<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/chicago-cubs/cubs-justin-turner-blasts-mariners-absurd-cheapness');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cubs’ Justin Turner blasts Mariners’ ‘absurd’ cheapness');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Justin-Turner-blasts-Mariners-absurd-cheapness.jpg"></figure><h1>Cubs’ Justin Turner blasts Mariners’ ‘absurd’ cheapness</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-05T11:11:21-08:00">March 5th, 11:11am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-05T11:11:21-08:00">March 5th, 11:11am</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Cubs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Veteran infielder Justin Turner had a brief stint with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-seattle-trade-blue-jays-justin-turner">Seattle Mariners in 2024 after being traded from the Toronto Blue Jays</a>, and while he enjoyed his time in Seattle, he, like many MLB fans, have <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2025/03/05/seattle-mariners-spring-training-pitching-rotation/81422401007/" rel="noopener">ripped the team’s lack of spending</a> after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/cubs-news-signing-justin-turner-after-alex-bregman-whiff">joining the Chicago Cubs</a> for the 2025 season.</p><p>“The fact that they missed the playoffs by one game, and didn’t go out and add an impact bat or two when you have the best pitching staff in baseball,” Justin Turner said, via Bob Nightengale of USA Today. “just seems absurd to me.”</p><p>The Cubs are expecting to compete this season, and Turner should be a depth bat in the lineup that added Kyle Tucker as a focal point. They are undoubtedly aggressively looking to contend, while the Mariners have frustrated many by sitting on their starting pitching and not adding bats around Julio Rodriguez, who will be tasked with carrying the lineup. The only notable offensive moves were re-signing Jorge Polanco and adding Donovan Solano. Pairing that with a rough offensive environment in Seattle, the expectations are not high for the Mariners offensively. All of those factors combine to make Turner confused and frustrated.</p><p>“Honestly, as much as I wanted to be back there,” Turner said, “if I was the only piece they brought back in, I would be saying the same thing: What the hell are we doing? Are you trying?”</p><p>“There’s not going to be a better time to go for it. So, I don’t know what. they’re doing. I’m very confused. It’s a head-scratcher for me.”</p><p>For now, the Cubs will look to contend at the top of the National League Central, while the Mariners hope to scrape across enough offense to win the American League West. It will be interesting to see if the Mariners can exceed expectations after an offseason that brought much criticism.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cubs’ Justin Turner blasts Mariners’ ‘absurd’ cheapness

