Brice Turang

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Brice Turang
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Turang with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2024
Milwaukee Brewers – No. 2
Second baseman
Born: (1999-11-21) November 21, 1999 (age 25)
Corona, California, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
MLB debut
March 30, 2023, for the Milwaukee Brewers
Men's baseball
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15U Baseball World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Mazatlán Team
U-18 Baseball World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Thunder Bay Team

Brice Craig Turang (born November 21, 1999) is an American professional baseball second baseman for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Brewers selected Turang in the first round, with the 21st overall selection, of the 2018 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2023 and won a Gold Glove Award and Platinum Glove Award in 2024.

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Amateur career

Turang attended Santiago High School in Corona, California. MaxPreps named Turang the national freshman of the year after he hit .475 with two home runs and 27 runs batted in (RBIs). [1] He also won USA Baseball's Richard W. "Dick" Case Award for his play on the national under-15 team. [2] As a junior in 2017, he hit .465 and struck out only once in 101 at bats. [3] In 2018, as a senior, he batted .352 with five home runs and 21 RBIs. [4] Turang committed to play college baseball at Louisiana State University. [5]

Professional career

The Milwaukee Brewers selected Turang in the first round, with the 21st overall selection, of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. [6] He signed for a $3.4 million signing bonus and was assigned to the Arizona League Brewers before being promoted to the Helena Brewers in August. [7] [8] In 42 games between the two clubs, Turang batted .283 with one home run, 18 RBIs, and 14 stolen bases. [9]

Turang began 2019 with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, earning Midwest League All-Star honors. [10] [11] After slashing .287/.384/.376 with two home runs, 31 RBIs, and 21 stolen bases over 82 games with Wisconsin, he was promoted to the Carolina Mudcats in July. [12] Over 47 games with Carolina, he batted .200 with one home run, six RBIs, and nine stolen bases. [13]

With the 2020 minor league season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Turang trained at the Brewers' alternate site in Appleton, Wisconsin. [14] [15] He started 2021 with the Biloxi Shuckers and was promoted to the Nashville Sounds in early August. [16] Over 117 games between the two clubs, Turang slashed .258/.347/.362 with six home runs, 53 RBIs, and 20 stolen bases. [17] In 2022, Turang played for the Triple-A Nashville, where he slashed .286/.360/.412 with 13 home runs, 78 RBIs and 34 stolen bases. [18] On November 15, 2022, the Brewers added Turang to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. [19]

On March 27, 2023, the Brewers announced that Turang had made the Opening Day roster. [20] Turang started on opening day, batting ninth and playing second base, hitting 1-for-3. [21] On April 2, Turang hit his first double, also driving in Rowdy Tellez for his first major league RBI. [22] During the home opener against the New York Mets on April 3, Turang hit his first career home run, a grand slam off of Tommy Hunter. [23] He finished his rookie season batting .218 with 6 home runs and 26 steals in 448 plate appearances, but his defense at second base was above average, according to several advanced metrics. [24] [25]

In 2024, Turang batted .254/.316/.349 with seven home runs and 57 RBIs in 619 plate appearances. [24] He had the lowest pull percentage of all major league batters, at 26.4 percent. [26] He won the Platinum Glove Award, given to the league's best fielder, and a Gold Glove at second base. [27]

Personal life

His father, Brian Turang, played in two MLB seasons for the Seattle Mariners. [28] His mother Carrie played twice in the Women's College World Series (WCWS) for Long Beach State. His sister Brianna played in the WCWS three times for Oklahoma and is married to National Football League punter Tress Way. Sister Carissa played softball at Southern Miss and Cal State Fullerton and soccer at Oklahoma City University. Another sister, Cabria, played soccer at Utah. His sister Bailee played volleyball at Southern Nazarene University. [29] [30] [31] [32]

References

  1. ↑ Glaser, Kyle (July 16, 2015). "BASEBALL: Santiago's Turang named National Freshman of the Year". Press Enterprise. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  2. ↑ Sondheimer, Eric (December 18, 2014). "Corona Santiago freshman Brice Turang wins USA Baseball's top award". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Alexander: Decision can wait for Santiago's Turang". Press Enterprise. February 27, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  4. ↑ "WeNext: Major League talent Brice Turang reaps rewards from abundant family tree". MaxPreps. June 4, 2018.
  5. ↑ Rosetta, Randy (September 8, 2015). "LSU baseball gets big news on two fronts with former star Louis Coleman's promotion, Brice Turang's commitment". NOLA.com.
  6. ↑ Haudricourt, Tom. "Brewers had previous relationship with first-round pick Brice Turang, a prep shortstop". Journal Sentinel.
  7. ↑ Cohn, Stephen (July 6, 2018). "First-rounder Turang signs with Brewers". MLB.com .
  8. ↑ "Milwaukee Brewers minor league roster moves: Brice Turang promoted; Jacob Nottingham to the DL". Brew Crew Ball. August 1, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Brice Turang Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Six Timber Rattlers Selected to Play in 2019 Midwest League All-Star Game".
  11. ↑ "Brewers' Brice Turang: Ready for full-season ball". CBSSports.com. April 4, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Turang walks off, up to another level". MiLB.com.
  13. ↑ "Brewers: No. 2 Prospect Brice Turang Makes the Jump to Triple-A". August 3, 2021.
  14. ↑ Adler, David (June 30, 2020). "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". MLB.com. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ "Brewers second-ranked prospect Brice Turang promoted to Triple-A Nashville". August 4, 2021.
  17. ↑ Sammon, Will. "Garrett Mitchell or Sal Frelick? Ranking the Milwaukee Brewers' 15 top position player prospects". The Athletic.
  18. ↑ "Brice Turang Minor Leagues Statistics". baseball-reference.com.
  19. ↑ Stern, Jack (November 15, 2022). "Brewers protect Brice Turang, Abner Uribe, Cam Robinson, Jon Singleton from Rule 5 Draft". Brew Crew Ball. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Brewers' Brice Turang: Cracks Opening Day roster". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  21. ↑ "Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago Cubs Box Score: March 30, 2023". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  22. ↑ "Brice Turang's RBI double | February 4, 2023". MLB.com. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  23. ↑ McCalvy, Adam (April 3, 2023). "Brice Turang hits grand slam for first career home run". MLB.com. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  24. 1 2 "Brice Turang Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  25. ↑ "Brice Turang - Stats - Advanced Fielding". FanGraphs . Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  26. ↑ "Major League Leaderboards - 2024 - Batting". FanGraphs . Archived from the original on January 23, 2025. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  27. ↑ Adler, David (November 9, 2024). "Raleigh, Turang honored for exceptional defense with Platinum Glove Awards". MLB.com. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  28. ↑ Collazo, Carlos (July 26, 2017). "Brice Turang Is The Latest Star In A Family Of Stellar Athletes". Baseball America. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  29. ↑ Halley, Jim (August 18, 2017). "Class of '18: No. 7 Santiago (Corona, Calif.) shortstop Brice Turang". USA Today . Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  30. ↑ "Carissa Turang". Cal State Fullerton Athletics . Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  31. ↑ "Carissa Turang - 2015 - Women's Soccer". Oklahoma City University Athletics . Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  32. ↑ McCalvy, Adam (March 22, 2022). "Athletic excellence a family business for this Brewers prospect". MLB.com. Retrieved April 11, 2025.

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