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Brian Turang

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Brian Turang
Outfielder
Born: (1967-06-14) 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 runs1
Runs batted in15
Teams

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

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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

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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

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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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