Nik Turley

He has previously played in Major League Baseball for the Minnesota Twins and Pittsburgh Pirates, and in NPB for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.

On the season, Turley had an 11–8 win–loss record with a 3.88 earned run average and was a Mid-Season All-Star with Trenton.

[9] Turley signed as a minor league free agent with the San Francisco Giants on December 5, 2014.

Turley signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox on November 24, 2015.

[27] He was a non-roster invitee in big league camp in 2020 and even made the opening day roster, before the COVID-19 pandemic.

[28][29] He was included on the Pirates' 60-man player pool in June before the start of the shortened MLB season.

[37] On November 9, 2021, Turley signed with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball.

[38] Turley made 44 appearances for Hiroshima in 2023, registering a 7–1 record and 1.74 ERA with 42 strikeouts across 41+1⁄3 innings of work.

On November 30, 2023, the Carp announced that Turley would not be brought back for the 2024 season, making him a free agent.

[39] On December 27, 2023, Turley signed with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball.

He uses his height to push the ball down into the strike zone and turns his body sideways as he throws to home plate.

He grew up in La Cañada, California, and has three older brothers, who all played college sports.

Turley with the Trenton Thunder