Dodgers fan favorite Justin Turner is continuing his professional baseball career, and it’s south of the border.
Turner, who joined the Dodgers in 2014 and played nine seasons with the franchise, has signed with the Tijuana Toros of the Mexican League, according to AM 570’s David Vassegh.
In his time with the Dodgers, Turner made two All-Star appearances and was part of the 2020 World Series-winning club.
He played last season with the Cubs, hitting .219 with three home runs in 169 at-bats, before becoming a free agent.
Turner, who was born in Long Beach, hit at least 27 home runs in a season three times with the Dodgers: 2016, 2019 and 2021.
Besides the Dodgers and Cubs, Turner also played for the Orioles, Mets, Red Sox, Blue Jays and Mariners.
In 2017, Turner smashed a three-run, walk-off home run in the NLCS against the Cubs and was the series MVP. Turner, who made his MLB debut on Sept. 8, 2009, with the Orioles, has 201 home runs and batted .283.
When he met with the media in November, Turner talked about his long-range plan.
“I mean, I think it’s pretty obvious that the biggest chunk of my career came in LA with those nine years. The turning point in my career came when I put the Dodgers uniform on. The one title I won was with the Dodgers. That’s definitely, I think, I don’t even want to get down to that yet, but it’s probably a slam dunk that [retiring with the Dodgers on a one-day contract] will happen that way. I don’t know, we’ll see what happens. If there was one [franchise to retire with], I think the obvious one would be the Dodgers.”
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
