Former first-round draft pick Brice Turang is rapidly becoming a star second baseman for the NL Central Division-leading Milwaukee Brewers. Maintaining an energized, blue-collar approach to the game and unwavering quest for excellence at the position, he continues to make a statement in his second season at the major league level.
This season, Brewers pitchers have induced 38 ground balls that were fielded by an infielder, in a situation (runner on first base, zero or one out) in which a double play was possible.
While MLB and its apparel partners are fixing the uniforms, they should fix the ASG uniforms, too. That and more in today's MLB Notes.
If you're familiar with me, you know how much I love good pitching. Jared Jones has been one of my favorite stories of the young season, and on Monday, he gave us one of the best pitching highlights of the season.
Brice Turang seems like a whole new player this year. After posting a .585 OPS in his rookie season, he’s managed to put together a slash line of .327/.367/.455 for an OPS+ of 130 in his sophomore campaign.
The glaring deficiency in the games of both Sal Frelick and Brice Turang, during encouraging rookie campaigns, was a shortfall in the power department.
Turang’s contributions symbolize how good the Brewers offense can be The Brewers were not an offensive juggernaut in 2023. In fact, they were actually quite poor, especially for a playoff team.
When Pat Murphy commented during spring training about Brice Turang taking a quantum leap forward this season, he drew some derision from myself and many other Brewers fans.
Milwaukee Brewers' manager Pat Murphy says that 24-year-old Brice Turang will be the team's starting second baseman in 2024. Per Curt Hogg, who covers the Brewers: From the manager’s office today: Brice Turang is the confirmed opening day second baseman.
Manager Pat Murphy was in a good mood Wednesday. Seeing an old friend doesn't hurt, but he was quick to disclaim the idea that the first game in which the Brewers will play against former manager Craig Counsell carries any special significance.
For a first year in the major leagues, Brice Turang’s 2023 campaign was largely forgettable. His 62 OPS+ was last among all qualified Brewers, while his .585 OPS was only behind Tim Anderson for worst among big-league hitters with at least 400 plate appearances.
The "Freshmen" were a much-vaunted portion of the Brewers system early last season, with video on Brice Turang, Sal Frelick, Garrett Mitchell, and Joey Wiemer catching fire and providing a buzz around the club that we hadn’t seen for a while.
Will the Milwaukee Brewers be competitive in 2024? After much speculation surrounding roster decisions and potential trades, Milwaukee looks set to fight for another division title.
Milwaukee Brewers rookie Brice Turang announced a jersey number change prior to the teams opening game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Turang, who upon cracking the big leagues wore number zero, switched to the number two after Luis Urias was traded. Here's the reason.
Brice Turang and Joey Wiemer both drove in two runs from the bottom of the batting order and the Milwaukee Brewers snapped a four-game losing streak by defeating the host Washington Nationals 6-4 on Tuesday night.
As they try to hang onto their spot atop the division, Milwaukee looks to add in the next five days.
The NL Central standings have been as fluid as can be in 2023. There hasn’t been a team to stand out among the rest, as seemingly every team in the division has gone through their ebbs-and-flows to start the year.
The Milwaukee Brewers sent down struggling infielder Luis Urias to Triple-A Nashville on Thursday. Urias, 26, is batting just .145 in 20 games since coming off the 60-day injured list.
Urías, 26, seemed to have established himself as a solid part of the Milwaukee over the past two years. Over 2021 and 2022, he launched 39 home runs and hit a combined .244/.340/.426 for a wRC+ of 111. This year, however, has been an entirely different story.
Adames had a scary incident over a week ago when he was struck in the head by a foul ball while sitting in the dugout.
The visiting Baltimore Orioles will look to bounce back from a close loss when they face the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night.
Rookie Brice Turang had a grand slam for his first career home run and a healthy Freddy Peralta tossed six scoreless innings to lead Milwaukee to a 10-0 victory over the visiting New York Mets in the Brewers' home opener on Monday.
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