Rosenthal: Trea Turner’s grand slam powers exhilarating comeback as USA advances to WBC semifinals

Rosenthal: Trea Turner’s grand slam powers exhilarating comeback as USA advances to WBC semifinals

MIAMI – Trea Turner had faced Venezuelan right-hander Silvino Bracho exactly once in his career. “Go look at the highlight of the at-bat,” he told me just before I interviewed him on FS1. “Bad?” I asked. “So bad,” Turner replied. The at-bat took place on Sept. 26, 2016, in the ninth inning of a game in which Turner’s former team, the Nationals, trailed the Diamondbacks, 14-4. Bracho threw an 82-mph slider. Turner checked his swing. His groundball to first was …