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Plaschke: Don't say farewell to heart and soul. Dodgers must re-sign Justin Turner

It was the dive that saved the season.

It was the cornerstone third baseman putting the Dodgers on his back by throwing his body into the dirt.

It was a play born of smarts and savvy and seven consecutive years of red and blue Octobers.

It was Justin Turner being Justin Turner.

Who can forget Turner’s skidding tag of the Atlanta Braves’ Dansby Swanson between third base and home plate in the fourth inning of Game 7 of the National League Championship Series?

Who can forget how Turner then turned on one knee and winged the ball to Corey Seager, who tagged out Austin Riley at third base to complete a double play that kept the Braves lead at one run and set the stage for the Dodgers’ game-winning comeback?