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Turner Timeline: We Told You So
8/15/2016 2:10:00 PM | Baseball
NC State's Trea Turner making the most of his first full season in the bigs
For Wolfpack nation, Trea Turner's sustained breakout for the Washington Nationals resides among the least surprising stories of 2016. His young career dotted with artificial obstacles overcome, the well-documented lack of scholarship offers or the December 2014 trade that sent him east to the Nats six months later, Turner sets a new high water mark on a weekly basis.Â
At 23 years old, Turner's already checked off far more than most thought possible. He's constructed a .319 average for the year. He's homered four times in 54 career games, tripled five times and stolen 12 bases. Once, he tripled, then stole home.
Those who watched Trea rewrite Wolfpack history on a daily basis inside Doak Field at Dail Park for three springs know these stories add up to more than stats. First and foremost, Trea wins. The Nats own an 8.5 game lead in the NL East, and the prospect of postseason play looms large for the Brooks Wallace Award winner.
As the MLB season begins its crescendo, Wolfpackers will nod along as Trea adds to the list of highlights featured below. We've seen him do this before. Yet, Trea Turner's peak remains undefined. We're still watching the ascent...
At 23 years old, Turner's already checked off far more than most thought possible. He's constructed a .319 average for the year. He's homered four times in 54 career games, tripled five times and stolen 12 bases. Once, he tripled, then stole home.
Those who watched Trea rewrite Wolfpack history on a daily basis inside Doak Field at Dail Park for three springs know these stories add up to more than stats. First and foremost, Trea wins. The Nats own an 8.5 game lead in the NL East, and the prospect of postseason play looms large for the Brooks Wallace Award winner.
As the MLB season begins its crescendo, Wolfpackers will nod along as Trea adds to the list of highlights featured below. We've seen him do this before. Yet, Trea Turner's peak remains undefined. We're still watching the ascent...
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.@treavturner has started 24 @MLB games this season. He's got multiple hits in 11 of them. (He had 3 last night.) pic.twitter.com/nIiOnMq0Tl
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) August 14, 2016
Trea Turner is the only @Nationals player to hit a HR and triple in the same game this season. First since Bryce Harper on May 17, 2015
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) August 14, 2016
.@treavturner has 5 triples since the All-Star Break, the most in @MLB .
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) August 13, 2016
P.S. The "V" stands for "vroom." pic.twitter.com/yDzeNaynEK
Trea Turner's 3rd-inning home run was the second-longest by a @Nationals player this season (Wilson Ramos, 455 ft). pic.twitter.com/0PHyfnvFA9
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) August 3, 2016
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July 20, 2016: "Trea Turner Third Player in Nationals History to Steal Home" (Washington Post)
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