SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 04: Trea Turner #6 of the Los Angeles Dodgers goes down to field a ground ball off the bat of Austin Slater #13 of the San Francisco Giants in the bottom of the fifth inning at Oracle Park on September 04, 2021 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
It appears the Los Angeles Dodgers-San Francisco Giants rivalry is alive and well, even for the newcomers.
Trea Turner was only acquired at the trade deadline, which was hardly a month and a half ago, but it was obvious he’d grown sick of hearing about the NL West leaders when he was asked about them before Saturday’s game against the San Diego Padres.