The longtime Dodgers mainstay Justin Turner, the type of player who makes you wonder when the term “professional hitter” in
Baseball, which has never ceased being used in everyday speech, has a new job. Turner is heading west to Toronto, where he will receive $13
million this season with the possibility of earning an extra $1.5 million in bonuses and incentives. Turner had one season in Boston,
when things went rather well for him personally but not as well for his club.
Now, if you’re anything like me, you undoubtedly wondered, “Wait, didn’t Turner come up with the Orioles around the same time?
Guerrero père was winding down his career there?” when you heard that Turner and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. would be sharing an infield
(and/or DH slot). As it happened, he did. Though he did play with his new teammate’s father, Turner is not merely that old. He played
four years of college, was drafted, played parts of two seasons in the majors with the Orioles, spent three seasons in the minors, and
was moved away before the father of his new teammate arrived. That’s how old he is.
Turner turned 39 years old lately, or 39 years old in Canada,, assuming one takes the exchange rate into account. I reviewed it. It’s a
rather youthful age for someone who spent their early twenties obtaining a PhD in the humanities while their contemporaries were
starting families and making good professions out of themselves. You still have your entire life ahead of you! I trust you! But it’s out of
date for a ballplayer. particularly one whose contract states he will be a key member of a team that makes the playoffs.
Turner was so old that he was a member of the Cal State Fullerton baseball team, where Chad Cordero played in college. Toget her,
they qualified for the 2003 College World Series (along with Ricky Romero, for any Blue Jays fans who are reading this and wanted to
recall some folks). These are some of the players they faced throughout that year’s NCAA Tournament.
Yes, that’s Brian Wilson, who introduced the baseball world to bondage gear and beard dye 13 years ago, and Sam Fuld, who is
currently entering his fourth season as an MLB general manager. Of course, Turner would not have been available to the Blue Jays for
just $13 million if he were not old enough to have regularly used a portable cassette player. In his early 30s, Turner was a regular 140
or 150 wRC+ guy, legitimately one of the best hitters in baseball.Yes, that’s Brian Wilson, who introduced the baseball world to
bondage gear and beard dye 13 years ago, and Sam Fuld, who is currently entering his fourth season as an MLB general manager. Of
course, Turner would not have been available to the Blue Jays for just $13 million if he were not old enough to have regularly used a
portable cassette player. In his early 30s, Turner was a regular 140 or 150 wRC+ guy, legitimately one of the best hitters in baseball.
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