PEORIA, Ariz. —
The difference was impossible to miss even from 200 feet away.
“Come on, skinny J.T!” a Dodgers fan at Camelback Ranch yelled this month. “Let’s go, skinny J.T.!”
The fan was easily audible at a spring-training game capped at 18% of full capacity. But skinny J.T. kept his focus on the field.
It wasn’t the first time Justin Turner’s slimmer frame was acknowledged since he reported to camp for his eighth season with the club. Last month, Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman joked that reporters should have Turner twirl for them on a Zoom call.