<!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/mlb-stories/mlb-rumors-41-year-old-justin-turner-not-looking-retire-yet');   ga('set', 'title', 'MLB rumors: 41-year-old Justin Turner is not looking to retire yet');   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/2025/11/Justin-Turner-hits-a-home-run1.jpg"><figcaption>Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>MLB rumors: 41-year-old Justin Turner is not looking to retire yet</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-10T09:56:09-08:00">November 10th, 9:56am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-10T09:56:19-08:00">November 10th, 9:56am</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Justin Turner is a World Series champion, two-time All-Star, a 2017 National League Championship Series MVP and 2022 Roberto Clemente Award recipient. The soon-to-be 41-year-old has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/cubs-news-justin-turner-baskes-glory-home-run-derby-idea-becomes-reality">left his mark</a> over the course of 17 MLB seasons and should feel satisfied with what he has accomplished. His passion for the game still burns bright, though.</p><p>Turner’s agent, Greg Genske, says that the infielder and designated hitter <a href="https://x.com/jonmorosi/status/1987918481678106765" rel="noopener">intends to play</a> in 2026, according to MLB Network’s Jon Morosi. The Chicago Cubs declined the $10 million team option in his contract last week, throwing him into the open market. Other free agents will obviously take priority, but he could draw interest from clubs who covet a respected veteran and clutch hitter.</p><p>However, executives will have to weigh Turner’s declining production in their decision-making process. The 2006 seventh-round draft pick slashed just .219/.288/.314/.602 with three home runs and 18 RBIs in 80 games for the Cubbies last season. After remaining a viable big-league contributor throughout his late-30s — earned an invitation to the Midsummer Classic in 2021 while playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers — he noticeably regressed at the plate.</p><p>Was this simply a rough year, or is Turner finally feeling the full effects of Father Time? The good news is that a club will not have to pay much to find out the answer to that question. Franchises in rebuild mode like the Colorado Rockies and Pittsburgh Pirates could see the value in bringing in a guy with a wealth of baseball wisdom to offer.</p><p>Justin Turner has played in a whopping 87 postseason games and boasts the contact skills that front offices should want to instill in their younger players. Moreover, he could still have enough in the tank to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/cubs-news-justin-turner-defies-age-with-bonkers-walk-off-hr-feat-last-done-in-1986">notch a big hit</a> every now and then. Time will tell if the Long Beach, California native can net a suitor, but he is still devoted to America’s Pastime.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB rumors: 41-year-old Justin Turner is not looking to retire yet

<!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-reveals-chicagos-mindset-brewers-surge');   ga('set', 'title', 'Justin Turner reveals Cubs’ mindset amid Brewers’ surge');   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/2025/08/Chicago-Cubs-first-baseman-Justin-Turner.jpg"><figcaption>David Banks-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Justin Turner reveals Cubs’ mindset amid Brewers’ surge</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-06T12:43:29-07:00">August 6th, 12:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-06T12:43:29-07:00">August 6th, 12:43pm</time><address><a>Zachary Howell</a>Zachary Howell is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints focusing on creating premier MLB content. He is a big fan of the Yankees, Oklahoma City Thunder and the Syracuse Orange. In his free time, he likes to be outside or read.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Cubs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Cubs were in control of the National League Central for the majority of the season. However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-news-overtake-cubs-nl-central-11th-straight-win">Craig Counsell’s team was finally unseated by the Milwaukee Brewers</a> after the All-Star Break. Now, the Cubs face a deficit after a disappointing showing against the Cincinnati Reds. However, veteran infielder Justin Turner is confident that everything will take care of itself.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/cubs-news-justin-turner-defies-age-with-bonkers-walk-off-hr-feat-last-done-in-1986">Turner provided Chicago with heroics in their win</a> on Sunday against the Baltimore Orioles. His home run gave the Cubs a series win, but most experts’ focus is on the Brewers surpassing them in their division. Milwaukee has been on a tear since the All-Star break and sit in the drivers seat. MLB.com’s Jordan Bastian spoke with Turner <a href="https://www.mlb.com/cubs/news/cubs-offensive-struggles-continue-with-loss-to-reds" rel="noopener">about the team’s mindset</a>.</p><p>“It’s so easy to get caught up in looking ahead and scoreboard watching,” Turner said. “Watching the scoreboard, seeing what other teams are doing isn’t going to help us. We’ve got to take care of the stuff that we can take care of, and at the end of the year we’ll be in a good spot.”</p><p>Counsell’s team has benefited from the addition of Turner last offseason. He is no longer the offensive threat that he used to be, but the former All-Star is a consistent presence in the clubhouse. His leadership has helped a Cubs team led by young stars find balance this season. When he got his opportunity, the former World Series champion stepped up.</p><p>Even though they have some ground to make up, the race in the NL Central is far from over. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-news-jackson-chourio-hamstring-injury-estimated-timetable">The Brewers are without Jackson Chourio for the foreseeable future</a>, opening the door for Chicago to retake the top spot.</p><p>Regardless of what happens, the Cubs figure to be a premier playoff team this fall. If his teammates heed his words, Turner and the rest of Chicago’s roster should be just fine. Counsell’s team has a lot to work on if they want to put their showing against the Reds behind them.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Justin Turner reveals Cubs’ mindset amid Brewers’ surge

