Daily News | Trea Turner makes his Phillies debut in the leadoff spot
CLEARWATER, Fla. — On Sunday afternoon, shortstop Trea Turner stepped up to the plate, in his first at-bat as a Phillie and his first at-bat as the Phillies’ leadoff man. The home dugout was packed. Big league players and minor league players lined up shoulder to shoulder on the railing, trying to make space so they could all see the show.
In the second inning, he hit another line-drive single, this time to left field, to drive in minor league third baseman Jim Haley. As if that weren’t good enough, Turner made a nice backhanded play on a grounder by Gilberto Celestino in the fourth to end the inning in the Phillies’ 10-8 victory. He flied out to deep center in the fifth inning and left the game after going 2-for-3.
Schwarber spent most of his 2022 season hitting leadoff, which is where he had told his manager he prefers to hit. But he said he felt comfortable hitting behind Turner on Sunday afternoon. It reminded him of their time with the Washington Nationals, when they would hit in the No. 5 and No. 6 holes. For the 2023 Phillies, Turner and Schwarber hitting No. 1 and No. 2 might mean that some of Schwarber’s solo home runs turn into two-run home runs — which he certainly won’t take issue with.
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