According to sources, the third baseman is in agreement on a two-year contract with Boston that includes an opt-out after the first season.
Turner blossomed into one of the National League's most productive and consistent hitters over the course of nine years with the Dodgers. Now 38, he'll head to Boston, which already has a perennialMVP candidate at third base, and likely settle into a first-base or designated hitter role, perhaps filling the slot of J.D.Martinez, who agreed to a deal with the Dodgers.
After spending most of his 20s as a utilityman with the Baltimore Orioles and New York Mets, Turner's renaissance began in Los Angeles, where he hit.............
Turner had previously re-signed with the Dodgers twice and was known for his red beard and clutch bat. He signed a two-year, $32 million contract with a club option for 2023 after signing a four-year, $64 million deal in the first year of free agency.
The possibility of Turner moving on grew when the Dodgers decided to pay a $2 million buyout instead of a $16 million salary.
Turner's talks with the Red Sox had accelerated after the Dodgers continued negotiations with him. He joins a team that finished in last place in the American League East division last year and already this winter has lost two of their best players, including catcher Victor Robles, who signed with the San Diego Padres.
Signing Japanese outfielder Masataka Yoshida to a five-year, $90 million contract, plus a $15.4 million posting fee, and adding three relief pitchers, including Chris Martin and Joely Rodriguez, are some of the moves the RedSox made this winter.
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