The greatest shortstop number in club history… ‘Transfer student’ Turner, Boston second runner ‘controversy’

 Justin Turner (38), who left the Los Angeles Dodgers to wear the Boston Red Sox uniform, was embroiled in a controversy over his playing position.

On the 7th (Korean time), Boston said, “We agreed to a one-year contract with Justin Turner. His contract includes a player option for the 2024 season,” it was officially announced.

The Boston club did not disclose the terms of the contract, but according to American media, Turner will receive an annual salary of $ 8.3 million in 2023, and an additional amount ($ 1 million) will be paid depending on the number of times at bat. The player option for the 2024 season is $13.4 million, and if Turner leaves Boston without exercising the option, he will receive a buyout of 6.7 million.

However, the Boston press voiced criticism over Turner’s uniform number ‘2’ on the roster on the Boston club’s official website.

On the 8th, Boston local media ‘NBC Sports Boston’ published an article titled “Justin Turner’s Babbon may not fit well with Boston fans.”

The media said, “If the club website is accurate, Turner will wear number 2 on his uniform in 2023. Number 2 was the number of Zander Bogarts, who played shortstop in Boston for 10 years 안전놀이터.” “The awkwardness of this change is that it has not been a month since Boston sent Bogarts to San Diego in the free agent market. One would think the organization would wait at least a year or two before handing a new player the number of the greatest shortstop in franchise history.”

Bogarts, who played as a Boston franchise star, signed an 11-year, $280 million free agent contract with San Diego in early December of last year. “NBC Sports Boston” said, “Former Boston second baseman Jerry Remy, who passed away in 2021, also wore number 2 in his career. As a way of honoring Remy, it might be reasonable to permanently cancel number 2 after Bogatz left.”

Turner debuted with the New York Mets and wore number 2 early in his career. During his nine seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, he wore number 10. The number 10 in Boston is already worn by Trevor Story.

‘NBC Sports Boston’ pressed, “It’s not clear whether Turner requested number 2 or the club offered a vacant number 2, but they may want to consider changing Turner’s number before the opening.”

“It would be jarring, to say the least, to see any Boston player other than Remy or Bogarts involved with number two,” the media outlet noted.

 Justin Turner (38), who left the Los Angeles Dodgers to wear the Boston Red Sox uniform, was embroiled in a controversy over his playing position. On the 7th (Korean time), Boston said, “We agreed to a one-year contract with Justin Turner. His contract includes a player option for the 2024 season,” it was officially announced. The…