Turner in place of Bregman... Chicago Cubs Recruit 'Ryu Hyun-jin Former Colleague'

Turner in place of Bregman... Chicago Cubs Recruit 'Ryu Hyun-jin Former Colleague'

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The Chicago Cubs, which failed to catch Alex Bregman, the biggest free agent third baseman, recruited Justin Turner, the "immortal infielder."

MLB.COM reported on the 18th (Korea time) that Chicago signed Turner for $6 million (about 8.6 billion won) during a one-year contract. "Chicago, which was seeking to recruit Bregman, changed its target to veteran Turner after losing the competition with the Boston Red Sox," the media said. "The contract (with Turner) includes $2.5 million (about 3.6 billion won) in incentives." Turner will be wearing his seventh big league uniform with this transfer. 메이저놀이터

Turner is expected to join Chicago in earnest after completing medical tests. However, the Chicago team is showing positive responses to Turner. "Turner is a professional and we can learn a lot from him," Chicago shortstop Dansby Swanson said. "His experience alone will have a lot of influence on the team."

Turner, who turned 40 this year, played for the Los Angeles Dodgers along with Ryu Hyun-jin. Turner, who was particularly strong in chances, is strong in RBIs and situations wherein he made a proper noun called "turner time." Since his debut in 2009, Turner has played in 1,678 games in the Major League, posting a batting average of 0.285 with 1,880 hits, 198 homers, 818 RBIs, 797 runs and an OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage) of 0.821.

Turner, who was rated as a platoon hitter at the beginning of his debut, joined the Dodgers at the age of 29 in 2014 and became a complete hitter. Turner, who had hit only eight home runs during the previous five seasons, became a 30-home run hitter at Dodgers. Turner played in 139 games last season despite his advanced age, and displayed a batting average of 0.259 119 hits, 11 homers, 55 RBIs, 59 runs scored, and OPS of 0.737.

Turner, who is in the twilight of his career, will play first base and third base as he did last season. Turner, who was in full swing late on, has expressed his intention to play active for as long as possible.