{"id":446135,"date":"2024-02-21T05:03:04","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T05:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=446135"},"modified":"2024-02-21T05:03:04","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T05:03:04","slug":"blue-jays-justin-turner-calls-free-agency-black-eye-on-the-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/blue-jays-justin-turner-calls-free-agency-black-eye-on-the-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays&#8217; Justin Turner Calls Free Agency &#8220;Black Eye&#8221; On The League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During this oddly quiet off-season, Justin Turner took longer than expected to find a new home. He did, however, do far better than many other free agents\u2014stars among them\u2014who are still up in the air over a week into spring training\u2014by signing with the Toronto Blue Jays on January 30.<\/p>\n<h2>Blue Jays&#8217; Justin Turner Calls Free Agency &#8220;Black Eye&#8221; On The League<\/h2>\n<p>However, he recently used his position as one of the most well-liked players in the league to address the worries of other players who are dissatisfied with the way the signing process is currently going.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Justin Turner is excited to play for the Toronto Blue Jays. \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yNRlJQh0ep\">pic.twitter.com\/yNRlJQh0ep<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TSN (@TSN_Sports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TSN_Sports\/status\/1759990624634261599?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s just frustrating,\u201d Turner said Monday, as position players reported to Blue Jays camp ahead of Tuesday\u2019s first full-squad workout. \u201cIt\u2019s frustrating, obviously, for the guys in the free agency class. It\u2019s frustrating for a lot of teams around the league trying to figure out where some of these guys are going to go. It\u2019s kind of a little bit of a black eye on baseball. You have all these guys that are all-star, Cy Young, batting title, Rookie of the Year guys on the free-agent market and they\u2019re having a hard time finding a job. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s a good look.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The current National League Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell, Texas Rangers star Jordan Montgomery during the postseason, all-star Michael Lorenzen, former NL MVP Cody Bellinger, and, of course, Matt Chapman\u2014who won a Gold Glove at third base with the Blue Jays last season\u2014are among the dozens of players who have not signed contracts.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bo Bichette and Justin Turner BP. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlueJays?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BlueJays<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fWX43KQYDq\">pic.twitter.com\/fWX43KQYDq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Keegan Matheson (@KeeganMatheson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KeeganMatheson\/status\/1759967258854441444?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On January 31, Turner agreed to a one-year contract worth US$13 million with the Jays; this was not exactly an early conclusion to the process for the former Los Angeles Dodgers World Series champion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s above my pay grade, obviously, but I\u2019d like to see everyone get signed as soon as possible,\u201d Turner said. \u201cI just don\u2019t know how that would work. What happens if someone doesn\u2019t get signed in that period? Are they just not allowed to play baseball any more. There\u2019s a lot of unknowns.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Justin Turner (22)<br \/>Solo Home Run<\/p>\n<p>Opponent: Los Angeles Dodgers<br \/>Pitcher: Gavin Stone<br \/>Date: 8\/27\/23 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dAUGXRfF4Q\">pic.twitter.com\/dAUGXRfF4Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Red Sox Home Runs (@RedSox_HR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RedSox_HR\/status\/1757851293886959990?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>MLB should encourage or incentive teams to sign players early rather than defending cheapness or placing blame on players, even if they might not be able to force the issue. If teams are ready to sign players, perhaps they should be given competitive balance choices based on &#8220;to-be-determined&#8221; criteria. Something to get people interested and moving during the off-season.<\/p>\n<h3>When did Justin Turner make his MLB debut?<\/h3>\n<p>In 2023, Turner, 39, had 146 appearances for the Red Sox, batting. 276 with 23 home runs, 31 doubles, and 96 RBI. The Long Beach, California native made his Major League debut for the Orioles in 2009 after being picked by the Reds in the seventh round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft.<\/p>\n<h4>How much is Justin Turner&#8217;s contract worth?<\/h4>\n<p>The Toronto Blue Jays and veteran infielder Justin Turner reached an agreement on a $13 million, one-year contract that could pay him up to $14.5 million.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Welcome to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlueJays?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BlueJays<\/a> Justin Turner also known as the best team in baseball!! \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6\u26be\ufe0f<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gO3oSNcpwq\">pic.twitter.com\/gO3oSNcpwq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sophie \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7\u26be\ufe0f\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 (@SophieShipton_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SophieShipton_\/status\/1758536380387385846?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Who is the wife of Justin Turner?<\/h3>\n<p>In December 2017, Turner wed his longtime partner Kourtney Pogue.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Justin Fields\u00a0Trade: More Fumes Are Ignited As Rumor Says Teams Are Informed About The Trade\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/justin-fields-trade-more-fumes-are-ignited-as-rumor-says-teams-are-informed-about-the-trade\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Justin Fields\u00a0Trade: More Fumes Are Ignited As Rumor Says Teams Are Informed About The Trade<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During this oddly quiet off-season, Justin Turner took longer than expected to find a new home. He did, however, do far better than many other free agents\u2014stars among them\u2014who are still up in the air over a week into spring training\u2014by signing with the Toronto Blue Jays on January 30. Blue Jays&#8217; Justin Turner Calls [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":270577,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54,119],"tags":[23083,1028,23084,23082],"class_list":["post-446135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","category-toronto-blue-jays","tag-blue-jays-justin-turner","tag-justin-turner","tag-justin-turner-free-agency","tag-justin-turner-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/446135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=446135"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/446135\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/270577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=446135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=446135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=446135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}