Category: Justin Turner

Dodgers 3B Justin Turner Wins Roberto Clemente Award

Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner was named the winner of the prestigious Roberto Clemente Award on Monday, Oct. 31, for his philanthropy work in Los Angeles. The award is given annually to the player “who best represents the game of Baseball through extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy, and positive contributions, both on and…


Dodgers Have Much to Contemplate During Long Winter

LOS ANGELES—After all their gaudy statistics during the regular season—111 wins, Freddie Freeman and Trea Turner powering the offense—the Los Angeles Dodgers appeared on their way to fulfilling manager Dave Roberts’ spring prediction of another World Series victory. Not so fast. The San Diego Padres squelched those plans, upsetting the Dodgers in four games to…


Turners Turn It Around, Dodgers Rally to Beat Giants 7–3

LOS ANGELES—Trea Turner doubled in the go-ahead run and Max Muncy added a three-run homer in the eighth inning, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers rally past the San Francisco Giants 7–3 on Wednesday. The NL West leaders reduced their magic number to six games. Turner was hitless in his first four at-bats until his hit…


Justin Turner Ends Drought With 2 Homers in Dodgers Win Over Padres

Justin Turner provided the Los Angeles Dodgers (47–28) all the offense needed, with two homers to defeat Interstate-5 neighbor San Diego Padres (46–32) by 3–1 and maintain a 2.5 game lead in the National League West over the Padres. “Been feeling like I’ve been pretty close to breaking out,” said the 37–year old LA native Turner….