Brice Turang and Jackson Chourio give the Brewers a pair of Gold Glove finalists, and both have a real case when Rawlings hands out the hardware.
Major League Baseball announced its 70th set of Rawlings Gold Glove finalists, with three players listed at each position. Turang landed among the National League second basemen, while Chourio was named a finalist in left field.
The Brewers’ defense has held up well over the course of the 2026 regular season. The club finished above league average in fielding percentage, committed 72 errors - the seventh-fewest in baseball - and did all of that while playing the second-most innings in the field.
Turang’s competition at second base is especially crowded with familiar faces from the NL Central. He’s up against Brandon Lowe of the Pittsburgh Pirates and rookie standout JJ Wetherholt. Turang also has the edge in workload, as only Ozzie Albies played more at the position in the NL.
On the stat sheet, Turang’s five errors put him fifth among National League second basemen and left him with a .992 fielding percentage. His biggest advantage comes in dWAR, where he sits well ahead of the field at 1.1. Wetherholt is next, with Lowe trailing behind.
This is familiar territory for Turang. He’s now been a Gold Glove finalist for three straight seasons, though he has not won since 2024, when he also picked up the Platinum Glove. If he gets the nod this year, he would become just the third Brewers player to win multiple Gold Gloves, joining Cecil Cooper and George Scott.
Chourio’s path is a little different, but the payoff could be just as significant. A win would make him the first Brewers left fielder ever to take home a Gold Glove. Milwaukee has had four outfielders win the award overall, most recently Sal Frelick in 2024 as a right fielder.
Chourio’s finalists in left field are Ian Happ of the Chicago Cubs and Daylen Lile of the Washington Nationals. Among that group, Chourio leads in dWAR at 1.0, ahead of Happ’s 0.6 and Lile’s 0.1. He also tops the NL in fielding percentage with a perfect 1.000 and no errors, though his voting case may be complicated by the fact that he had the six most chances among qualified players.
If both Brewers come through, they’ll become the 14th and 15th players in franchise history to win a Gold Glove. The winners will be announced on November 1st at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.
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