The Dodgers made it official Friday morning, just a few minutes before Justin Turner would take a seat in their Zoom room at Camelback Ranch: Turner was back.
The contract was agreed to last Saturday. It’s worth $34 million over two years, according to people with knowledge of the situation. It includes an $8 million signing bonus and a club option for a third year.
Turner spent about 15 minutes answering questions from the media. He wore a Dodgers cap. His red beard appeared in its infant stage. President of baseball operations Andrew Friedman, speaking before Turner, said the third baseman is in excellent shape before suggesting that reporters ask Turner to twirl for the camera as proof.