Brice Turang Is Finally Making His Quantum Leap

“I think this kid’s gonna make a quantum leap.” That’s what Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy said when he named Brice Turang the ball club’s starting second baseman ahead of the 2024 season.

From that point forward, it’s been a notion that has surrounded Turang for the past two seasons. As he’s developed as a big leaguer, Brewers fans have been waiting for him to take that jump into stardom.

Except Turang didn’t quite make that leap last season. He improved in several aspects of his game — most notably by securing the 2024 National League Platinum Glove Award, the first in franchise history — but his game offensively still left some to be desired.

Well, as it turns out, Murphy wasn’t wrong with his bold proclamation, he was just a season too early.

Turang has finally made that quantum leap in 2025— specifically with the improvements he’s made in the power department.

His ability to slug is what was always going to hold Turang back from being considered one of the best overall shortstops in baseball. Fans knew that his defense was elite and as good as any in the sport, and his bat-to-ball numbers and feel for the zone gave him a strong floor as an offensive player.

But was he ever going to impact the ball enough to jump into that next echelon of second baseman? Across his first two major-league seasons, it didn’t appear so.

However, Turang is a prime example of how patience is key for some hitters. The Brewers knew what kind of hitter Turang could be once he got his feet underneath him, and the results have been nothing short of remarkable.

A Quantum Leap in Power

It’s not as if this power surge completely came out of nowhere. While it wasn’t prolific power by any stretch, he showed near the tail end of his minor-league days that he had the ability to hit the ball with authority.

Admittedly, it took a little while for Turang to find his power though. He’s a player who hit just one homer in 42 games in Rookie ball in 2018, three homers in 129 games between Low-A and High-A in 2019, and six homers in 117 games between Double-A and Triple-A in 2021. He was hitting for average, but he was hardly making any impact on the baseball.

But 2022 is where things started to change.

Turang spent all of the 2022 season with Triple-A Nashville. In 131 games, Turang posted career-best power numbers at the time, including 13 homers, a .126 isolated power (ISO), and .412 slugging percentage.

For a player who also hit near .290 and struck out less than 20% of the time, that leap in power made a massive difference for his overall outlook as a big leaguer and gave the Brewers a glimpse of what he could potentially bring to the table as a professional hitter.

Upon his promotion to the big leagues in 2023, however, his bump in power that we saw in 2022 did not translate to the next level.

A Bumpy Road to Get There

Turang struggled in his first crack at the big leagues, batting just .218 with a 62 wRC+ in 2023. His quality of contact was some of the worst in MLB, and it was clear he needed to get acclimated to big-league arms. He was even optioned back to Triple-A in the middle of the season to recalibrate as a hitter.

His 2024 season, which was expected to be his aforementioned quantum-leap year, was slightly better. However it was hardly enough to quantify as a quantum leap. He raised his wRC+ to 88 and increased his average over .250, but he still slugged just .349 with an ISO below .100.

There were improvements, but he was still in the bottom 10 percent of MLB in exit velocities and barrel rate, limiting his overall upside despite his prolific defense.

The 2025 happened. He looks like a brand new hitter with supreme confidence at the plate, and it’s resulted in him becoming one of the top second basemen in MLB.

The Breakout Fans Were Waiting For

Folks who cover the Brewers on a daily basis have sung high praises of Turang’s batting practice. Yes, his batting practice.

He’s not known for being a power hitter, but there is something about his BP in particular that stands out among the rest. I got to see it first hand, and it really is a sight to behold. His swing is majestic and effortless, and it’s a side of Turang some fans might not know exists.

His batting practice is a representation of the power he has in the tank, and Turang is aware of said power. But hitting homers in games isn’t something he’s focused on throughout his young career, even while in the midst of this extreme power surge in August.

Turang has often spoke about how he’s not trying to leave the yard but is instead just catching the ball a little bit more out in front. It might sound simple, but that change has clearly allowed him to translate his raw power into game power, and it has taken his game to a whole new level.