Justin Matthew Turner (born November 23, 1984) is an American professional baseball third baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has also played in MLB for the Baltimore Orioles and New York Mets. He played college baseball for the Cal State Fullerton Titans.
He was selected in the seventh round of the 2006 Major League Baseball draft by the Cincinnati Reds and made his major league debut in 2009. With the Dodgers, Turner was an All-Star in 2017 and won the 2017 National League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award.
He won the 2020 World Series with the Dodgers. On February 19, 2021, Turner re-signed with the Dodgers on a two-year, $34 million contract, with a $14 million option for a third year.
On August 29, 2021, Turner made his pitching debut in the 9th inning of the Dodgers’ 5–0 loss to the Colorado Rockies. He threw 10 pitches (his fastest was 76 mph) for all 3 outs, gave up 0 runs, and exited the game to a standing ovation.
In 2021, he played in 151 games with a .278 batting average, 27 home runs, and 87 RBI. Turner struggled in the postseason, with only four hits in 38 at-bats (one home run) in the Wild Card, NLDS, and NLCS. He strained his hamstring while running to first base in Game 4 of the NLCS and was ruled out of appearing in any future playoff games in 2021.
Turner married longtime girlfriend Kourtney Pogue in December 2017, but there is no information indicating that the couple has children.