Turner is returning to Dodgers
Justin Turner is returning to the Los Angeles Dodgers, announcing via Twitter on Saturday night that he’s ready to “run it back” with the World Series champions after agreeing to a two-year,
$34 million deal.
The 36-year-old third baseman batted .307 with four homers, 23 RBI and an .860 OPS during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. Turner’s contract includes a club option for a third year that could raise the value to $48 million over three years. He will receive an $8 million signing bonus and can earn up to an additional $4 million in performance bonuses.
The red-headed slugger hit .320 with two homers during the World Series before being pulled from the deciding Game 6 after testing positive for the coronavirus.
He infamously broke protocol by returning to the field after the final out and removed his mask near teammates during the celebration. MLB decided against punishing him.
Elsewhere: Left-hander James Paxton is returning to the Seattle Mariners after an injury filled second season with the New York Yankees. The 32-year-old left-hander and the Mariners agreed to a one-year, $8.5 million contract, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement was subject to a successful physical.
Paxton can earn an additional $1.5 million in performance bonuses for starts: $150,000 each for six to 10 and $750,000 more over starts 11-22. He earned $4,629,630 in prorated pay from a $12.5 million salary last year with New York.
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Soccer: Manchester United damaged its title hopes after being held 1-1 by West Bromwich Albion in a scrappy Premier League clash. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s comeback kings fell short on the road and, having been top just 19 days ago, second-place United now trails Manchester City by seven points. City also has a game in hand. Mbaye Diagne got West Brom off to a dream start after just 80 seconds before United drew level through Bruno Fernandes’ stunning effort. … Real Madrid is celebrating another win — and lamenting yet another injury. Madrid continued its recent good form with a 2-0 win over Valencia in the Spanish league, but coach Zinedine Zidane
saw his already depleted squad lose another player due to injury. Dani Carvajal got injured before halftime in what had been his return to action after being sidelined since the beginning of the year. … Romelu Lukaku scored twice and took his tally to 300 career goals as Inter Milan moved top of Serie A with a disputed 3-1 win over Lazio. Lukaku netted a penalty and doubled his tally at the end of the first half with the landmark goal.
Winter Sports: Hermann Maier. Bode Miller. Vincent Kriechmayr.
A feat previously achieved only by two legends of men’s Alpine skiing was matched by Austrian skier Kriechmayr at the world championships in Cortina D’ampezzo, Italy. Kriechmayr added downhill gold to the super-G title he won three days ago to complete the so-called speed double. Fellow Austrian Maier had done the same in 1999, American standout Miller six years later. “Hermann Maier is an Austrian legend and Bode Miller is a legend, too. To be on the same step is really amazing,” Kriechmayr said. “I don’t compare myself to Hermann or Bode Miller, they were also Olympic and World Cup overall champions,” said the Austrian, adding it would take time to sink in. “I’m rather someone who enjoys this quietly, who reflects on it later.”
By winning the most important downhill of the season, Kriechmayr presented the outgoing president of the Austrian winter sports federation with an ideal gift. Kriechmayr edged Andreas Sander of Germany to the gold by one-hundredth of a second, with 2017 world champion Beat Feuz finishing 0.18 behind for the bronze. Sander earned the German team its third silver medal at these worlds, after second-place finishes for Romed Baumann in super-G and Kira Weidle in women’s downhill.