The Phillies announced that Trea Turner has been positioned on the 10-day injured checklist as a consequence of a left hamstring pressure. Infielder Kody Clemens was referred to as up from Triple-A to take Turner’s place on the lively roster.
The position isn’t a shock, as Turner’s harm pressured him to make an early departure from Friday’s 4-3 Phillies win over the Giants. Within the fourth inning, Turner was on second base when Jordan Hicks threw a fourth ball to batter Bryce Harper, and the ball bounced off catcher Tom Murphy’s glove for a handed ball. Turner hustled down to 3rd base after which all the way in which residence to attain on the play, however at a price, as Edmundo Sosa took over at shortstop for Turner within the high of the fifth.
After getting off to an infamously sluggish begin in 2023 (the primary 12 months of his 11-year, $300M take care of Philadelphia), Turner has been much better within the early going of the 2024 marketing campaign. The shortstop is hitting .343/.392/.460 with two residence runs, 27 runs scored and 10 steals in 11 makes an attempt. A whopping .421 BABIP and a .379 wOBA that’s far above his .330 xwOBA point out that Turner has loved some luck in posting his bottom-line numbers, although Turner’s wonderful pace has all the time led to robust BABIP outcomes.
Turner has been one of many chief the reason why the Phillies have a league-high 22 wins. There’s no simple means for the Phils to exchange that manufacturing, and the group can solely hope Turner’s pressure is minor sufficient that he can return rapidly and absolutely recovered. Sosa will get many of the enjoying time at shortstop in Turner’s absence, with Clemens entering into Sosa’s function because the group’s utilityman. Philadelphia might additionally presumably use Bryson Stott at shortstop and deploy Whit Merrifield extra typically at second base, however Merrifield is off to a sluggish begin on the plate.