Bleacher Report · Oct 6, 2017
Trea Turner's Lightning Speed Is About to Electrify the 2017 Postseason
Trea Turner wasn't always fast.
Well, that's not exactly right, because Turner was probably always faster than the average kid. But he wasn't fast fast when he started playing baseball at Park Vista Community High School in Lake Worth, Florida. He wasn't the guy everyone stopped to watch, the way he is with the Washington Nationals now.
"He was a solid runner, but I wouldn't even say he was a good runner," said Chris Hart, thinking back to the first time he saw Turner play. "I'd say he ran a 6.7 or 6.8 60 [yard dash]. But he was athletic and he had coordination and body control, and I just felt like he was going to be a good baseball player."