Stuart Turner (baseball)

Randy Stuart Turner (born December 27, 1991) is an American professional baseball catcher who is a free agent. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds in 2017. Prior to playing professionally, he played college baseball for the Ole Miss Rebels and won the Johnny Bench Award.

Stuart Turner
Turner with the Louisville Bats in 2018
Free agent
Catcher
Born: (1991-12-27) December 27, 1991
Eunice, Louisiana
Bats: Right Throws: Right
debut
April 6, 2017, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
(through 2017 season)
Batting average.134
Home runs2
Runs batted in7
Teams

Career

Turner is from Eunice, Louisiana. After he graduated from Eunice High School, he enrolled at Louisiana State University at Eunice.[1] He transferred to the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), where he played college baseball for the Ole Miss Rebels baseball team. In 2013, he won a Gold Glove Award from the American Baseball Coaches Association[2] and the Johnny Bench Award, given annually to best catcher in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I.[3]

Minnesota Twins

The Minnesota Twins selected Turner in the third round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft.[4] He signed with the Twins, and played for the Elizabethton Twins of the Rookie-level Appalachian League.[5] The Twins invited him to spring training in 2014,[6] and assigned him to the Fort Myers Miracle of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League.[5] In 2015, he played for the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Class AA Southern League,[7] where he posted a .223 batting average with four home runs and 37 RBIs. Turner returned to the Lookouts in 2016, where he batted .239 with six home runs and 41 RBIs.[8]

Cincinnati Reds

During the 2016 Winter Meetings, the Cincinnati Reds selected Turner from the Twins in the Rule 5 draft.[9] Turner made the Reds' Opening Day roster in 2017[10] and made his major league debut on April 6. On August 11, 2017, he hit his first Major League home run off of San Diego Padres pitcher Travis Wood.[11] The Reds optioned Turner to the minor leagues at the end of spring training in 2018.[12] He was designated for assignment on March 31, 2018. He was outrighted to AAA Louisville Bats on April 4. He was released on March 27, 2019. He resigned a minor league deal on April 18, 2019. Turner elected free agency after the season on November 4.

Personal life

Turner has two brothers.[13] He was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus type 1 while he was in the seventh grade.[5]

Turner and his wife, Danielle, had their first child, son Easton Michael, in August 2017.[14]

See also

References
  1. "Turner set to play for LSUE team". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. August 25, 2009. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  2. Mississippi. "Baseball: Ole Miss catcher Stuart Turner named ABCA Gold Glove winner | gulflive.com". Blog.gulflive.com. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
  3. "Ole Miss catcher Stuart Turner wins 2013 Johnny Bench Award - KWCH". Articles.kwch.com. June 27, 2013. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
  4. "2013 MLB draft: Ole Miss catcher Stuart Turner goes to Twins in third round | gulflive.com". Blog.gulflive.com. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
  5. Fox Sports. "Minnesota Twins' catching prospect Stuart Turner not letting diabetes divert career". FOX Sports. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  6. Berardino, Mike. "Twins' spring invitees: Byron Buxton, Miguel Sano, Alex Meyer". TwinCities.com. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  7. "2015 Lookouts Play Home Opener Wednesday Night At AT&T Field". chattanoogan.com. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  8. "Stuart Turner Stats, Highlights, Bio | MiLB.com Stats | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Milb.com. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  9. Sheldon, Mark (February 20, 2017). "Turner looks to make most of opportunity: Catcher attempting to make jump from Double-A to the Majors". MLB.com. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  10. "Reds Rookies excited for first Opening Day". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  11. "Votto extends hitting streak to 14, Reds beat Padres 8-3". espn.com. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  12. Kramer, Daniel (March 17, 2018). "Reds send Turner, Crockett, Herget to Triple-A". MLB.com. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  13. "Twins catching prospect Stuart Turner got work ethic at family business". TwinCities.com. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  14. "Turner back with club after stressful paternity leave". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
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