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When Brice Turang grounded out on a 1-2 breaking ball Monday night, almost everyone in attendance said, “Carry it.”
The bases were loaded for the Milwaukee Brewers with the tying run on third in the bottom of the ninth. Had Turang not stepped aside, the Brewers most likely would have tied the game.
But his instincts took over, and one pitch later, Turang lofted a ball out of the zone to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 1-0 lead in the National League Championship Series.
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Brice Turang of the Milwaukee Brewers hits during the ninth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series at American Family Field on October 13, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Social media users, most of whom have never seen a sweeper traveling at 135 km/h at their legs, were quick to denounce Turang for his supposed brain fart.
“All he had to do was stand there and not move,” one X user wrote.
Another reviewer called it “probably the lowest (batting) IQ I’ve ever seen.”
“Dude had a job,” another added.
“Today’s players just don’t use common sense,” said another.
Turang said he felt instant regret when he walked away.
“Well, if you see me looking in the dugout, I’m like, ‘Damn,’” Turang said. “I know it. Everyone knows it. I couldn’t tell you why I did it. I just walked away. It is what it is.”
Brewers manager Pat Murphy defended his player.
Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Brice Turang hits with the bases loaded during the ninth inning of their National League Championship Series game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on October 13, 2025, at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1. (Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
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“When the ball comes at you, your natural thing is a breaking ball, your natural thing is to do that,” Murphy said. “And I know he was thinking the same thing after the ball passed. It happens. He’ll learn from that situation. But it’s hard. Even if you try to maneuver yourself, it’s hard to get hit by the pitch because it’s so reactionary.”
Many other advocates have slipped through the harshness of social media.
“Even if I knew a pitch was going to hit me, I don’t think I could convince my mind and body not to avoid it,” one wrote.
“Reflexes suck sometimes…” wrote another.
Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith (16) and relief pitcher Blake Treinen (49) react after defeating the Milwaukee Brewers in game 1 of the National League Championship Series at American Family Field. (Benny Sieu/Imagn Images)
Blake Snell spun a gem, tossing eight innings of scoreless one-hit ball as the Brewers’ valiant comeback in the ninth fell just short.
Game 2 takes place in Milwaukee on Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET.
