Trea Turner

At 30 years old, Trea Turner has this physical status:

Amateur career

Turner attended Park Vista Community High School in Lake Worth, Florida, where he competed for his school's baseball team. Turner was barely recruited by college departments, with only receiving scholarship offers from NC State and Florida Atlantic University. Turner was selected in the 20th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates, who were ranked 602nd overall pick. Turner opted to attend NC State to play baseball for the NC State Wolfpack baseball team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) - The National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I.

Turner went from the shortstop position to playing as a third baseman as a freshman in 2012. He had a.336 batting average, a.432 on-base percentage, and had 57 stolen bases in the first year, despite only being caught stealing four times. His 57 steals were more than the team's total number of 158 Division I teams, surpassing the NC State record of 58. In a single game with five players, he tied for steals in a single game. In the 2012 ACC Tournament, Turner was selected to the All-Tournament Team.

Turner had a.378 batting average, 41 runs batted in (RBIs), and 27 stolen bases in 2013. He was selected by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and Baseball America to his second team All-American by Perfect Game and a third team All-American. He was named a finalist for the Brooks Wallace Award, which is given to the best shortstop in NCAA Division I. Turner played for the national collegiate baseball team in the United States this summer. As a junior in 2014, he hit.321 with eight home runs and 26 stolen bases. He was named the winner of the Brooks Wallace Award last year after the season.

Professional career

Turner, according to Baseball America's Aaron Fitt, was a likely first round pick in the 2014 MLB draft. Turner was selected by the San Diego Padres in the first round of the first round for the 13th overall pick. He signed on June 13 and received a $2.9 million signing bonus. He made his professional debut with the Eugene Emeralds of the Class A-Short Season Northwest League three days later. The Padres promoted him to the Fort Wayne TinCaps of the Class A Midwest League, where he batted.369 in 46 games, after he batted.228 in 26 games for Eugene. After the regular season, the Padres called him to play for the Surprise Sagas of the Arizona Fall League.

The Padres reportedly agreed to trade Turner to the Washington Nationals as a player to be named later in a three-team trade, in which the Padres traded Jake Bauers, Burch Smith, and René Rivera to Washington, and Washington traded Steven Souza and Travis Ott to Tampa Bay, and Washington traded Wil Myers to San Diego. Turner was unable to be traded before mid-June because of MLB rules that ban players from being traded within a year of being drafted. Jeff Berry, Turner's public relations rep, told the media that it was an unfair act to lure him to play half the season for a team that traded him and had no intention in promoting his growth. He has stated that he would file a grievance through the players' union.

Turner had nothing but praise for the Padres in recent years, particularly for the time he stayed while most wait for the trade to be declared. "Even after being fired, Morgan Burkhart, the man I had, collaborated with me and helped me as much as anyone." Even though I was being traded, I remember not feeling like I was on the outside looking out. I loved that. That's something I'll never forget."

Turner came to spring training with the Nationals as a non-roster invitee, and the Padres sent him to the San Antonio Missions of the Class AA Texas League. With 11 stolen bases for San Antonio, he hit.322 with five home runs and 35 RBIs. Turner was sent by the Nationals to finish the job started in December and was assigned to the Harrisburg Senators of the Class AA Eastern League on June 14, 2015. Turner was promoted by the Nationals to the Syracuse Chiefs of the Class AAA International League after playing ten games for Harrisburg. Turner was a National in the 2015 All-Star Futures Game.

Turner was promoted to the major leagues by the Nationals on August 21, 2015. He made his MLB debut on Sunday. Turner had nine at-bats before hitting first base on September 3 after knocking out a ground ball. He had a.225 batting average through 40 at-bats with just one home run and one RBI in the 2015 season.

Turner spent spring training with Danny Espinosa and Stephen Drew to be the Nationals' starting shortstop. Turner was drafted by the Nationals to Syracuse at the end of spring training. Turner was activated against the Cincinnati Reds on June 3, 2016, in a three-game series. In his first game of the season, he went 3-for-3 with a walk, playing second base and shortstop. As the first baseman Ryan Zimmerman was reinstated from paternity leave, he was reactivated back to Syracuse at the end of the series.

Turner, who is a student at the University of A. Taylor and Ben Revere, has had a good start in center field for the Nationals in midfield, with Michael A. Taylor and Ben Revere getting off to a good start as the team's everyday shortstop. Turner made his first professional appearance as an outfielder on June 27 and his first major league start in center field since being recalled by the Nationals in July.

Turner won the National League Rookie of the Month award for his August 2016 campaign, batting.357 on the month with five home runs and 11 stolen bases. Despite playing in only 73 of the 162 games this season, Corey Seager came in second in National League Rookie of the Year Award balloting.

