What had been a rather uneventful Spring Training for the Los Angeles Dodgers changed Monday night when Justin Turner suffered a broken left wrist as a result of being hit by a pitch. He was writhing in pain and laid on the ground while being tended to before walking off the field.
Turner was immediately sent for X-rays, which revealed the non-displaced fracture. He joined Tom Koehler as expected contributors to suffer a significant injury this spring.
Of course, and in no slight to Koehler, Turner’s presence in the lineup and clubhouse is of much more significance to the Dodgers.