It’s no secret that Dodgers shortstop Trea Turner’s postseason career prior to this year hasn’t been stellar. Over his first four postseasons (2016, 2017, 2019, and 2021), Turner posted a .228 batting average and a .561 OPS, both not just well below his lofty regular-season numbers, but well below average for anyone.
While Turner’s struggles have been well documented, the injuries he’s battled through haven’t gotten as much play. As Bill Plunkett reports in the Orange County Register, Turner played most of the 2019 season with a fractured finger that didn’t heal right and eventually required surgery, and he played the last half of 2021 with a fractured knuckle.