Turner played center field for the first time in 2017 and traded starting shortstop Danny Espinosa to the Los Angeles Angels, giving him back to his natural position of shortstop. Due to tightness in his hamstring, Turner was taken off the 10-day disabled list on April 9. Turner was out for the cycle against the Colorado Rockies on April 25, a cycle that Turner took on on. Turner turned 33 years old on Tuesday night, being one triple short of back-to-back cycles.

In a June 18 game against the New York Mets, Turner stole four bases against Marquis Grissom (in 1992 against the San Francisco Giants) for the franchise record. On June 27, he tied the record for four steals from the Chicago Cubs in only three innings, leading the Nationals to a team record of seven stolen bases in the game. For the second time in the season, Turner was struck on the right wrist by a fastball from Cubs reliever Pedro Strop and sustained a non-displaced fracture, sending him to the 10-day disabled list. Turner said it was the first time since he was 12 that he had broken a bone, although he said the damage "didn't feel bad" after Strop's pitch struck him, and he stayed in the game for an inning and a half before being suspended for a defensive replacement, according to Thomas Boswell of The Washington Post. Adrián Sánchez, a retired infielder from the Class-AAA Syracuse Chiefs, was purchased by the Nationals to replace Turner's position on the roster. Turner was activated from the disabled list on August 28 and made his return to the lineup the following night against the Miami Marlins.

Turner's ascension to fame in 2018 continued his ascension into fame. Turner had eight RBIs and hit his first grand slam against the Miami Marlins on July 5, a franchise-record 9-run comeback. Turner was named as one of the five candidates in the 2018 All-Star Finals on July 8.

He had an NL-leading 43 stolen bases in the season. He batted.271/.344/.416 for the season. He also ranked third in the league in terms of power-speed (26.46). At 30.1 feet per second, he had the fastest baserunning sprint speed of all major league shortstops.

Turner fractured his right index finger while trying to bunt against the Philadelphia Phillies on April 2, 2019, but he did not return until May 17. Turner rode his bike for the second time in his career, and against the Colorado Rockies for the second time. This was the first cycle against the Rockies away from Coors Field at Nationals Park. Turner had a.298/.497 record in 122 games during the 2019 regular season. He finished second in the NL with 35 stolen bases, behind Ronald Acua Jr., who had 37. At 30.3 feet/second (9.2 meters/sec), Turner also posted the fastest sprint speed of all major league shortstops (30.3 feet/second).

Turner was playing off the Milwaukee Brewers' Brandon Woodruff in the NL Wild Card Game for the first time in his career. The Nationals won the World Series over the Houston Astros over the Brewers, earning the first championship in franchise history. Turner underwent right index finger surgery on November 16, which was removed from his right index finger.

Turner batted.335/.394/.588 in 59 games in 2020, the shortened 60-game season. He was the National League's top scorer with 78 hits and four triples, and he led all shortstops in average, OBP, SLG, and wRC+. In NL MVP voting, Turner came in seventh place.

Turner hit for the third time against the Tampa Bay Rays on June 30, 2021, tying the MLB record for career cycles with John Reilly, Bob Meusel, Babe Herman, and Adrián Beltré. In the first inning, he hit a single, a double in the third inning, a home run in the fourth inning, and a triple in the sixth inning.

Turner was traded with Max Scherzer in exchange for Josiah Gray, Keibert Ruiz, Gerardo Carrillo, and Donovan Casey on July 30, 2021. Turner came from the injured list to second base, starting off as a shortstop for the team. Turner scored his 100th home run off of Huberto Meja of the Arizona Diamondbacks on September 26, 2021. Turner's second season in the major leagues, with a.328 batting average and 195 base hits, his second straight season leading the major leagues in hits. With 32 robbed bases and 319 total bases, he also dominated the National League. He had the fastest sprint speed of all major league players, at 30.7 feet per second. He made.338 with 10 home runs, 28 RBI, and 11 steals with the Dodgers. In the Wild Card Game, he had two hits in four at-bats (.136) in the 2021 NLDS, with three hits in 22 at-bats (.136) with one steal in the 2021 NLCS.

Turner agreed to a one-year, $21 million, deal with the Dodgers in order to avoid salary arbitration, and he returned to playing shortstop after Seager left as a free agent on March 22. Turner was named starting shortstop for the 2022 All-Star Game on July 8, 2022. On August 29, 2022, he hit his 1,000th career, his 10th inning single off Marlins pitcher Huascar Brazoban.

Turner batted.298 with 21 home runs, 100 RBI, and 27 stolen bases on the season. He played in plate appearances (78) and at-bats (652), and he led the majors with 33 infield hits.

International career

Turner announced on August 31, 2022, that he would represent the United States in the 2023 World Baseball Classic, alongside fellow Dodgers Mookie Betts and Will Smith.

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