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/chicago-cubs/cubs-news-justin-turner-feeling-like-a-little-kid-again-with-sammy-sosa-around-cubs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Justin Turner feeling like a ‘little kid’ again with Sammy Sosa around Cubs');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Justin-Turner-feeling-like-a-little-kid-again-with-Sammy-Sosa-around.jpg"><figcaption>2/27/25</figcaption></figure><h1>Justin Turner feeling like a ‘little kid’ again with Sammy Sosa around Cubs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-27T15:10:38-08:00">February 27th, 3:10pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-27T15:10:38-08:00">February 27th, 3:10pm</time><address><a>Steve Silverman</a>Steve Silverman has been covering the NFL for more than 35 years, and his writing has appeared in ESPN Magazine, Bleacher Report, CBS Sports, Pro Football Weekly, and Forbes.com. He has written 10 books, including "Who's Better, Who's Best in the NFL." He has won multiple awards from the Pro Football Writers of America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Cubs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/cubs-news-sammy-sosa-sounds-off-return-spring-training-21-years">Chicago Cubs have high hopes</a> of becoming a dominant National League team this season and unseating the Milwaukee Brewers as the Central Division champions. The Cubs believe that the addition of players like Kyle Tucker and Justin Turner may be just enough to put them over the top and allow them to play consistent baseball. As the Cubs prepare for the 2025 season, the long split between the team and former home run slugger Sammy Sosa has ended. Sosa is a welcome guest at the Cubs’ spring training home in Scottsdale, Arizona.</p><p>When Sosa was with the team, they did not have the kind of modern digs as their spring training home. Sosa is i<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/sammy-sosa-at-cubs-spring-training-as-instructor">mpressed by the facilities</a> the Cubs players and coaches have to prepare for the upcoming season.</p><p>“This building looks like Disney World,” Sosa said with his usual smile and laughter. “My goodness. Incredible. Beautiful. We didn’t have that when we played.”</p><p>Sosa is serving as a guest instructor for the Cubs at their Sloan Park spring training home. He held court with reporters in the bleachers before heading to the field.</p><h2><b>Turner and many other Cubs happy to see Sosa</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Justin-Turner-hopes-to-do-damage-with-the-Cubs-now-that-he-is-with-Chicagos-North-Side-team.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The veteran Turner is in his first weeks <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/cubs-news-justin-turner-firm-message-2025-outlook-will-hype-fans">with the Cubs</a> after coming to an agreement with the team. The 40-year-old with 17 years of Major League experience figures to be a utility player at this point in his career, and he will likely see most of his action at 3rd base and 1st base.</p><p>Turner became a star player during his 9-year run with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and he has since moved on to play for the Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners.</p><p>He took batting practice with Sosa watching Wednesday, and he <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/sammy-sosa-at-cubs-spring-training-as-instructor">explained what it meant</a> to have the former Cubs slugger around.</p><p>“He’s one of the greats,” Turner said. “Any time you can get a guy around like that, I think you automatically revert to the little kid who was watching him do his thing, doing the Sammy Sosa hop. You just have a lot of respect for what he and (Mark) McGwire did, really kind of making baseball popular again with that home run race.</p><p>Turner was referring to the home run race of the 1998 season when both players battled for the  Major League home run record, breaking through the mark set by Roger Maris in 1961. McGwire finished the season with 70 home runs, while Sosa clouted 66.</p><p>McGwire’s record was later broken by Barry Bonds. He hammered 73 home runs in the 2001 season.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Justin Turner feeling like a ‘little kid’ again with Sammy Sosa around Cubs

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/chicago-cubs/cubs-news-chicago-trade-justin-turner-roster');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cubs could make trade after Justin Turner roster move');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Cubs-news-Chicago-could-make-trade-after-Justin-Turner-roster-move.jpg"></figure><h1>Cubs could make trade after Justin Turner roster move</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-20T08:31:48-08:00">February 20th, 8:31am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-20T08:39:20-08:00">February 20th, 8:39am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Cubs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/cubs-news-signing-justin-turner-after-alex-bregman-whiff">Chicago Cubs recently agreed to a contract with infielder Justin Turner</a>. In order to make room for Turner, the Cubs <a href="https://x.com/jesserogersespn/status/1892602193037189324?s=46&amp;t=n0b5-pbZfHNLYfOn7ZiS9g" rel="noopener">reportedly designated</a> outfielder Alexander Canario for assignment, according to Jesse Rogers of ESPN. Rogers also reports that Canario is a “good trade candidate.”</p><p>Canario, who is only 24 years old, has played in 21 total big league games in his career. He made his debut in 2023 with the Cubs and displayed signs of potential. The same can be said for his 2024 performance. Chicago’s decision to designate him for assignment is surprising given his ceiling, and one has to imagine that he will draw plenty of interest from teams around the league.</p><p>Overall, Canario slashed .286/.333/.524/.857 across his 21 games played at the MLB level. He also hit two home runs and two doubles to go along with one stolen base.</p><h2><b>Cubs hoping to compete during upcoming 2025 MLB season</b></h2><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/cubs-news-chicago-names-opening-day-starter-tokyo-series-dodgers">Cubs are currently in the process of preparing for the upcoming 2025 season</a>. Chicago could compete in the National League Central this year, as there is seemingly no obvious favorite in the division. The Cubs have question marks of their own, but they feature a talented roster overall.</p><p>Perhaps they can fill an area of need by trading Canario. Chicago’s roster would benefit from added pitching depth. In the end, they will still be a serious contender in the division regardless of whether a trade comes to fruition or not, but making a deal could help their situation.</p><p>Chicago’s primary focus is on spring training at the moment. The Cubs are set to make their preseason debut on Thursday against the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers.</p><p>Baseball is back and fans are excited for the season. Cubs fans are looking forward to a potential postseason run. It remains to be seen if an Alexander Canario trade will end up happening, however.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cubs could make trade after Justin Turner roster move

