Watch Turner, Volpe face off FREE on MLB.TV
Two standout shortstops. Two new uniforms. Trea Turner and Anthony Volpe are taking the sector at Yankee Stadium, and you’ll watch without spending a dime at 1 p.m. ET Wednesday on MLB.TV.
The matinee matchup within the Bronx is MLB.TV’s Free Game of the Day.
Expect loads of motion because the Phillies and Yankees sq. off within the finale of a three-game set. Two of the highest seven groups in runs scored final season, the 2 golf equipment ought to ship an thrilling sport.
And there will likely be loads of new faces to see. The 2022 NL champion Phillies added the speedster Turner, who has essentially the most stolen bases within the Major Leagues since 2019, to the highest of their lineup. The five-tool star has began the season on a five-game hitting streak and is batting .391 after 4 straight two-hit video games.
Meanwhile, Volpe — MLB’s No. 5 prospect — earned the Yankees’ beginning shortstop job out of Spring Training. All the Yanks rookie did in New York’s opening collection was steal a base in every of his first three profession video games, turning into the primary participant since 2013 and simply the fifth since 1901 to accomplish the feat. His three steals are tied for fourth within the Majors.
If pitching is extra your velocity, the Phillies-Yankees matchup incorporates a pair of aces on the mound. For the Yankees, Gerrit Cole led the Major Leagues in strikeouts in 2022 with 257. A four-time finisher within the prime 5 of Cy Young Award voting, Cole struck out 11 Giants over six scoreless innings on Opening Day to interrupt a Yankees file. He has made eight profession begins in opposition to the Phillies however only one since 2017.
Aaron Nola, who completed fourth in 2022 NL Cy Young voting, will take the ball for the Phils. Nola was a workhorse final season (205 IP, 235 Okay) for the defending NL champs and is ready to make his second begin of 2023.
