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January 30, 2024 Sports Gist MLB 0

Report: Justin Turner and Toronto Blue Jays agree to 1-year, $13 million contract

TORONTO — Infielder Justin Turner and the Toronto Blue Jays agreed to a one-year, $13 million contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement for the 39-year-old was subject to a successful physical.

Turner hit .276 with 23 homers, 96 RBIs and an .800 OPS last season for the Boston Red Sox. The two-time All-Star spent the previous nine seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Toronto has been eager to add offense to a team that struggled to score last season. He was a designated hitter 98 times last year while appearing 41 times in the infield. Free agent Matt Chapman played third base for Toronto last season.

Turner was co-winner of the 2017 NL Championship Series MVP award and won a World Series in 2020. He is a .288 hitter with 187 homers and 759 RBIs in 15 seasons with Baltimore (2009-10), the New York Mets (2010-13), the Dodgers (2014-22) and the Red Sox.

 

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The Boston Red Sox faithful will have to mentally prepare before seeing outfielder Alex Verdugo in pinstripes next season.

However, he will not be the only outfielder with Red Sox ties calling Yankee Stadium home for the 2024 season.

“Outfielder Greg Allen is signing a minor-league contract with the New York Yankees, sources say,” FanSided’s Robert Murray reported Tuesday. “The deal includes an invite to spring training.

Allen opened the 2023 season as a member of the Red Sox organization and impressed in his short stint.

The 30-year-old hit .250 with 11 extra-base hits including a pair of home runs, 15 RBIs, and a .795 OPS in 37 games for Triple-A Worcester. The veteran’s most impressive stat was his 23 stolen bases in as many attempts.

He was traded to the Yankees two months into the season in exchange for right-handed pitcher Diego Hernández and cash considerations.

After a pitstop with the Milwaukee Brewers, Allen is now heading back to the Yankees for his third stint in the organization.

Allen never received a big-league call-up in Boston last season but could finally share an outfield with Verdugo on the other side of the historic rivalry.

The speedy, slick defender will be a name to follow as he attempts to join a much-improved Yankees outfield at some point next season.

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