The Brewers came away with two Rawlings Gold Glove Awards on an evening when the winners were announced for the 70th time in Major League Baseball history. After coming up empty a year ago, Milwaukee had two finalists in the mix this time: second baseman Brice Turang and left fielder Jackson Chourio.
Turang added another piece of hardware to a season that already included elite defense. He won his second career Gold Glove after also taking home a Gold Glove and Platinum Glove in 2024.
The postseason highlight reel didn’t count toward the voting, but his regular-season work did, and it was enough to put him on top. Turang led MLB second basemen with 23 defensive runs saved this season.
He finished ahead of two National League Central opponents, JJ Wetherholt of the St. Louis Cardinals and Brandon Lowe of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Wetherholt, a rookie in 2026, led MLB in fielding run value and also topped the Outs Above Average category by six over Turang. Lowe trailed both players in several of the same defensive measures.
Chourio’s award was a first for both him and the franchise. He became the Brewers’ first Gold Glove winner in left field, thanks in large part to his NL-leading Fielding Run Value.
That was enough to edge Daylen Lile of the Washington Nationals and Ian Happ of the Cubs. Lile finished fourth among left fielders with eight Defensive Runs Saved in only his second big league season, while Happ led the National League with nine outfield assists.
Chourio’s path to left field wasn’t immediate. Early in his career, he moved around the outfield while the Brewers sorted out their alignment.
Before the club decided to keep Christian Yelich as the full-time designated hitter, Chourio split time between right field and center field. This season, with Garrett Mitchell available for a full 162-game slate, Chourio settled in at left and played 123 of his 137 games there.
It’s the third time in Brewers history that the team has produced two Gold Glove winners in the same season, and the first since 2024, when Turang and Sal Frelick did it. With the awards in hand, Turang and Chourio are now eligible for the Platinum Glove Award, which goes to the Gold Glove winner voted the best defender in each league. Fans can vote on the Rawlings website, and the winners will be revealed at the Gold Glove Awards ceremony in New York City on November 6.
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