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Brian Turang
Brian Turang
	Outfielder
	Born: June 14, 1967 (age 57); Long Beach, California, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	August 13, 1993, for the Seattle Mariners
Last MLB appearance
	July 23, 1994, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
Batting average	.222
Home runs	1
Runs batted in	15
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Seattle Mariners (1993–1994);

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Brian Craig Turang (born June 14, 1967) is an American former professional baseball outfielder, who played in parts of two seasons for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

Turang attended Millikan High School in Long Beach, California where he was third team All-CIF Southern Section as a catcher in 1985.^[1]

Turang attended Loyola Marymount University, and in 1988 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.^[2] He was selected by the Mariners in the 51st round of the 1989 MLB draft.^[3] He was the leadoff hitter the night of Alex Rodriguez's MLB debut.^[4] His only career home run was hit off of Jimmy Key at Yankee Stadium in 1994.^[5]

Personal life

His son, Brice, was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2018 MLB draft and made his MLB debut in 2023.^[6] Turang's son-in-law, Tress Way, is a punter for the Washington Commanders.

References

^ Keisser, Bob (2013). Baseball in Long Beach. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-62584-066-0. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^ "51st Round of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
^ "Seattle Mariners at Boston Red Sox Box Score, July 8, 1994".
^ "Brian Turang Career Home Runs". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
^ McCalvy, Adam (June 4, 2018). "Brewers pick HS shortstop Turang at No. 21". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved July 2, 2020.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Baseball Cube

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[1] Keisser, Bob (2013). Baseball in Long Beach. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-62584-066-0. Retrieved July 2, 2020.

[2] "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.

[3] "51st Round of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 25, 2016.

[4] "Seattle Mariners at Boston Red Sox Box Score, July 8, 1994".

[5] "Brian Turang Career Home Runs". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 25, 2016.

[6] McCalvy, Adam (June 4, 2018). "Brewers pick HS shortstop Turang at No. 21". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved July 2, 2020.

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-'''Brian Craig Turang''' (born June 14, 1967) is an American former [[professional baseball]] [[outfielder]], who played in parts of two seasons for the [[Seattle Mariners]] of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). The Mariners selected Turang in the 51st round of the [[1989 Major League Baseball draft]] from [[Loyola Marymount University]].<ref>{{cite web|title=51st Round of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=year_round&year_ID=1989&draft_round=51&draft_type=junreg|website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|publisher=[[Sports Reference LLC]]|accessdate=25 September 2016}}</ref> His only career home run was hit off of [[Jimmy Key]] at [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]] in 1994.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brian Turang Career Home Runs|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/event_hr.cgi?id=turanbr01&t=b|website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|publisher=[[Sports Reference LLC]]|accessdate=25 September 2016}}</ref>
+'''Brian Craig Turang''' (born June 14, 1967) is an American former [[professional baseball]] [[outfielder]], who played in parts of two seasons for the [[Seattle Mariners]] of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB).
+==Career==
-His son, Brice, attends [[Santiago High School (Corona, California)|Santiago High School]] in [[Corona, California]] and is a top prospect for the [[2018 Major League Baseball draft]].<ref>http://www.pe.com/2015/03/30/baseball-freshmen-making-early-impact/</ref><ref>http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/phillies/2018-mlb-draft-top-prospects-phillies-brady-singer-florida-20170615.html</ref>
+Turang attended [[Millikan High School]] in Long Beach, California where he was third team All-[[CIF Southern Section]] as a catcher in 1985.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Keisser |first1=Bob |title=Baseball in Long Beach |date=2013 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=978-1-62584-066-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ua52CQAAQBAJ&pg=PT137 |accessdate=2 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
+Turang attended [[Loyola Marymount University]], and in 1988 he played [[collegiate summer baseball]] with the [[Harwich Mariners]] of the [[Cape Cod Baseball League]].<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://capecodbaseball.org.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/2012website/archives/Current%20Year/All_Time_MLB_CCBL_Alumni.pdf |title=Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League |publisher=capecodbaseball.org |date= |accessdate=September 25, 2019}}</ref> He was selected by the Mariners in the 51st round of the [[1989 Major League Baseball draft|1989 MLB draft]].<ref>{{cite web|title=51st Round of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=year_round&year_ID=1989&draft_round=51&draft_type=junreg|website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|publisher=[[Sports Reference LLC]]|accessdate=25 September 2016}}</ref> He was the leadoff hitter the night of [[Alex Rodriguez|Alex Rodriguez's]] MLB debut.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS199407080.shtml|title=Seattle Mariners at Boston Red Sox Box Score, July 8, 1994}}</ref> His only career home run was hit off of [[Jimmy Key]] at [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]] in 1994.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brian Turang Career Home Runs|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/event_hr.cgi?id=turanbr01&t=b|website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|publisher=[[Sports Reference LLC]]|accessdate=25 September 2016}}</ref>
+==Personal life==
+His son, [[Brice Turang|Brice]], was selected by the [[Milwaukee Brewers]] in the [[2018 Major League Baseball draft|2018 MLB draft]] and made his MLB debut in 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McCalvy |first1=Adam |title=Brewers pick HS shortstop Turang at No. 21 |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/brewers-draft-brice-turang-with-first-pick-c279797680 |accessdate=2 July 2020 |work=[[MLB.com]] |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |date=June 4, 2018 |language=en}}</ref> Turang's son-in-law, [[Tress Way]], is a punter for the [[Washington Commanders]].
 ==References==
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-*[http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/turanbr01.shtml Baseball Reference]
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