While not expected, Brice Turang's spot among NL MVP finalists is absolutely deserved

Major League Baseball just announced their finalists for the 2026 National League MVP Award, and to the surprise of most Milwaukee Brewers fans, second baseman Brice Turang was included. Alongside Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Chicago Cubs, the front-runner for the award, and 4x MVP Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Turang has officially finished top three in MVP voting this year.

It comes as a surprise to many not because of Turang's play, but because there was very little discussion of the Brewers' second baseman being in the MVP race throughout the 2026 season. In fact, Turang's teammate Jacob Misiorowski, who is a virtual lock to win the NL Cy Young Award this year, gained more…