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Former Phillies GM Rips Major League Baseball After Trea Turner Announcement originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Philadelphia Phillies general manager Rubén Amaro Jr. won't see Trea Turner when the longtime executive turns on the 2025 MLB All-Star Game.
With the second half of the season about to start for the Philadelphia Phillies, the month of July is going to be a critical one for the franchise. Despite bei
As more players drop out of the game, Major League Baseball replaces them. On Friday night, the league announced that Jacob Misiorowski would join the All-Star Game, despite making just five career starts. Trea Turner did not hold back in his criticism of the league for opting to go with Misiorowski over his teammate Cristopher Sánchez.
The Philadelphia Phillies are not happy about one All-Star Game selection. Zack Wheeler and Kyle Schwarber are still playing in Atlanta. Still, some Phillies feel that there should be more representation, namely Christopher Sánchez and Ranger Suárez, who were passed up for Milwaukee Brewers rookie sensation Jacob Misiorowski.
From 10,000 feet, the Phillies have a strong offense, a strong starting pitching contingent and are in first place in the NL East as they prepare for the stretch run this summer. Philly is also just two games back in the loss column from having the best record in the National League. They're in a pretty good spot.
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Turner, who was batting .299 entering Monday, was more surprised by the absence of pitchers Cristopher Sánchez and Ranger Suárez from the All-Star team.
Everything the Phillies have done this season, everything they will do in the second half, is framed around the World Series. They want to win it. They need to win it.
"Imagine Ichiro Suzuki not making All-Star" - Ex-Phillies GM goes scorched earth on Trea Turner snub
It was a big surprise that Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Trea Turner did not get an All-Star selection. Turner leads the National League in hits and is in the top five in MLB for most stolen bases.
Things have been messy at Citizens Bank Park, but the team is in first place and on pace for its sixth-best win total in franchise history. Thank Topper.