Dodgers Nation · Jan 22, 2021
Dodgers: Please Come Home, Justin Turner
In the aftermath of the greatest moment I’ve experienced as a baseball fan – a rare moment of pure joy – there existed a subtle nagging, something not quite right. My beloved Los Angeles Dodgers had just won the ultimate crown. They captured that elusive World Series title… but Justin Turner wasn’t on the field.
We now know why, but the only thing that didn’t make the early morning hours of October 28, 2020, absolutely perfect (reminder, I’m in Canada) was the fact that the man who came to this team seven seasons ago as a utility player – and quickly evolved into its heart and soul – didn’t get to experience the ultimate high of celebrating on the field with his teammates.