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 Major League Baseball draft. He made his MLB debut in 2023 and won a Gold Glove Award and Platinum Glove Award 2024.
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.jpg) Turang with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee Brewers – No. 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Second baseman | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born: November 21, 1999 Corona, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| March 30, 2023, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Batting average | .239 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stolen bases | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Amateur career
editTurang attended Santiago High School in Corona, California. As a freshman he was named the National Freshman of the Year by MaxPreps after hitting .475 with two home runs and 27 runs batted in (RBIs).[1] He also won the Richard W. "Dick" Case Award, by USA Baseball.[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 Louisiana State University (LSU) to play college baseball.[5]
Professional career
editThe 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]
Turang did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[14] To begin 2021, he was assigned to the Biloxi Shuckers and was promoted to the Nashville Sounds in early August.[15] Over 117 games between the two clubs, Turang slashed .258/.347/.362 with six home runs, 53 RBIs, and 20 stolen bases.[16]
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.[17] On November 15, 2022, the Brewers added Turang to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[18]
On March 27, 2023, the Brewers announced that Turang had made the Opening Day roster.[19] Turang completed the game playing second base and batting ninth, hitting 1-for-3.[20] On April 2, Turang hit his first double, which was also drove in Rowdy Tellez and was his first RBI.[21] During the season home opener against the New York Mets on April 3, Turang hit his first career home run, which was also a grand slam, off of Tommy Hunter.[22]
In 2024, Turang batted .254/.316/.349 with seven home runs and 57 RBIs in 559 at bats, and had the lowest pull percentage of all MLB batters, at 26.4%.[23]
Personal life
editHis father, Brian Turang, played in MLB briefly for the Seattle Mariners.[24] His mother Carrie played twice in the Women's College World Series for Long Beach State. His sister Brianna played in the Women's College World Series three times for Oklahoma and is married to National Football League (NFL) punter Tress Way. His sister Carissa played soccer and softball at Oklahoma City University and at Cal State Fullerton. Another sister, Cabria, played soccer at Utah. His sister Bailee played volleyball at Southern Nazarene University.[25][26]
References
edit- ^ Glaser, Kyle (July 16, 2015). "BASEBALL: Santiago's Turang named National Freshman of the Year". Pe.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ Sondheimer, Eric (December 18, 2014). "Corona Santiago freshman Brice Turang wins USA Baseball's top award". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ Alexander: Decision can wait for Santiago's Turang/
- ^ "WeNext: Major League talent Brice Turang reaps rewards from abundant family tree - MaxPreps". June 4, 2018.
- ^ Times-Picayune, Randy Rosetta, NOLA com | The (September 8, 2015). "LSU baseball gets big news on two fronts with former star Louis Coleman's promotion, Brice Turang's commitment". NOLA.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Haudricourt, Tom. "Brewers had previous relationship with first-round pick Brice Turang, a prep shortstop". Journal Sentinel.
- ^ "First-rounder Turang signs with Brewers". MLB.com.
- ^ "Milwaukee Brewers minor league roster moves: Brice Turang promoted; Jacob Nottingham to the DL". August 2018.
- ^ "Brice Turang Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- ^ "Six Timber Rattlers Selected to Play in 2019 Midwest League All-Star Game".
- ^ "Brewers' Brice Turang: Ready for full-season ball". CBSSports.com. April 4, 2019.
- ^ "Turang walks off, up to another level". MiLB.com.
- ^ "Brewers: No. 2 Prospect Brice Turang Makes the Jump to Triple-A". August 3, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". MLB.com.
- ^ "Brewers second-ranked prospect Brice Turang promoted to Triple-A Nashville". August 4, 2021.
- ^ Sammon, Will. "Garrett Mitchell or Sal Frelick? Ranking the Milwaukee Brewers' 15 top position player prospects". The New York Times.
- ^ "Brice Turang Minor Leagues Statistics".
- ^ "Brewers protect Brice Turang, Abner Uribe, Cam Robinson, Jon Singleton from Rule 5 Draft". brewcrewball.com. November 15, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- ^ "Brewers' Brice Turang: Cracks Opening Day roster". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ "Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago Cubs Box Score: March 30, 2023". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Brice Turang's RBI double | February 4, 2023". MLB.com. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Does it get better than this? A slam for 1st HR in front of your folks!". MLB.com. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "2024 Major League Leaders," Fangraphs.
- ^ Collazo, Carlos (July 26, 2017). "Brice Turang Is The Latest Star In A Family Of Stellar Athletes". Baseball America. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
- ^ Halley, Jim (August 18, 2017). "Class of '18: No. 7 Santiago (Corona, Calif.) shortstop Brice Turang". USA Today. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- ^ "Carissa Turang". Cal State Fullerton Athletics. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
Further reading
edit- Hogg, Curt (April 30, 2024). "The eye test and the advanced metrics disagree about Brice Turang's defense. Which is right?". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
- Hogg, Curt. "The only way to properly describe Brice Turang's breakout season? A quantum leap". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)