"Turner made the Dodgers' Opening Day roster as a utility player and eventually went on to earn a role as their everyday third baseman. That was cemented when L.A. traded Juan Uribe to the Atlanta Braves in May 2015. Turner appeared in a career-high 151 games the following year and was named to the 2017 All-Star Game. He finished in the top-10 for National League MVP voting both seasons and has been a standout performer in the playoffs throughout his time with the Dodgers."
"During the 2015 National League Division Series, Turner's six doubles tied an MLB record for most in a single postseason series. His 10 hits were the most ever by a Dodger player in a Division Series and the most by a Dodger in any postseason series since Steve Garvey's 10 hits in the 1981 World Series. In 2016, Turner went 1-for-4 in Game 5 of the NL Championship Series to set a Dodgers franchise record by reaching safely in 15 consecutive postseason games. Carl Furillo reached in 14 straight postseason games for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1953-56."
Justin Turner signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers on February 6, 2014, to a Minor League contract with a non-roster invitation to Spring Training after being non-tendered by the New York Mets. He made the Opening Day roster as a utility player and later became the everyday third baseman after Juan Uribe was traded in May 2015. Turner played a career-high 151 games in 2016, earned a 2017 All-Star selection, and finished in the top-10 of National League MVP voting in both seasons. Turner set and tied multiple postseason marks, including six doubles in a Division Series, a 15-game postseason on-base streak, a five-RBI NLDS game, and a 2017 NLCS walk-off home run, and signed a four-year contract to remain with the Dodgers.
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