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Mary Clarke

Trea Turner is an expecting dad 9 months after signing monster contract and MLB fans made the same joke

Trea Turner MLB Phillies

Trea Turner got off to a rocky start with the Philadelphia Phillies this year, but has since turned it around in a major way over the last month.

Thanks in part to an invigorating standing ovation given by Phillies fans in early August, Turner has since broken out of his slump in a big way, hitting 12 home runs and knocking in 33 RBIs with a .339 batting average over his last 30 games. Turner’s turnaround in Philadelphia has been one of the most fun baseball storylines to watch over the last month, as the whole city has rallied around the 30-year-old shortstop and he’s responded in kind.

On Tuesday, Turner was put on the paternity list as his wife, Kristen Harabedian, is expecting. As the news broke, MLB fans noticed the … suspicious timing of Turner’s paternity leave. Specifically, the news came down nine months to the day after Turner signed his 11-year, $300 million contract with the Phillies.

Of course, the good folks on Twitter dot com did not disappoint with the jokes after Turner went on the paternity list nine months after signing his new contract with the Phillies.

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