Brian Turang
Brian Turang | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Long Beach, California | June 14, 1967|
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 |
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[]
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[]
His son, Brice, was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2018 MLB draft.[6]
References[]
- ^ Keisser, Bob (2013). Baseball in Long Beach. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-62584-066-0. Retrieved 2 July 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 25 September 2016.
- ^ "Seattle Mariners at Boston Red Sox Box Score, July 8, 1994".
- ^ "Brian Turang Career Home Runs". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ McCalvy, Adam (June 4, 2018). "Brewers pick HS shortstop Turang at No. 21". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Baseball Cube
- 1967 births
- Living people
- American expatriate baseball players in Canada
- Baseball players from Long Beach, California
- Bellingham Mariners players
- Calgary Cannons players
- Harwich Mariners players
- Jacksonville Suns players
- Loyola Marymount Lions baseball players
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- San Bernardino Spirit players
- Seattle Mariners players
- Syracuse Chiefs players
- Tacoma Rainiers players
- American baseball outfielder, 1960s birth stubs