Washington Nationals player Trea Turner who plays shortstop is an exceptional talent on and off the court and is definitely destined for the Hall of Fame.
Turner, who won the Brooks Wallace Award as the 2014 best stopover in college baseball, emerged as a first-round pick in the draft and was selected by the San Diego Padres.
the biography
Trea Turner was born Trea Vance Turner at Market Donna Turner on June 30, 1993 in Lake Worth, Florida. He grew up in the same area and attended Park Vista Community High School, where he began to fall in love with baseball, playing for his school’s baseball team.
Turner has caught the eye of a number of college programs and pro teams due to his abilities. He was actually picked with the 602nd selection in the 20th round by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2011 MLB draft. However, he chooses to attend college instead, opting to attend North Carolina State University through a baseball scholarship.
As a college freshman, Turner played third baseman, leaving his favorite shortstop position. This did not affect its performance as it logged more steals than all 158 Division I teams combined. It also tied the record number of steals within the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and has was selected to the Tournament All-Star Team at the 2012 ACC Tournament.
In his second year, he returned to the short-stop position where he continued his outstanding performance, earning him a finalist for the Brooks Wallace Award. He also earned a first-team All-ACC and a third-team All-American from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and Baseball America.
As a junior, Trea Turner eventually managed to get her hands on the Brooks Wallace Award. After that season, he elected to turn pro and was therefore selected with the 13th overall pick by the San Diego Padres in the 2014 MLB draft.
Despite impressive performances in the few games he played after his debut, the Padres agreed to trade him to the Washington Nationals after a few months.
Turner remained with the Padres until 2015 when he joined the Nationals. After a few games in the Eastern Class AA League and the International Class AAA League, he represented them in the 2015 All-Star Game. He made his Major League debut on August 21, 2015, and the rest, as they say , is history.
Trea Turner’s Statistics
In his freshman year in college, Turner had a .336 batting average, a .432 on-base percentage, while recording 57 stolen bases and only being caught stealing four times. In his sophomore year, he batted .378 with seven innings, 41 runs and 27 stolen bases. In 2014, as a junior, his batting average was .321 with eight homers and 26 stolen bases.
In his career so far, he has played 262 games, managing a .292 batting average, .36 percent on base, while recording 111 runs and 99 stolen bases.
Other facts to know
Trea Turner is not the only child of her parents. He has an older sister named Teal
After high school, Turner had the opportunity to attend Florida Atlantic University after receiving a scholarship from the school. He eventually chose to attend North Carolina State University where he met his future fiancé.
In June 2017, Trea Turner got engaged to his longtime girlfriend, Kristen Harabedian. The couple met while in college at North Carolina State University. Kristen, who was a gymnast at school, graduated in 2014 with a Bachelor of Science in Management. Although she worked as a camp counselor in college, she has since become a general counsel services analyst at Credit Suisse.
Turner’s favorite position is shortstop. He was, however, used as a center in the past by the Nationals and also played as a third baseman in college.
He is one of the fastest runners in Major League Baseball. He has already scored twice in the past at a speed of 36 km/h.
Turner set a record 57 steals at North Carolina State University in his freshman year. This figure was also more than the teams total of 158 Division I teams.