"The 2025 season was a tough one for two-time All-Star Justin Turner, who batted just .219/.288/.314 in 191 plate appearances with the Cubs. Between that rough showing and Turner's looming 41st birthday later this month, some have wondered whether he'll continue playing. Agent Greg Genske of Vayner Sports tells Jon Morosi of MLB Network that Turner indeed is intent on playing in what would be his 18th major league season in 2026."
"The 2025 season was the first below-average season Turner has had at the plate since establishing himself as a big league regular. He hit .259/.354/.384 between Boston and Seattle in 2024 and was 16% better than average at the plate in both '23 and '24, by measure of wRC+. This year's downturn in production was steep, but it came in a relatively minimal sample and wasn't accompanied by a glaring uptick in punchouts"
Justin Turner batted .219/.288/.314 in 191 plate appearances for the Cubs in 2025 and is intent on playing in 2026. Turner had been a consistent performer, hitting .259/.354/.384 in 2024 and producing 16% above average in 2023–24 by wRC+. The 2025 downturn occurred in a limited sample and featured only a modest rise in strikeouts (17.6% to 19.4%) while overall contact rates remained similar. Struggles were extreme versus right-handed pitching (.141/.232/.155, 16 wRC+), accompanied by a career-high 39.7% ground-ball rate and career-worst pop-up, line-drive, and hard-hit rates. Age and reduced production make multi-year deals unlikely; a pay cut from his $6MM Cubs salary is probable.
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