Justin Turner Stats
- Height / Weight
- 5' 11" / 208 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 11/23/1984 (39)
- Experience
- 15
- College
- Cal State Fullerton
Justin Turner Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Justin Turner News
Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter Justin Turner (illness) is back in the lineup on Friday, serving as the DH and batting cleanup against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays and left-hander Tyler Alexander. Turner missed a few games this week while feeling under the weather, but he's back in there for the start of a series against the Rays. The 39-year-old veteran should be returned to starting fantasy lineups in redraft leagues. He's gone hitless in his last 16 plate appearances over four games but does have two home runs and five RBI in five career at-bats against Alexander. On the year, Turner has slashed .246/.317/.405 with four home runs, 16 RBI and 17 runs scored in 126 at-bats.
Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter Justin Turner (illness) is not in the team's starting lineup on Wednesday against the Baltimore Orioles. Turner was under the weather on Tuesday and was scheduled to sit out, but the contest in Baltimore was postponed due to inclement weather. However, the 39-year-old veteran is still feeling bad on Wednesday and will not play. The Blue Jays have a scheduled day off on Thursday, so perhaps Turner is feeling good enough to play on Friday in the series opener against the Tampa Bay Rays. The left-handed hitting Daniel Vogelbach is serving as the DH on Wednesday and will hit seventh against Orioles right-hander Kyle Bradish. On the year to this point, Turner is slashing a modest .250/.321/.411 with four home runs, 16 RBI and 17 runs scored in his first 36 games with Toronto.
Updating a previous report, Toronto Blue Jays outfielder George Springer (illness) and Kevin Kiermaier (illness) and designated hitter Justin Turner (illness) are both out sick on Monday against the Baltimore Orioles. Springer missed Friday and Saturday while being sick but was able to return on Sunday before going 0-for-4 with two strikeouts. It appears he's still not feeling great and will sit out another game. Turner is sick and in a slump of late, so a day off second consecutive day off should do him well. Kiermaier will miss his fourth straight game. Cavan Biggio is in right field and batting eighth, Daniel Vogelbach is the DH and is hitting fifth, while Daulton Varsho is in center field and batting second against Orioles right-hander Corbin Burnes. Davis Schneider is in left field and is batting leadoff for Toronto. It's a tough matchup for all of Toronto's hitters in the series opener against Burnes.
Batting Order
1 | Davis Schneider |
2 | Daulton Varsho |
3 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. |
4 | Bo Bichette |
5 | Justin Turner |
6 | George Springer |
7 | Danny Jansen |
8 | Cavan Biggio |
9 | Kevin Kiermaier |
Justin Turner Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Davis Schneider |
2 | Daulton Varsho |
3 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. |
4 | Bo Bichette |
5 | Justin Turner |
6 | George Springer |
7 | Danny Jansen |
8 | Cavan Biggio |
9 | Kevin Kiermaier |
In 2023, Justin Turner signed a one-year deal with the Boston Red Sox after nine years with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The deal was well worth it for the player and team as Turner enjoyed career-highs in hits (154) and RBI (96) while calling hitter-friendly Fenway Park home. Turner also scored 86 runs, hit 23 homers, and had a respectable .276 batting average in his age-38 season. Despite the success, there were some signs that he might be slowing down. Turner's expected batting average and hard-hit rate decreased for the fourth year in a row and his batting average against four-seam fastballs was just .229. After declining his player option, Turner signed with the Toronto Blue Jays on another one-year deal. Most projection systems foresee a reduction in playing time and with it a decrease in counting stats, down to around 15 HR and between 115 and 135 runs and RBI combined. Managers can afford to be optimistic about Turner and pick him up as a corner infielder or bench player given his 248.17 ADP and the fact that he will be hitting in the top half of the Jays' lineup alongside Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette.