Justin Turner signs a one-year contract with the Blue Jays

\n\n”, “providerName”: “Twitter”, “providerUrl”: “https://twitter.com”, “thumbnail_url”: null, “type”: “oembed”, “width”: 550, “contentType “: “rich”},{“__typename”: “Markdown”, “content”: “His fit in Toronto could be similar: a little bit of everything. Much of this depends on what the Blue Jays do next” with Knowing that this lineup still needs another legitimate bat. If the Blue Jays dip back into the DH market, led by Martinez and Jorge Soler, that will require Turner to play the outfield regularly. If they dip into the third base market, led by old friend Matt Chapman , Turner will slide into more DH reps and assign Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to first base, a role similar to Brandon Belt's from a year ago. text “”},{“__typename”:”:OEmbed”,”html”:”“”, “providerName”: “MLB”, “providerUrl”: null, “thumbnail_url”: null, “type”: “oembed”, “width”: 425, “contentType”: “rich”}, {“__typename” :”Markdown”,”content”:”Turner would be a clear downgrade from Chapman defensively at the hot corner — almost anyone on the planet is — and Isiah Keener-Faleeva is a skilled defender, so it would be surprising to see the Blue Jays roll out the old-timer The 39-year-old regularly plays at third base due to his focus on defense.”,”type”:text”},{“__typename”: “Video”,”contentDate”: “2023-06-17T00:15″ :33.489Z”,”preferredPlaybackScenarioURL ({\”preferredPlaybacks\”:\”mp4AvcPlayback\”})”:https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-06/15/157ad969-6a8ba74f-0096fb26-csvm-diamondx64 -asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4″, “type”: “video”, “description”: “Justin Turner smashes a grand slam into center field for his second homer of the game to give Boston a 10-1 lead over the Yankees in the third inning”, “displayAsVideoGif”: false,”duration”: “00:00:26″,”slug”: “matt-krook-in-play-run-s-to-justin-turner” “,”tags”:[{“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”season-2023″,”title”:”Season 2023″,”type”:”season”},{“__typename”:”GameTag”},{“__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-457759″,”title”:”Justin Turner”,”person”:{“__ref”:”Person:457759″},”type”:”player”},{“__typename”:”TeamTag”,”slug”:”teamid-111″,”title”:”Boston Red Sox”,”team”:{“__ref”:”Team:111″},”type”:”team”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”hitting”,”title”:”hitting”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”highlight”,”title”:”highlight”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”in-game-highlight”,”title”:”in-game highlight”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”game-action-tracking”,”title”:”game action tracking”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”grand-slam”,”title”:”grand slam”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”home-run”,”title”:”home run”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”imagen-feed”,”title”:”Imagen feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”}]”thumbnail”:{“__typename”: “Thumbnail”, “templateUrl”: “https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/{formatInstructions}/mlb/bvuezufuibkilosgkonv”},”title” : “Justin Turner's grand slam”, “relativeSiteUrl”: “/video/matt-krook-in-play-run-s-to-justin-turner”},{“__typename”: “Markdown”, “content”: ” “At the plate, Turner is still capable, which is why the Blue Jays were drawn to him. With the Red Sox last season, Turner hit .276 with 23 home runs and an .800 OPS, lining him up well to replace Belt's production. “He also has an on-base percentage of .352 over the past three seasons combined, which is another Belt strength and another skill this lineup needed more of. If the power bats are going to bounce back — namely Guerrero — they're going to need someone to take the lead.” \n\nThe element of experience cannot be overstated either. Bechet has developed into a thoughtful young leader, fully aware of what his team and club need. This is not a young team by any means, but there is still a need for leadership and Turner brings with him 15 years of MLB experience comes to town. He also excelled in the postseason, batting .270 with 13 home runs and an .830 OPS over 86 career games. He won the 2020 World Series as a member of the Dodgers, where He recorded a 1.066 OPS with a pair of homers in the six-game set against the Rays.\n\nMuch like Toronto's previous addition of Kiner-Falefa to a two-year, $15 million deal, this seems like another move that will gain more visibility when We have the full picture of Toronto's offseason. It's striking that on January 30, with spring training just over two weeks away, we don't have the full picture yet.”,”type”:text”}],”relativeSiteUrl”:”: /news/justin-turner-blue-jays-deal”, “contentType”: “news”, “subHeadline”: null, “summary”: “Toronto – The Blue Jays have signed Justin Turner to a one-year, $13 million deal On Tuesday, he brought one of baseball's most reliable veteran players to Toronto.\nThe contract includes $1.5 million in roster and performance bonuses, a source told John Paul Morosi of MLB.com.\n\n\n\nJustin Turner has proven himself not just the same,' tagline ({\”formatString\”:\”none\”})”:null,”tags”:[{“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”storytype-article”,”title”:”Article”,”type”:”article”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”apple-news”,”title”:”Apple News”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TeamTag”,”slug”:”teamid-141″,”title”:”Toronto Blue Jays”,”team”:{“__ref”:”Team:141″},”type”:”team”},{“__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-457759″,”title”:”Justin Turner”,”person”:{“__ref”:”Person:457759″},”type”:”player”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”transactions”,”title”:”transactions”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”ContributorTag”,”slug”:”keegan-matheson”,”title”:”Keegan Matheson”,”type”:”contributor”}]”type”: “story”, “thumbnail”: “https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/{formatInstructions}/mlb/x8dvh4roxli4eo1rm7o9”, “title”: “Justin Turner signs 1″ One-year deal with Blue Jays”}}”Person:457759″:{“__typename”:”Person””id”:457759}”Team:141″:{“__typename”:”Team””id” ” :141},”Team:111″:{“__typename”: “Team”,”id”:111}}} window.adobeAnalytics = {“reportingSuiteId”:”:mlbglobal08,mlbcom08″,”linkInternalFilters”: “mlb “} window.globalState = {“tracking_title”: “Major League Baseball”, “lang”: “en”} window.appId = '' /*–>*/