LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers' season ended so abruptly, so disappointingly, that Justin Turner almost forgot about the piece of hardware he was in the running for.
In five of the last six seasons, the veteran third baseman had been the Dodgers' nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award, which honors the Major League Baseball player who "best represents the game of baseball through extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy and positive contributions, both on and off the field."
Finally winning it had been on Turner's big league bucket list.
