The Philadelphia Phillies will get their star shortstop back for the final game of the regular season on Sunday. On Saturday, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reported that Phillies manager Rob Thomson said Turner will play a couple of innings at shortstop in Sunday’s season finale.
It will be Turner's first game back since injuring his hamstring on Sept. 7. The idea will be for Turner to at least get some work in before having to sit the next five days before the NLDS begins next Sat., Oct. 4.
There was the possibility of Turner feeling healthy enough to return right before the postseason, but the weight of risk gave the Phillies initial pause trying to get Turner back on the field.