{"id":419243,"date":"2025-11-06T19:58:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T19:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/419243\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T19:58:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T19:58:12","slug":"cubs-decline-justin-turner-option-re-signing-colin-rea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/419243\/","title":{"rendered":"Cubs decline Justin Turner option, re-signing Colin Rea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">Infielder <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/29607\/justin-turner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Justin Turner<\/a> became a free agent Thursday after the <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/chc\/chicago-cubs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Chicago Cubs<\/a> declined a $10 million mutual option.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Turner will receive a $2 million buyout as part of a contract that included a $4 million salary this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A first baseman and third baseman who turns 41 on Nov. 23, Turner hit .219 with three homers and 18 RBIs in 80 games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Turner is a two-time All-Star and was a 2020 World Series champion with the <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/lad\/los-angeles-dodgers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a>. He has a .283 average with 201 homers and 832 RBIs in 17 major league seasons with the <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/bal\/baltimore-orioles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Baltimore Orioles<\/a> (2009-10), <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/nym\/new-york-mets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New York Mets<\/a> (2010-13), Dodgers (2014-22), <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/bos\/boston-red-sox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Boston Red Sox<\/a> (2023), <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/tor\/toronto-blue-jays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> (2024), <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/sea\/seattle-mariners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Seattle Mariners<\/a> (2024) and Cubs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Also on Thursday, the Chicago agreed to terms with right-handed pitcher <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/33950\/colin-rea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Colin Rea<\/a> on a one-year contract with a club option for 2027. Rea, 35, went 11-7 with a 3.95 ERA and one save in 32 games (27 starts) with the Cubs last season, his second stint in Chicago along with the 2020 season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2025 ESPN Internet Ventures. 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