For only the third time ever, two Milwaukee Brewers are bringing home Rawlings Gold Glove Awards in the same season. Second baseman Brice Turang and left fielder Jackson Chourio were officially named the top defenders in the National League on Sunday, November 1, marking a massive defensive win for the team.
Turang’s Historic Wall at Second
Brice Turang isn’t just a Gold Glove winner, he’s a Gold Glove *collector*. This is his second, having snagged his first back in 2024, a year where he also crushed it to earn the Platinum Glove as the NL’s best overall defender. We haven’t seen a Brewers player win multiple Gold Gloves since Cecil Cooper did it in 1979 and 1980. That’s a legacy! The 26-year-old, who straight-up out-defended guys like Brandon Lowe from Pittsburgh and St. Louis’s JJ Wetherholt, was fifth in the majors with a mind-blowing 19 defensive runs saved. MLB’s other metric had him sixth with 14 DRS. And if you go by a differing metric, he was second in the majors and first among all infielders with 23 defensive runs saved. Talk about a wall at second! These are all career highs for the guy, who also had a monster year at the plate and is certain to earn some down-ballot love for NL MVP. Seriously, no other second baseman in Brewers history has ever done what Turang’s doing.
Chourio’s Defensive Leap Forward
And then there’s Jackson Chourio, the 22-year-old who just snatched his *first* Gold Glove! This isn’t just any win, either. He took down four-time winner Ian Happ of the Cubs and Washington’s Daylen Lile. This was easily Chourio’s best defensive season, a huge leap forward after being rated as average to slightly above average the last couple of years. He ranked 48th in the majors with seven outs above average and 39th with seven runs prevented. For left fielders, his seven outs above average were only one behind the big league leader, Chandler Simpson. Plus, 13 defensive runs saved puts him 14th overall, seventh among all outfielders, and second among left fielders. Oh, and eight outfield assists? This dude’s got an arm. He joins Sal Frelick, Lorenzo Cain, Carlos Gómez, and Sixto Lezcano as Brewers outfielders to win the award. The future of that outfield just got a whole lot more secure.
What a defensive powerhouse emerging in Milwaukee. With Turang solidifying his place as an all-time great Brewers defender and Chourio bursting onto the scene as a legitimate force, the team’s going to be a tough out for any offense looking to put up runs. Keep an eye on these two, they’re only just getting started.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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