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Phillies' Trea Turner Weighs in on 2025 Performance So Far

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Mike Ostrowski | Last updated May 26, 2025 12:35 PM ET

Trea Turner has been on a tear lately. The Phillies shortstop hit an even .400 over their seven-game road trip, with three home runs and eight RBI. That performance was a big factor in his club winning the first six of those games and improving to 34-19, the best record in MLB.

Turner's hot streak has raised his season average to .310 and his OPS to .808. But according to MLB.com's Paul Casella, Trea isn’t completely satisfied with his performance yet.

"Good, but not great," Turner said of his start to 2025. "I just feel like I haven't fully locked it in. And I'd like the power to be up a little bit and the OPS to come up a little bit. Those things are kind of related, though."

While the big hits are starting to come in, Turner's been getting plenty of small ones too. His 65 total knocks are tied for fourth across the league, and that's with missing three games in April due to back spasms.

At his current pace, Turner could join a very limited Phillies group: the 200-hit club. Only Jimmy Rollins (2007), Chase Utley (2006), Doug Glanville (1999), and Pete Rose (1979) have done so in the last half-century.

But that number isn't something Trea is focusing on.

"I always felt like, if I hit .300, the other numbers would take care of themselves," Turner said. "I feel like if you hit .300, you're doing a lot of things right. You're getting on base, you're probably hitting with two strikes, hitting the ball pretty well."

With a lineup full of guys who can drive the ball out of the park, Turner's main role is to keep doing what he has been - getting on base, whether it's done by hits or walks.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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