Trea Vance Turner (born June 30, 1993) is an American professional baseball player for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at North Carolina State University (NC State). The San Diego Padres selected Turner in the first round of the 2014 MLB Draft, and traded him to the Nationals in 2015. Turner made his MLB debut with the Nationals on August 21, 2015.

Developed by the Padres and Nationals primarily as a shortstop, Turner has made most of his appearances at the MLB level in center field and at second base. He is considered one of the fastest runners in Major League Baseball, being clocked at a 22.7 mph max speed at least twice during the 2016 season.

Trea Turner was born in Lake Worth, Florida on June 30, 1993 to parents Mark and Donna. He has an older sister, Teal.

Turner attended Park Vista Community High School in Lake Worth, Florida, where he played for his school's baseball team. Turner was lightly recruited by college programs, only receiving scholarship offers from North Carolina State University (NC State) and Florida Atlantic University. The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Turner in the 20th round, with the 602nd overall selection, of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft. Turner opted to attend NC State, to play college baseball for the NC State Wolfpack baseball team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I.

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