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Trea Turner on standing ovations from Phillies fans: ‘Pretty f—— cool’

Trea Turner settled the fake debate that consumed social media in the Delaware Valley Friday night: He appreciated the rousing ovations that he received from Philadelphia Phillies fans at Citizens Bank Park.

His mom — the same mom who told Turner she was booing him earlier in the season — told him after the game that she cried as she saw the response that he received during his first at-bat.

And he himself thought it was a pretty cool gesture.

“That was pretty fucking cool,” Turner said to a swarm of reporters after the game. “The fans have my back … they’re showing up for me and it’s pretty cool to see. That was pretty nice and wish we could have come out with that win right there. But I thought that was awesome.”

Turner broke his bat in his first plate appearance, lining out to Kansas City first baseman Salvador Perez. But he would ultimately finish the evening 1-for-4 with a key RBI in the bottom of the sixth, and a few impressive plays in the field as well.

The Phillies ultimately lost the game 7-5, with Aaron Nola’s frustrating contract year continuing to haunt the Phillies. Nola allowed eight hits and five earned runs, surrendering two more home runs. The righty has now allowed 26 home runs this season, one off of his career high of 27 in 2019.

Still, there was perhaps a glimmer of hope with the evening Turner had, an encouraging sign for a team that desperately needs the shortstop to start performing like the star who earned an 11-year/$300 million contract last offseason.

“It’s a humbling game, right? But like I keep saying, keep going … keep working … keep doing all the things that got me here,” Turner said. “Trust who I am and keep playing well, and it’ll come back eventually.”