<!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-defies-age-with-bonkers-walk-off-hr-feat-last-done-in-1986');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cubs’ Justin Turner defies age with bonkers walk-off HR feat last done in 1986');   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/2025/08/Cubs-pinch-hitter-Justin-Turner-center-celebrates.jpg"><figcaption>© David Banks-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cubs’ Justin Turner defies age with bonkers walk-off HR feat last done in 1986</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-03T18:53:58-07:00">August 3rd, 6:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-03T18:53:58-07:00">August 3rd, 6:53pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Cubs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Cubs will be needing every win they can get the rest of the way considering how on fire the Milwaukee Brewers have been for the past two months or so. With the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-news-monster-scoring-feat-not-seen-1939">Brewers demolishing the Washington Nationals, 14-3</a>, the Cubs needed to win to keep in step with their rivals. But after the Baltimore Orioles tied the game on Sunday in the top of the ninth inning, the Cubs had to pull something deep out of their bag to avoid a crushing defeat.</p><p>Pull something deep out of their bag was exactly what the Cubs did. After shortstop Dansby Swanson reached first base on an error, Cubs manager Craig Counsell decided to pinch hit for Michael Busch, putting in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/cubs-news-justin-turner-baskes-glory-home-run-derby-idea-becomes-reality">veteran hitter Justin Turner</a> in his place. Now, Turner entered the night slashing a woeful .211/.286/.297 on the season. But there’s no replacement for old man wisdom, which Turner <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1952115554682085488" rel="noopener">used to full effect</a> when he crushed a meatball of a four-seamer from Keegan Akin to deep left-center field to give the Cubs a 5-3 victory.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Justin Turner hits a pinch-hit <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WALKOFF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WALKOFF</a> homer!</p><p>Sing it, Chicago 🗣️ <a href="https://t.co/gfKATsoen3">pic.twitter.com/gfKATsoen3</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1952115554682085488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>As difficult as it is to believe, this walk-off home run is the first in Turner’s long regular-season career. He’s had plenty of playoff heroics in the past, but when the Cubs needed him, he answered the call — much to the roaring delight of the thousands in attendance at Wrigley Field.</p><p>And in so doing, Turner <a href="https://x.com/ckamka/status/1952116704701555093" rel="noopener">made a bit of history</a>. According to Christopher Kamka of Marquee Sports Network, Turner, who’s 40 years and 254 days old) became the oldest Cubs player to hit a walk-off home run since Davey Lopes (41) also pulled off that feat back on July 2, 1986.</p><p>This is what makes <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/cubs-news-signing-justin-turner-after-alex-bregman-whiff">Turner a valuable member of the Cubs roster</a> still even though age has taken away a lot of his productivity.</p><h2>Cubs looking to put pressure on the Brewers</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Cubs-OF-Pete-Crow-Armstrong-1.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Cubs have led the NL Central for much of the season, and yet here they find themselves, trailing the Brewers in what is shaping up to be an instant classic of a battle for the division title.</p><p>The slate will not get any easier for the Cubs anytime soon, however. They will move on to face two division rivals in the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals in back-to-back series, and then proceed to do battle against the AL East-leading Toronto Blue Jays.</p><p>More heroics will be needed for the Cubs to keep in step with the Brewers, and Turner is setting an example for how composed Chicago must be even in the most trying of moments.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cubs’ Justin Turner defies age with bonkers walk-off HR feat last done in 1986

<!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-baskes-glory-home-run-derby-idea-becomes-reality');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cubs’s Justin Turner baskes in glory after home run derby idea becomes reality');   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/2025/07/Justin-Turner.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cubs’s Justin Turner baskes in glory after home run derby idea becomes reality</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-16T06:46:49-07:00">July 16th, 6:46am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-16T06:49:16-07:00">July 16th, 6:49am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Cubs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>MLB fans who watched the All-Star Game were in for a treat, as they got<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/philadelphia-phillies/phillies-news-kyle-schwarber-makes-mlb-all-star-game-history-without-single-hit"> two days of a Home Run Derby</a>. For the first time in history, there was a derby swing-off after the American and National teams were tied at 6-6 at the end of regulation. Funny enough, the idea had already been put in the air by Chicago Cubs’ Justin Turner in 2020, when<a href="http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/28988632/dodgers-justin-turner-proposes-hr-derby-end-extra-inning-games" rel="noopener"> he suggested</a> that a home run derby should end extra-inning games.</p><p>“Instead of playing 17 innings, you get one extra inning, you play the 10th inning, and no one scores, then you go to a home run derby,” Turner said via Spectrum SportsNet. “You take each team’s three best hitters and you give them all five outs and see who hits the most homers.</p><p>“You know, you wanna keep fans in the stands until the end of the game. I know when I go to hockey games, I actually enjoy watching shootouts. That keeps me in my seat, so maybe a home run derby will do that as well.”</p><p>After the All-Star Game, a social media user showed a picture of the story written about Turner <a href="https://x.com/redturn2/status/1945328089170403487" rel="noopener">proposing the rule</a>, with them saying, “Look what we have here [Justin Turner].</p><p>Turner replied to the message with “What a great idea that guy had.”</p><p>In 2o22, the MLB changed the rules to allow each manager to select three players to compete in the tiebreaker, with each player just allowed three swings. The team that has the most total home runs is declared the winner. It was the National League that came out victorious, as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/philadelphia-phillies/phillies-news-kyle-schwarber-all-star-game-mvp-hr-derby-takeover">All-Star MVP Kyle Schwarber hit homers</a> on all three of his swings.</p><p>It was a good idea for the MLB to switch to that format, and it does make things more interesting at the end of games. It looks like Turner may have been actually ahead of schedule when he proposed that years ago, and they were finally able to put it to good use in the All-Star Game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cubs’s Justin Turner baskes in glory after home run derby idea becomes reality

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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>

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