1 of 5 | Infielder Justin Turner hit 23 home runs and totaled 96 RBIs in 146 games last season with the Boston Red Sox. File Photo by David Tulis/UPI | License Photo
The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to a 1-year contract with veteran infielder Justin Turner.
Sources told ESPN, MLB.com and The Athletic about the agreement Tuesday. Turner, 39, played last season for the Boston Red Sox. Advertisement
The 15-year veteran hit .276 with 23 home runs, 96 RBIs and a career-high 110 strikeouts in 146 games in 2023. Turner signed with the Red Sox last off-season after spending his previous 15 seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The two-time All-Star has a career .288 batting average, with 187 home runs in 1,539 appearances.
Turner hit a career-high .340 in 2014 for the Dodgers. He won a World Series with the franchise in 2020. He won 2017 NLCS MVP honors during that Dodgers postseason run, which ended with a World Series loss.
He will slide into a Blue Jays lineup that includes George Springer, Bo Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Blue Jays pitchers and catchers will report for spring training Feb. 15 in Dunedin, Fla. Advertisement
