. It’s about him as well and securing his future, partnering together with somebody that is really special,” Brewers general manager Matt Arnold said of Chourio. “And so when you have an agreement like that, it’s a great day for everybody involved.”

Chourio was added to the 40-man roster for the Brewers and assigned No. 11 on Monday. Milwaukee is starting its first season under manager Pat Murphy following the departure of Craig Counsell, who left to manage the Chicago Cubs. Murphy noticed Chourio wore a No. 11 jersey at his news conference.

“I told him today, you’re No. 94 to me,” the manager said. “He’s always worn No. 94 in the thing. You want that No. 11, you've got to earn it. I’ll hang that No. 11 in my office and he can look at it every day if he wants, but he’s going to wear 94 until he earns that.”

Baseball America ranked Chourio as the third-best prospect in baseball and the top prospect in the organization at the start of 2023. He also earned Milwaukee’s 2023 Minor League Co-Player of the Year Award after leading the organization in hits (150), RBI (91), at-bats (531), games (128) and total bases (248). He's the first player in the franchise history to be selected for the award twice.

Although he doesn’t turn 20 until March 11, Chourio has advanced rapidly enough in the Brewers’ farm system that he played six games for Triple-A Nashville late this past season.

During his first three Minor League seasons, Chourio hit .286/.347/.490 with 47 HR, 191 RBI and 68 stolen bases in 272 games.

He had his first professional season in 2021 in the Dominican Summer League, hitting .296/.386/.447 with 5 HR, 25 RBI and 8 stolen bases across 45 games. He was later signed as a non-drafted free agent for Milwaukee from Venezuela when he was only 16 on Jan. 15, 2021.

In 2022 and 2023, he represented the Brewers at the All-Star Futures Game.

The Brewers won an NL Central title last year while getting contributions from plenty of rookies, with Brice Turang starting at second base and Sal Frelick and Joey Wiemer playing the outfield. Garrett Mitchell also was the Brewers’ starting center fielder at the beginning of the season before a shoulder injury knocked him out for much of the year.