Trea Turner hits a huge grand slam for team USA, a breakdown
What Happened
In the quarterfinal matchup of the World Baseball Classic between Team USA and Venezuela, the game is a back-and-forth battle, with Venezuela leading 7-5 in the bottom of the eighth inning. Trea Turner of Team USA steps up to the plate with the bases loaded and no outs, looking to spark a comeback for his squad. The pitcher, Salvi, tries to execute a fastball low and away, but misses his spot. Turner fouls the pitch back, leaving him in an 0-2 count. Salvi goes back to the same location on the next pitch, but again misses his mark, and Turner fouls it off. On the third pitch, the pitcher appears to be concerned about his execution, as he looks over at Turner after the foul ball. With the count still 0-2, the pitcher elects to go with an off-speed pitch, but it proves to be a grave mistake. Turner absolutely crushes the offering, sending it soaring over the outfield wall for a grand slam. The dugout erupts in celebration, with players like Mookie Betts, Mike Trout, and Pete Alonso ecstatic as they watch the ball leave the yard. As Trea Turner rounds the bases, the camera captures the pandemonium in the dugout. Coaches, including Jerry Manuel, join the players in the jubilant celebration. When Turner reaches the top of the dugout steps, he is met by teammates Tim Anderson and J.T. Realmuto, who hold him up and shout something in his face, clearly fired up by the clutch hit. Waiting at the bottom of the steps is none other than Ken Griffey Jr., Turner's hitting coach for the tournament. Griffey embraces Turner, sharing in the moment of his game-changing grand slam. Turner appears to be watching the replay on the scoreboard, a look of disbelief and excitement on his face. The summary ends with the iconic Gatorade shower, a fitting conclusion to an electrifying sports moment that has captivated the crowd and team USA players alike.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentquarterfinal of the World Baseball
Classic USA Venezuela back and forth
game the entire way right here Venezuela
is up seven to five in the eighth inning
Tim Anderson's up and he's gonna work a
lead off walk on a 3-2 pitch throws the
bat fixes his belt adjusts the cup
feeling good Alonzo comes up he's pinch
hitting he says put it right there
hey pitch if you could just put it right
there right there right there I'd really
like that oh put it right there
couldn't pull the trigger that's a ball
up that's another ball up fastballs up
fastballs up he puts it in play and it's
a little flare shot gonna fall in
between the fielders
the runners move up first and second now
romuto comes up and getting the fastball
it's up again so they're like hey your
fastball's up these kids what are they
doing because like in my life this means
you know cry about it but USA is losing
at this point does this mean something
new that I don't know am I too old
definitely too old though what does this
mean what are these kids doing it's a
weird time they're you're losing back to
the baseball he goes non-fast ball and
it's out then he goes fastball again
instead of being up it's in JT stares at
him
oh yeah I don't know I guess beat
getting hit stinks someone hits you you
can look at him and be like hey I'm
gonna stare at you mad even though it's
not on purpose he leads the leaves the
game a new pitcher comes in he inherits
Bases Loaded no outs that stinks and
Trey Turner's up at the plate now look
at look at where the glove is they want
this low and Away fastball low and away
it's a fastball but it's in he missed
his spot he gets the strike which is
great he's ahead in the count but
that's not the execution they wanted so
salvi goes back to the same spot on the
next pitch look fastball away and misses
his spot even worse this time
but still gets the result he wants
Turner fouls it back so now he's O2
zombie kind of looks at him after that
makes me wonder if this was a cross-up
or something
or he's just like what are you doing
because look he looks at him he's like
hey dude what's up
I'm throws in the ball this kid's
worried and now O2 pitch all right let's
get off the fastball because you're
having trouble locating it let's go to
the change up or or secondary pitch I'm
not sure what he throws but bury it O2
make him chase this is one of the worst
O2 pitches you're gonna see bam so all
three pitches weren't really executed
how they wanted him to be and that is
absolutely hammered for a go ahead Grand
Slam there's mookie this is my favorite
shot I slowed it down a ton because
obviously first you got Trey Turner
let's go and then you got mookie
screaming in the background and then
after him you just go down the line oh
there's trout screaming okay who's next
well you got Alonso and that's the roast
of the manager behind him okay you got
Will Smith McNeil McMahon schwarber it's
just crazy cool shot and make a list ran
past there I don't know who that is
struggling to go out he's not even up
and over those coaches they're just
gonna hug you know they don't need to go
over the rail religious coaches but that
was a cool shot this pitcher slams his
glove so hard it bounces back up real
quick boom it's right back in his chest
right after he releases it USA USA I
like this look at the uh
Jerry Manuel number 11 the coach he's in
there he's in he's in the celebration
the coach he's squatting down and then
all right you boys have fun I'm gonna go
celebrate on my own with the people my
age but you do you Turner bum rushes
through there he gets to the top of the
step and Pettit and McCann are like nope
you gotta stop and talk to us they just
completely hold him up scream something
in his face and then he gets down the
steps and look who's waiting for him Ken
Griffey Jr that's surreal Ken Griffey Jr
just wait because he's your hitting
coach in this tournament so he's just
waiting for him tap some pauses and then
gives him a big old hug what a sequence
that's crazy I think he's watching the
replay now on the Jumbotron he gets this
look like oh boy yeah I did do that he
gets this little shiver here look Trey
what's this about oh yeah
all all kinds of fired up
man and then I think that you cut back I
think weino said something well
obviously wayno said something to make
him laugh I mean look at the way he's
looking William cracked himself up he's
like he's still laughing at my joke it
was good right and then they're gonna
get him with the Gatorade and he didn't
like this at all
oh that sucks
affordable I hate that