{"id":11526,"date":"2024-07-29T20:12:27","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T03:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/?p=11526"},"modified":"2024-07-30T12:50:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T19:50:25","slug":"mariners-acquire-justin-turner-in-trade-with-blue-jays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2024\/07\/29\/mariners-acquire-justin-turner-in-trade-with-blue-jays\/","title":{"rendered":"Mariners Acquire Justin Turner in Trade with Blue Jays"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Seattle Mariners<\/a> agreed to a trade on Monday with the Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> for veteran infielder Justin Turner<\/a>. <\/strong>Meanwhile, the Mariners\u00a0are sending outfielder RJ Schreck<\/a> <\/strong>to Toronto in the deal. Schreck is a ninth-round selection in last year’s draft who was recently promoted to Double-A Arkansas. The Blue Jays are also sending cash in the deal. Turner is still owed $4.3 million on a one-year, $13 million contract. Thus far, the Mariners have been the most active team in this Trade Deadline season with a little over 24 hours remaining before Tuesday\u2019s 3 p.m. PT cutoff.<\/p>\n

Shipping Up to Boston<\/h4>\n

Justin Turner was pulled from the first game of the Blue Jays’ doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles<\/a>. He is expected to join the Mariners on Tuesday at Fenway Park, where the club is playing a three-game set against the Boston Red Sox<\/a>. \u201cThey\u2019re in a dogfight,\u201d Turner said of the Mariners to MLB.com\u2019s Keegan Matheson<\/a>. \u201cIt will be exciting to go out and be a part of it, to help them make a playoff run. I know the Mariners haven\u2019t won the division in quite some time, so I\u2019m hoping I can be a piece that helps them with that and make a deep run in the playoffs.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Mariners are looking for Turner to be an everyday fixture within a lineup that has sorely needed reinforcements. The Mariners already added All-Star outfielder Randy Arozarena<\/a><\/strong> in the first Deadline blockbuster with the Rays<\/a> late Thursday night. Turner has a slash line of .257\/.351\/.373 (.724 OPS). He has six home runs, 17 doubles, and 31 RBI in 348 plate appearances. But, like Arozarena, he\u2019s been even better since June 1, with a slash line of .299\/.399\/.396 (.794 OPS), worth 134 wRC+<\/a>\u00a0(league average is 100).<\/p>\n

Servais’ Thoughts<\/h4>\n

\u201cI just think, ‘pro’ — this guy’s been around a long time,\u201d Mariners manager Scott Servais<\/a><\/strong> said. \u201cHe’s gone through a lot in his career. He’s been on winning teams, a lot of winning teams. So there’s a certain way that winning teams go about things. And I just think not only for what he can do on the field, which I still think he has plenty of left to give there, I think he’ll hopefully give in other areas as well, helping out some of our young guys.\u201d<\/p>\n

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