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Dodgers: Legendary Boston Coach Helped in Recruiting Justin Turner to Red Sox

The sport traditions run deep in Boston

Ryan Menzie

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Any advantage you can get, you take it. The sports mecca that is Boston, is home to some of the most historic teams in the country. 

The city has been blessed with plenty of championships over the course of its history, but most recently the New England Patriots have created their dynasty thanks to the help of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick. 

Naturally, if you have a legend like Belichick at your disposal you're going to use that to your advantage. Kiké Hernandez was a driving force to bring Justin Turner to the Red Sox, but Alex Cora took it a step further and asked Belichick to help with the recruitment of Turner. 

When an eight-time Super Bowl champ speaks to you, you listen.  There was already enough reason for Turner to head to the Red Sox but this might've been the cherry on top.

Turner enters a new sports mecca, something he was all too familiar with during his time in LA. The same way Los Angeles was always in championship conversations is a feeling he will know all too well now in Boston.

It's clear Turner still has plenty left in the tank and is someone the Red Sox can rely on for their veteran leadership. Turner's presence will surely be missed in the Dodgers clubhouse and will definitely be a player to keep an eye on moving forward.

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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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