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cubs-news-signing-justin-turner-after-alex-bregman-whiff');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cubs signing Justin Turner after Alex Bregman whiff');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Chicago-signing-Justin-Turner-after-Alex-Bregman-whiff.jpg"></figure><h1>Cubs signing Justin Turner after Alex Bregman whiff</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-18T06:57:33-08:00">February 18th, 6:57am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-18T07:22:45-08:00">February 18th, 7:22am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Cubs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After striking out on the Alex Bregman sweepstakes in the offseason, the Chicago Cubs <a href="https://x.com/PJ_Mooney/status/1891859390879223812" rel="noopener">appeared to be on the verge</a> of adding Justin Turner to the team on Tuesday, according to a report by Patrick Mooney of The Athletic.</p><p><i>“The Chicago Cubs are close to an agreement with Justin Turner, a source briefed on the negotiations told The Athletic. Turner, 40, is a highly accomplished hitter who wants to play in Chicago and will bring extensive playoff experience to the club.”</i></p><p>After that post by Mooney, it was reported by another source that Turner has indeed <a href="https://x.com/Michael_Cerami/status/1891860150140506187" rel="noopener">already inked a deal</a> with the Cubs, according to Michael Cerami of Bleacher Nation.</p><p><i>“According to @thekapman and me, the Chicago Cubs have signed free-agent Justin Turner. Great pivot after whiffing on Alex Bregman.”</i></p><p>Turner donned two uniforms in the 2024 MLB season. He kicked off that campaign with the Toronto Blue Jays, who signed him to a one-year contract worth $13 million.</p><p>But he was later traded by the Blue Jays ahead of the July deadline to the Seattle Mariners for outfielder RJ Schreck. Turner had decent overall numbers between his stints with the Blue Jays and the Mariners, batting .259/.354/.383 with 11 home runs and 55 RBIs while posting a 114 OPS+ through 139 games and 539 plate appearances.</p><p>Turner’s decision to head to the Windy City was also <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6142923/2025/02/18/chicago-cubs-justin-turner-deal/" rel="noopener">partly influenced</a> by the allure of Wrigley Field and Chicago’s proximity to the hometown of his wife, Kourtney, who is from Indiana, according to sources, per Mooney.</p><p>At 40 years old, Turner’s best years are very much likely behind him now, but his experience and still decent bat can help the Cubs, whose batters finished <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&amp;stats=bat&amp;lg=all&amp;qual=0&amp;type=8&amp;ind=0&amp;team=0%2Cts&amp;rost=0&amp;age=0&amp;filter=&amp;players=0&amp;startdate=&amp;enddate=&amp;season1=2024&amp;season=2024&amp;month=0&amp;sortcol=15&amp;sortdir=default&amp;pagenum=1" rel="noopener">16th in the big leagues</a> in 2024 with a 22.3 percent strikeout rate and 13th with a .311 wOBA. Turner posted a 17.6 percent strikeout rate and a 10.9 percent walk rate in the last season.</p><p>A two-time All-Star, Turner enjoyed the most success in his career during his nine-year tenure with the Los Angeles Dodgers, with whom he won a World Series in 2020. He has also played for the New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox. He finished ninth in the National League Most Valuable Player voting in 2016 with the Dodgers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cubs signing Justin Turner after Alex Bregman whiff

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2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.259	0	0	0.569	0

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