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Watch: Trea Turner Hits Home Run in World Baseball Classic Final Against Japan

Philadelphia Phillies superstar Trea Turner hit another home run during the World Baseball Classic, this time against Japan in the final.

Kade Kistner

Watch: Trea Turner Hits Home Run in World Baseball Classic Final Against Japan
Watch: Trea Turner Hits Home Run in World Baseball Classic Final Against Japan /
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Philadelphia Phillies superstar Trea Turner has done it again for Team USA. Turner hit his fourth home run in three games in the World Baseball Classic. His latest coming in the finals against Japan in the second inning. 

Turner now has five home runs during the tournament, a World Baseball Classic. 

It's been an incredible run for Turner who has been, without a doubt, the MVP of the tournament so far.

Instead of hitting ninth in the lineup, manager Mark DeRosa moved Turner up to the six-hole on Tuesday evening.

Without missing a beat, Turner mashed a solo shot to deep left field to give the USA a 1-0 lead.

The Phillies very well may have gotten an absolute bargain on Turner who signed an 11-year, $300 million deal this winter. If he brings this type of production back with him to Philadelphia, the reigning National League champions could have one of the best lineups in all of baseball.

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Kade Kistner
KADE KISTNER

Kade Kistner is the publisher and beat writer for Sports Illustrated's Inside the Phillies. An alumnus of Tulane University, Kade graduated in 2017 with a degree in Latin American Studies and a minor in Spanish. Upon graduation, Kade commissioned into the United States Navy and attended Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Fl. He served as a Naval Aviator and was stationed in Jacksonville, Fl.  During his time in school and the Navy, Kade began covering the MLB and NFL with USA Today, SB Nation, and Sports Illustrated.  Kade covered the New Orleans Saints, Texas Rangers, and numerous other teams within the Sports Illustrated network before launching Inside the Phillies, Inside the Astros, and Inside the Cubs. You can follow him on Twitter at @KadeKistner, or if you have any questions or comments he can be reached via email at kwkistner@gmail.com.

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