Brice Turang

Brice Craig Turang

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 173 lb.
High School Santiago High School (Corona)
Debut March 30, 2023

Born November 21, 1999 in Corona, CA USA

Biographical Information[edit]

Infielder Brice Turang is the son of former major leaguer Brian Turang. While in high school he was a member of the United States junior national team in both its U15 and U18 configurations. He played in the 2017 U-18 Baseball World Cup in Thunder Bay, ON, being named the tournament's All-Star shortstop as the U.S. won the gold medal; he was the only American infielder to be an All-Star as he was joined by Italy's Leonardo Seminati, Cuba's César Prieto and Canadian Noah Naylor. He hit .364/.400/.515 with 7 runs in 9 games, with at least one hit in each game, while fielding .972.

He was then drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round of the 2018 amateur draft with the 21st pick. It took until the final deadline for signing draftees for Milwaukee to come to an agreement with him, as he had a solid commitment to attend Louisiana State University. He was given a signing bonus of $3.56 million, which was above slot value.

He began his professional career in 2018 playing for the AZL Brewers and the Helena Brewers of the Pioneer League. He hit a combined .283/.396/.352 in 42 games, showing good speed with 37 runs and 14 stolen bases in 16 attempts. In 2019 he again split his season between two teams, seeing time first with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Midwest League and later with the Carolina Mudcats of the Carolina League. He played a total of 129 games, hitting .256/.367/.340. He scored 82 runs and stole 30 bases. He then was unable to play in 2020 because of the Coronavirus pandemic that shut down the minor leagues, spending the year at the Brewers' alternative training site instead. In 2021, he saw significant action in spring training games for the Brewers, although there was no plan to have him start the year anywhere other than in the minors. He split the season between the Biloxi Shuckers of the Double-A South and the Nashville Sounds of the Triple-A East, hitting a combined .258/.348/.361 in 117 games, scoring 59 runs and driving in 53. He was only 21 when he reached AAA, making him one of the youngest players in the circuit.

He made his major league debut with the Brewers on Opening Day of the 2023 season, on March 30th, starting at second base and batting 9th against the Chicago Cubs. He went 1 for 3 in a 4-0 loss. His first homer came on April 3rd, in the Brewers' home opener, and it was a grand slam, hit off Tommy Hunter of the New York Mets in a 10-0 win. Best of all, it came in front of his parents, who were in the stands for the game. He was just the fourth player in team history to have his first career homer be a grand slam, after Bill Spiers, Tim Unroe and pitcher Shaun Marcum. He managed to keep his starting job all season, playing 137 games for a team that won a division title. He was mainly in the line-up for his defensive play as his OPS+ was just 60, the result of hitting .218 with an OBP of .285, 6 homers and 34 RBIs. In the Wild Card Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks, he was just 0 for 3 as the Brewers were looking for more offense.

He took a big step forward offensively in 2024 as after three months, he had already matched his home run total from the previous year while already hitting more doubles (he had finished with just 9 the year before) while all three components of his slash line were greatly improved. On July 30th, he hit a grand slam in a 7-1 win over the Chicago Cubs. This may have been a case of catching an infection from teammates, as it was the fifth slam by a Brewers player in their last eight games, a feat only accomplished by the 2020 San Diego Padres that had earned them the nickname "Slam Diego" at the time. Still, Brice was at the venter of things, having started the streak with his second career slam (the first having been the maiden homer of his career the year before) against the Padres on June 22nd. He ended the year at .254 in 155 games, with72 runs, 7 homers and 57 RBIs. His 50 stolen bases on the season placed him third in the National League and in the majors, trailing only Elly De La Cruz and Shohei Ohtani. He had a very good postseason, even though the Brewers were eliminated in three games by the New York Mets in the Wild Card Series: he went 5 for 11 with 3 doubles, 3 runs scored and 2 stolen bases in the losing effort. After the season, he was voted the recipient of the Gold Glove Award at second base for the first time, and a few days later was honored with the Platinum Glove as the best overall defender in the circuit.

In addition to Brice's father having played in the major leagues, his mother, Carrie played on the NCAA softball championship team for Long Beach State University and his four older sisters are also athletes. The eldest, Brianna, also won a national softball championship, this one at the University of Oklahoma, and the next oldest, Clarissa, also played college softball. Cabria was a soccer player at the University of Utah and the youngest of the four, Bailee, played volleyball in college. Brianna's husband is Tress Way, an NFL punter.

Notable Achievements[edit]

NL Gold Glove Winner (2024)
50 Stolen Bases Seasons: 1 (2024)

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