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Trea Turner’s unlikely batting crown and the history it rewrote

When Philadelphia signed Trea Turner to a $300 million deal, they weren’t just buying speed and defense. They were banking on a hitter who could change a lineup overnight. In 2025, Turner did just that, but in a way nobody quite expected. He captured the National League batting title with a .304 average, the lowest mark ever to lead the league.

Why is this title different?

Batting champions have always carried a certain aura: Rod Carew, Wade Boggs, Tony Gwynn. For decades, winning a batting crown meant flirting with .350 or at least clearing .320. Turner’s .304 rewrote that tradition. The previous low for an NL champ was Gwynn’s .313 in 1988, while Carl Yastrzemski’s .301 in 1968 stood as the rock-bo

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