He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Philadelphia Phillies from 1990 to 2001.

Turner Ward attended his first Major League Baseball game on September 10, 1973, alongside his older brother Wes and their father James.

Ward later stated that watching Hank Aaron hit his 710th home run inspired him to pursue professional baseball.

[6] Ward made his Major League Baseball debut with the Indians on September 10, 1990, as he went 0–for–4 while playing in right field in a 6–2 loss to the Chicago White Sox.

In his third career game on September 15, Ward went 3–for–5 with a triple, home run and six RBI in a 14–6 win over the Kansas City Royals.

On June 27, the Indians traded Ward and Tom Candiotti to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Denis Boucher, Glenallen Hill, Mark Whiten, and cash.

He played in 102 games, batting .232 with nine home runs and 45 RBI before the season was cut short due to the 1994 MLB strike.

Ward signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 22, 1997,[14] and had a very productive season as the team's fourth outfielder, as he played in 71 games, batting .353 with seven home runs and 33 RBI.

Ward began the 1999 season with Pittsburgh, however, he struggled to a .209 batting average with no home runs and eight RBI in 49 games with the Pirates.

[16][17] On August 18, 1999, Ward signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks, helping the club win the NL West with a .348 batting average with two home runs and seven RBI in 10 games.

In the 1999 NLDS against the New York Mets, Ward played in three games, getting two at–bats, where he had a home run and three RBI, however, the D-Backs lost the series.

Ward played in 12 seasons during his Major League Baseball career, appearing in 626 games, as he had a .251 batting average with 39 home runs and 219 RBI.