Brian Turang Last updated June 14, 2025 Career Turang attended Millikan High School in Long Beach,California where he was third team All-CIF Southern Section as a catcher in 1985. [ 1]
Turang played college baseball at Long Beach City College and Loyola Marymount University . He switched to playing the outfield and second base at Long Beach City College. In two years at Loyola Marymount,he hit .332 and led the team with 15 home runs in 1988. [ 2] [ 3] After his first season at Loyola Marymount,the Milwaukee Brewers drafted Turang in the 20th round of the 1987 MLB draft ,but he did not sign professionally. [ 4] [ 5]
Turang played collegiate summer baseball with the Fairbanks Goldpanners in the Alaska Baseball League in 1987,being named second-team all league, [ 6] and the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League in 1988. [ 7]
The Seatle Mariners drafted Turang in the 51st round of the 1989 MLB draft . [ 8] He made his professional debut that summer with the short-season Bellingham Mariners ,leading the team in on base percentage,triples,and times hit by pitch. [ 3] [ 9] He was the leadoff hitter the night of Alex Rodriguez's MLB debut. [ 10] His only major league home run was off Jimmy Key at Yankee Stadium on April 20,1994. [ 11]
After leaving the Mariners organization after the 1995 season,Turang played in 37 games for the Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs in the Toronto Blue Jays minor league system. [ 3]
Personal life Turang's wife Carrie played college softball at Long Beach State ,playing in the Women's College World Series (WCWS). [ 12] They have five children. Their youngest,Brice ,was the Milwaukee Brewers ' first round selection in the 2018 MLB draft ,made his MLB debut in 2023,and won a Platinum Glove award in 2024. [ 13] [ 14]
The Turangs' daughter,Brianna,played softball and soccer for the University of Oklahoma ,where she won the 2013 WCWS and was named to the 2012 WCWS all-tournament team . [ 15] [ 16] [ 17] In college,she met her husband,professional football punter Tress Way . [ 18]
The Turangs have three other daughters,Carissa,Cabria,and Bailee,who also were college athletes. Carissa played softball at Southern Mississippi and Cal State Fullerton and soccer at Oklahoma City University . [ 19] [ 20] Cabria played soccer at the University of Utah [ 21] [ 22] Bailee played volleyball at Southern Nazarene University . [ 23] [ 24] The family was featured on an episode of the 2005 NBC reality television show Meet Mister Mom. [ 15] [ 25] [ 26]
Turang operated a baseball and softball training center in Corona,California ,where he trained Brice to hit. [ 27]
References ↑ Keisser, Bob (2013). Baseball in Long Beach ISBN 978-1-62584-066-0 . Retrieved July 2, 2020 . ↑ Martin, Adam (April 7, 1988). "Loyola's BOMB Squad" . The Los Angeles Times . pp. 16, 17 . Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com. 1 2 3 "Brian Turang MLB, Minor League, College Baseball Statistics" . The Baseball Cube . Retrieved April 11, 2025 . ↑ "20th Round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved April 11, 2025 . ↑ Radcliffe, J. R. " . The Columbus Dispatch . Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved April 11, 2025 . ↑ "Oilers' Ariola, Royer honored" . The Peninsula Clarion . August 4, 1987. p. 18. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com. ↑ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF) . capecodbaseball.org . Retrieved September 25, 2019 . ↑ "51st Round of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 25, 2016 . ↑ "Brian Turang Minor Leagues Statistics" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved April 11, 2025 . ↑ "Seattle Mariners at Boston Red Sox Box Score, July 8, 1994" . ↑ "Brian Turang Career Home Runs" . Baseball Reference . Retrieved September 25, 2016 . ↑ McCalvy, Adam (March 22, 2022). "Athletic excellence a family business for this Brewers prospect" . MLB.com . Retrieved April 11, 2025 . ↑ McCalvy, Adam (June 4, 2018). "Brewers pick HS shortstop Turang at No. 21" . MLB.com . Major League Baseball . Retrieved July 2, 2020 . ↑ Adler, David (November 9, 2024). "Raleigh, Turang honored for exceptional defense with Platinum Glove Awards" . MLB.com . Retrieved April 11, 2025 . 1 2 "Brianna Turang - 2013 - Softball" . University of Oklahoma . Retrieved April 11, 2025 . ↑ Tramel, Berry. "Brianna Turang gives mighty Sooners the element of speed" . The Oklahoman . Retrieved April 11, 2025 . ↑ Hays, Graham (June 5, 2013). "Sooners make strong case for best ever" . ESPN.com . Retrieved April 11, 2025 . ↑ "VIDEO: The Engagement of Tress Way and Brianna Turang" . The Oklahoman . Retrieved April 11, 2025 . ↑ "Carissa Turang - 2014 - Softball" . California State University, Fullerton . Retrieved April 11, 2025 . ↑ "Carissa Turang - 2015 - Women's Soccer" . Oklahoma City University Athletics . Retrieved April 11, 2025 . ↑ "Cabria Turang - Soccer" . University of Utah Athletics . February 1, 2025. Retrieved April 11, 2025 . ↑ White, Emilee (November 22, 2016). "Seniors Build Relationships that Last a Lifetime" . The Daily Utah Chronicle . Retrieved April 11, 2025 . ↑ "Bailee Turang - Volleyball" . Southern Nazarene University Athletics . Retrieved April 11, 2025 . ↑ Johnson, Eric-Paul (November 16, 2015). "GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Sharks' Turang goes on the attack" . Press Enterprise . Retrieved April 11, 2025 . ↑ "Meet Mister Mom: Season 1, Episode 3" . Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved April 11, 2025 . ↑ Radcliffe, J. R. "Five things to know about Brewers rookie Brice Turang (and watch him get the news he made the team)" . Journal Sentinel . Retrieved April 11, 2025 . ↑ Nickel, Lori (May 24, 2024). "The father-son Turang team works on Brice's hitting every offseason. 'I trust what he has to say.' . Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . Archived from the original on May 25, 2024. This page is based on this
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