The evolution of Justin Turner: How a bench player in New York became a Dodgers star The ritual begins when Justin Turner unsheathes his 31.5-ounce Rawlings bat from the rack and strides through the dugout.

Justin Turner delivers two homers and a walk-off single in Dodgers' 3-2 win over Brewers Twenty-four hours earlier, the anger of Justin Turner had been directed toward a teammate, Yasmani Grandal , in a dugout dust-up following a baserunning gaffe. Now, on Friday, Turner was turning his anger to more productive ends. Instead of punishing Read more ... teammates, he was punishing baseballs.

Dodgers' Justin Turner has been durable despite underwhelming statistics For all the concern over his surgically repaired left knee, Justin Turner has been plenty durable this season. He has started all but eight of the Dodgers ’ 55 games, batting in the second, third and fourth spots in the lineup.

Dodgers' Justin Turner stars in New York after all The season had been saved. Justin Turner was weary. His knee was barking. He sat stiffly at a table, his cap on backward, his trademark red beard looking particularly game-worn.

In playoffs, Dodgers' Justin Turner to meet the team that took a pass on him Justin Turner could bat cleanup, in the playoffs, for the team that can afford to buy the greatest players the game has to offer, against the team that did not consider him worthy of a major league roster spot.

Dodgers' Justin Turner: MRI exam results are 'pretty much the best case' scenario After learning the results of the MRI examination he underwent Monday, third baseman Justin Turner said he expected to be playing again in a “couple of days.”

Dodgers' Justin Turner is trying to get comfortable again Turner was batting .323 when he was placed on the DL on July 27 with MRSA, a contagious and antibiotic-resistant staph bacteria. Since his activation Aug. 13, he was batting .170 entering Saturday.

Dodgers' Justin Turner shows his staying power Jon Lester showed bunt, so third baseman Justin Turner came charging. When the ball was popped up off the third-base line, Turner broke into a sprint, dived and snatched it out of the air.

Infection sends Justin Turner to DL Third baseman Justin Turner was placed on the 15-day disabled list Friday, opening one of the spots on the Dodgers roster needed for the players who were acquired the previous day in a three-way trade with the Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins .

Justin Turner has become the Dodgers' primary third baseman Don Mattingly likes to say Justin Turner is not someone who can play six or seven games a week. He’s been saying it for two years now.