The Philadelphia Phillies are without one of their top offensive weapons but he’s already starting to get on-field reps.
placed shortstop Trea Turner on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain last week, the expectation was that Turner would miss about six weeks.
There is still no timetable for his return, according to manager Rob Thomson. But Wednesday was an interesting day at the ballpark for Turner.both reported that Turner was on the field pre-game taking ground balls, doing some light running and even taking cuts in the batting cage.
Before the injury Turner had put the awful start to his 2023 season, his first with the Phillies, behind him. He was the team’s top hitter to start this season, as he slashed .343/.392/.460/.852 in 33 games with 10 doubles, two home runs and nine RBI. He also had 10 stolen bases. The Phillies have worked around the injury in a variety of ways, most notably using Edmundo Sosa at shortstop. He was batting better than .300 entering Wednesday’s game with the Mets. Philadelphia has also slid Bryson Stott over from second base on occasion. Stott played shortstop for the Phillies before they signed Turner.
So far, everything Philadelphia has done is working. They were the first MLB team to reach 30 wins this season.Matthew Postins is an award-winning sports journalist who covers the Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros for Sports Illustrated/FanNation. He also covers he Big 12 for Heartland College Sports.
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