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Dodgers: Fans React to the Justin Turner News

It truly is the end of an era

Ryan Menzie

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It seemed inevitable that Justin Turner would find a new home for the 2023 season. It wasn't always pretty, but Turner quickly found his home with the Dodgers to be one of the best moves of his career. 

During his nine year stint with the organization, Turner reached the All-Star game his only two times of his career while also hoisting a World Series championship in 2020. The veteran now finds his new home with the Boston Red Sox and will surely become a crowd favorite once again. 

The end of an era for Dodgers baseball leaves with Turner causing a depressing uproar from the fans. It's clear the impact Turner had with his fans runs deeper than baseball. 

Some fans seem to be taking it way harder than others. Arguably too hard. 

Turner's numbers didn't pop out during the 2022 season, but the affection shown in the clubhouse and from the fans shows how big of a person he truly was for the team. One that will be hard to replicate moving forward. 

Whether you were coming off a high or on an extreme low for the Dodgers, one thing always remained certain. The love for Turner will never go away. 

The Dodgers off-season has not looked great and losing Turner becomes the latest development leaving fans wondering what the next move will be. With plenty of money for Andrew Friedman to work with, it's hard to imagine the team is done making moves. 

However, with Turner officially gone it's becoming more clear that the organization as a whole is going in a completely new direction. 

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Ryan Menzie
RYAN MENZIE

Ryan Menzie | Lead Contributor Ryan is an LA Native who has grown up praising the greatest athletes LA has had to offer. A love for sports ranging between basketball, football, volleyball and golf, a future Sports Management Masters graduate, and being engulfed into organized sports since seven years old, the passion and love for sports never ends for Ryan. If the words he writes don't paint the full picture of his true fandom, he will find more ways than one to tell the story and be more than willing to open up a nice LA sports debate with you. Favorite Player: Mookie Betts Favorite Moment: 2020 World Series. The Lakers won the NBA title and the Dodgers secured the World Series only a couple of months later. During such a rough time with COVID-19 and such a bleak look at how sports has tried to overcome the circumstances, it was a relief to see the night sky lit up for many nights and a makeshift parade in LA when it seemed like we needed it the most.

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