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Free agent Justin Turner has humorous response to historic Shohei Ohtani contract

2023 Red Sox and current free agent Justin Turner took note of Shohei Ohtani’s reported record-shattering contract on Saturday.

Following the news that Ohtani is reportedly signing a 10-year, $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Turner took to Twitter to share his reaction as a player in search of a new deal himself.

“I believe JFK said, ‘a rising tide lifts all boats’ well in that case the boats are flying!!!,” Turner posted on X about Ohtani’s new deal.

He followed the post up with a fun fact about his own two-way skills on the diamond:

“For the record, I have a career 0.