Trea Turner Credits Mother for Turning Boos Into Cheers After Massive Home Run

The Philadelphia Phillies were trailing.

Again.

Trea Turner was struggling with no positive end in sight.

Turner struck out in the seventh inning and was 0-for-4. The crowd at Citizens Bank Park was booing.

But the fans soon learned that the Phillies’ prized free agent signing wasn’t going to wilt.

Quite the opposite.

Turner crushed a game tying two-run home run in the ninth inning and the Phillies rallied for a 6-5 victory in 10 innings over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday.

"They don't bother me," Turner told reporters of the boos. "My mom prepared me for anything in this game or in this world. She was tough on me from an early age, and not much fazes me."

Turner signed an 11-year, $300 million deal in the offseason and had been scuffling badly at the plate.

Even the most positive Phillies fan had to be surprised with the two-run shot.

"That was big," manager Rob Thomson said. "Maybe that's his signature moment that gets him going here."

Nick Castellanos never found his offensive rhythm last season after signing a five-year, $100 million contract.

Turner had simply looked uncomfortable before that clutch home run. Recently, he could see big hits coming.

"I felt like I've been having better at-bats and just kind of no luck -- hitting it right at people," Turner said. "But, good spot to hit a homer. So it felt pretty good."

Turner seems to understand the fan base. That’s huge. When he does get on a roll, it will be a special relationship.

“These fans just want to win. They don't care about anything else other than winning,” Turner said. “And that's nice, because that's what we want as players. The electric atmosphere was really good. That's what makes this game fun -- sharing those moments.”

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