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Trea Turner Saved the Phillies With the Most Beautiful Defensive Play of the MLB Playoffs

The Phillies shortstop had MLB fans in awe with this key play in the eighth inning of Philadelphia’s Game 1 win over the Braves.
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Trea Turner Saved the Phillies With the Most Beautiful Defensive Play of the MLB Playoffs
Trea Turner Saved the Phillies With the Most Beautiful Defensive Play of the MLB Playoffs

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The Philadelphia Phillies took Game 1 of their National League Division Series with the Braves with a hard-fought 3-0 victory in Atlanta on Saturday. 

The biggest play of the game came from the man who the Phillies gave $300 million to last winter - Trea Turner. The former Dodger made one of the coolest defensive plays in the eighth inning when made a diving stop on a ground ball and was somehow able to get enough on his backhand toss to second to start a double play to end the inning. 

The Braves would have scored one run on the play if not for Turner, and they would have been in a good position to maybe even tie things up or take the lead if the inning hadn’t come to an abrupt end. 

Look at this effort from Turner: 

That toss to second was absolutely incredible. 

Fans loved it: 

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Andy Nesbitt
ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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