MIAMI — Here’s the thing about playing in the World Baseball Classic: There isn’t much time to reflect on it. One day, you’re hitting a home run against Japan in the championship game in front of 36,000 fans; the next, you’re back in Phillies camp, getting four at-bats in a meaningless Grapefruit League exhibition at a minor league ballpark.
But for a few minutes late Tuesday night, after Team USA fell to Japan and the great Shohei Ohtani, Trea Turner pledged his allegiance to playing in the WBC again in 2026.
“Definitely do it again,” said Turner, standing on the field at LoanDepot Stadium and still wearing his blue Team USA jersey as his 2-year-old son, Beckham, tried to run the bases. “If they have me, yeah, I would love to.”
