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Trea Vance Turner (born June 30, 1993) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played for the Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers. At the international level, he plays for the United States national team.
Turner played college baseball at North Carolina State. The San Diego Padres selected him in the first round of the 2014 MLB draft and traded him to the Washington Nationals in 2015. Though developed as a shortstop, Turner debuted in the major leagues in 2016 as Washington's starting center fielder and returned to shortstop for the 2017 season. Traded to the Dodgers during the 2021 season, he became a free agent after the 2022 season and signed an 11-year, $300 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies.
Turner is a three-time
Amateur career
Turner attended
As a freshman in 2012, Turner switched positions from
In 2013, Turner had a .378 batting average with seven home runs, 41
Professional career
Draft and minor leagues
Aaron Fitt of Baseball America considered Turner a likely first-round choice in the
On December 19, 2014, the Padres agreed to trade Turner to the
In 2015, Turner reported to
Washington Nationals
2015: Major League debut
On June 14, 2015, the Padres sent Turner to the Nationals to complete the trade made in December, and the Nationals assigned him to the
On August 21, 2015, the Nationals promoted Turner to the major leagues.
2016: Rookie of the Year runner-up
In spring training in 2016, Turner competed with
With Michael A. Taylor and Ben Revere turning in lackluster offensive performances as the Nationals' primary center fielders and Espinosa performing well as the team's everyday shortstop, Turner began getting starts in center field with the Nationals midway through the season. He made his first appearance in center field on June 27; he had no previous experience as an outfielder.[31] The Nationals recalled Turner in July, and he made his first major league start in center field on July 26.[32]
Turner won the National League's (NL) Rookie of the Month Award for his performance in August 2016, hitting .357 on the month with five home runs and 11 stolen bases.[33] He finished second in NL Rookie of the Year Award balloting to Corey Seager despite playing in only 73 of the 162 games that season.[34]
2017: Return to shortstop and injuries
In
Turner stole four bases against the
2018: NL stolen bases leader

In 2018, Turner continued his climb toward stardom. On July 5, Turner had eight RBIs and hit his first career grand slam during a franchise-record 9-run comeback against the Miami Marlins.[45] On July 8, Turner was announced as one of the five candidates in the 2018 All-Star Final Vote.[46]
He finished the season with an NL-leading 43
2019: World Series championship
On April 2, 2019, Turner broke his right index finger while attempting to bunt against the Philadelphia Phillies;[50] he did not play again until May 17. On July 23, Turner hit for the cycle for the second time in his career, and for the second time against the Colorado Rockies. This time it occurred at Nationals Park and was the first cycle ever hit against the Rockies away from Coors Field.[51] During the 2019 regular season, Turner hit .298/.353/.497 with 19 home runs in 122 games. He finished second in the NL with 35 stolen bases, behind Ronald Acuña Jr. who had 37. Turner also recorded the fastest sprint speed of all major league shortstops, at 30.3 feet/second (9.2 meters/sec).[52]
In the NL Wild Card Game, Turner hit his first career postseason home run off of Brandon Woodruff of the Milwaukee Brewers. The Nationals defeated the Brewers and went on to win the World Series over the Houston Astros, earning the first championship in franchise history.[53] On November 16, Turner underwent surgery on his right index finger.[50]
2020: Seventh in NL MVP voting
In 2020, Turner batted .335/.394/.588 with 12 home runs in 59 games during the shortened 60-game season. He led the National League with 78 hits and four triples and led all shortstops in average, OBP, SLG, and wRC+. Turner finished 7th in NL MVP voting.
2021: Last year in Washington and tying the MLB cycle record

On June 30, 2021 (Turner's 28th birthday) against the Tampa Bay Rays, Turner hit for the cycle a third time, tying the MLB record for career cycles with John Reilly, Bob Meusel, Babe Herman, and Adrián Beltré. He hit a single in the first inning, a double in the third inning, a home run in the fourth inning, and a triple in the sixth inning.[54]
Los Angeles Dodgers
2021: Batting championship and 100 career home runs
On July 30, 2021, Turner was traded to the
2022: All-Star and First Team All-MLB
On March 22, Turner signed a one-year, $21 million, contract with the Dodgers to avoid salary arbitration, and he returned to playing shortstop after
For the season, Turner hit .298 with 21 home runs, 100 RBI, and 27 stolen bases. He also led the league in plate appearances (708) and at-bats (652) and led the majors with 33 infield hits.[58][61]
Philadelphia Phillies

On December 8, 2022, Turner signed an 11-year contract worth $300 million with the
Turner ended the season with 30 stolen bases without being caught, an achievement that set a new record for most steals without being thrown out throughout a single season, surpassing the previous high of 23 set by Chase Utley, also with the Philadelphia Phillies, in 2009.[66]
In 2024, Turner made his third all-star team, starting at shortstop for the National League. He became the first Phillies shortstop to be voted by fans to start the game since Jimmy Rollins in 2002.[67]
International career

On August 31, 2022, Turner announced that he would represent the United States in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.[68] Throughout the tournament, he slashed .391/.440/1.043, leading the US team with a 1.483 OPS and five home runs over 25 plate appearances.[69] During a quarterfinal game against Venezuela, Turner hit a game winning grand slam.[70] He also hit a home run in the championship game, which the United States lost to Japan. Turner's five home runs tied the World Baseball Classic home run record.[71][72] At the end of the tournament, he was named to the All-Classic Team, one of only two players (along with Randy Arozarena) to be selected unanimously.[73]
Personal life
Turner was born in
During the 2018 season, Twitter posts Turner made during college using derogatory language, particularly anti-gay and mentally disabled slurs, became public.[85] Turner became the third player to have offensive tweets from his past discovered in the month of July 2018, following Josh Hader and Sean Newcomb.[86] Turner apologized for the social media postings and stated that his being a teenager at the time was no excuse at a tearful press conference called before the Nationals' next game.[87]
See also
- List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders
- List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle
- List of North Carolina State University people
- Los Angeles Dodgers award winners and league leaders
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External links
- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Trea Turner on Twitter
- Trea Turner on Instagram