Brewers Spotlight: Brice Turang

Brice Turang stole 50 bases last season and won a Gold Glove at second base. He is 25.

The Brewers drafted Turang 21st overall in 2018 out of Santiago High School in Corona, California, where he was born Nov. 21, 1999. He is 6-foot and bats left-handed and throws right-handed.

The glove

Turang won the National League Gold Glove at second base in 2024. He also won the NL Platinum Glove, given to the best defensive player in the league regardless of position.

He played 152 games at second base last season. He has also played shortstop, 22 games’ worth in 2023.

That could matter this spring. With Willy Adames gone, manager Pat Murphy had not named a starting shortstop as of March 7. Turang and Joey Ortiz, last year’s third baseman, are the top options.

The bat

Turang hit .254 with a .316 on-base percentage and seven home runs in 155 games in 2024. Power isn’t his game.

Left-handed pitching gave him more trouble. He hit .237 with a .289 on-base percentage against lefties.

The legs

Speed is his best tool. Turang’s 50 steals ranked third in the majors in 2024, behind Elly De La Cruz (67) and Shohei Ohtani (59). He was caught six times.

As a rookie in 2023, he hit .218 with 26 steals in 137 games.

The start

Turang debuted on Opening Day 2023 at Wrigley Field. His first big-league hit was a single off the Cubs’ Marcus Stroman in the third inning.

Baseball runs in the family. His father, Brian Turang, played parts of the 1993 and 1994 seasons with the Seattle Mariners.

Last season Turang helped the Brewers win the NL Central. Whether he’s at second or short, they’ll need him to do it again.

Originally published 2.8.25