Brice Turang’s name is getting louder in Milwaukee, and the timing is hard to ignore.
The Brewers are 56-33 after Monday night’s comeback win over the St. Louis Cardinals, a game that looked shaky early before turning fast. Milwaukee was down 3-0 heading into the seventh, then put up four runs in the top of the inning and let the bullpen finish the job in a 4-3 victory.
Turang was right in the middle of it. His two-out, two-run single tied the game and gave the Brewers the lead.
It also fit the way he’s been swinging lately. After a rough stretch in May and June, the Gold Glove second baseman has settled in during July.
He’s hitting .370/.393/.519 this month with five RBI.
That surge has only sharpened the conversation around his All-Star omission.
Over the weekend, Major League Baseball announced the 2026 All-Star Game roster, and while Jacob Misiorowski and William Contreras made it from Milwaukee, Turang did not. Since then, plenty of people have pointed to him as one of the biggest snubs in the league.
The Athletic added to that buzz in its weekly MLB power rankings, where it picked one player from each team who best represents that club. Milwaukee came in at No. 2, and Turang was their choice.
“You could pick any number of Brewers who embody the Fightin’ Pat Murphys in Milwaukee, but the underappreciated middle infielder who didn’t get the national attention he deserved next week feels pretty on the nose for me.”
For the season, Turang is hitting .268/.362/.455 with 12 home runs, 53 RBI, and 13 stolen bases.
The Athletic also included a comparison between Turang and NL All-Star starting second baseman Ozzie Albies, and the table showed Milwaukee’s second baseman ahead by nearly every measure over the last three years.
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