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Washington Nationals’ Trea Turner continued to grow as a leader for the Nats in 2020...

Washington Nationals’ skipper Davey Martinez praised Trea Turner’s willingness to take on a leadership role on the field and in the clubhouse throughout the 2020 campaign, and again when he spoke about the 27-year-old shortstop over the final weekend of the 60-game MLB season.

“Honestly, I think he’s more open, he communicates a lot more,” the manager explained.

“You see him on the field talking to Luis García or Carter Kieboom or J-Hay [Josh Harrison], and positioning and all that stuff.