PHILADELPHIA — After nearly three weeks on the injured list with a hamstring issue, Phillies shortstop Trea Turner returned to the lineup for Sunday’s regular-season finale. Despite an 0-for-2 performance, he wrapped up the National League batting title.
Turner, who landed on the IL in Sept. 8 with a Grade 1 hamstring strain in his right leg, played four innings in the field in a 2-1, 10-inning Phillies win over the Twins at Citizens Bank Park. It was his first game action since suffering the injury that interrupted a stellar season atop Philadelphia’s batting order. Still, Turner finished the year with 179 hits, which was second in the NL behind Luis Arraez, and a league-leading .