Shane Turner

{{short description|American baseball player and coach (born 1963)}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

| name = Shane Turner

| team = Hagerstown Flying Boxcars

| position = Third baseman/Outfielder

| image =

| bats = Left

| throws = Right

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|1|8}}

| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| debutleague = MLB

| debutdate = August 19

| debutyear = 1988

| debutteam = Philadelphia Phillies

| finalleague = MLB

| finaldate = September 29

| finalyear = 1992

| finalteam = Seattle Mariners

| statleague = MLB

| stat1label = Batting average

| stat1value = .236

| stat2label = Home runs

| stat2value = 0

| stat3label = Runs batted in

| stat3value = 6

| teams = *Philadelphia Phillies ({{mlby|1988}})

Baltimore Orioles ({{mlby|1991}})
Seattle Mariners ({{mlby|1992}})

}}

Shane Lee Turner (born January 8, 1963) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in parts of three seasons in the Major League Baseball (MLB) for three different teams. He is the manager of the independent Hagerstown Flying Boxcars.

Career

Turner attended Garey High School in Pomona, CA. He then played for Cal State Fullerton, playing twice in the College World Series and winning the 1984 national championship.{{Cite web |last=Killion |first=Ann |date=1988-07-21 |title=Minor League Notebook : Turner Relies on Versatility |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-07-21-sp-9331-story.html |access-date=2025-05-26 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}

The New York Yankees selected him in the sixth round of the 1985 MLB draft. In {{Baseball year|1987}}, he was traded with fellow prospect Keith Hughes to the Philadelphia Phillies for outfielder Mike Easler. Turner made his MLB debut the following year, batting 6-for-35 in 18 games.{{Cite web |title=Shane Turner Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/turnesh01.shtml |access-date=2025-05-26 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}

From there, Turner played in the minors for another six seasons, getting brief trials with the Baltimore Orioles in {{Baseball year|1991}} and the Seattle Mariners in {{Baseball year|1992}}. The latter was his most successful big league stint, as he batted .270 in 34 games, but in {{Baseball year|1993}} it was back to the minors for Turner.{{Cite web |title=Shane Turner Minor & Independent Leagues Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=turner001sha |access-date=2025-05-26 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}} In 1995, he was a replacement player during the ongoing strike for Cleveland during spring training.{{Cite news |date=1995-04-02 |title=The heart of the replacement teams |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-19950402cle-spe/65675519/ |access-date=2025-05-26 |work=The Akron Beacon Journal |page=D10}}

After his playing career, Turner managed in the minors in the San Francisco Giants organization, starting in 1996 with the Bellingham Giants, then the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes in 1997.{{Cite web |title=Shane Turner MLB, Minor League, Independent, College Baseball Statistics |url=https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/19054/ |access-date=2025-05-26 |website=The Baseball Cube}} In {{Baseball year|2007}}, he replaced Dave Machemer as manager of the Connecticut Defenders in mid-season. In 2011, he was the coordinator of instruction for the San Francisco Giants.{{cite web|url=http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/content/printer_friendly/sf/y2011/m01/d13/c16435512.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714104339/http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/content/printer_friendly/sf/y2011/m01/d13/c16435512.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 14, 2011|title=Giants announce Minor League coaching staff for 2011 season|date=January 13, 2011|publisher=Major League Baseball|work=MLB.com|accessdate=February 12, 2020}} He became the director of player development for the Giants in 2013.{{Cite web |last= |date=2016-11-08 |title=Winter Meetings Shane Turner Interview — Inside the San Jose Giants |url=https://sjgiants.mlblogs.com/winter-meetings-shane-turner-interview-inside-the-san-jose-giants-9544d52ed187 |access-date=2025-05-26 |publisher=San Jose Giants}}

On May 25, 2025, Turner became the manager of the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, after Mark Mason was fired.{{Cite web |last=McDonald |first=Fynn |date=2025-05-25 |title=Shane Turner to Take the Helm for Flying Boxcars |url=https://flyingboxcars.com/shane-turner-to-take-the-helm-for-flying-boxcars/ |access-date=2025-05-26 |website=Hagerstown Flying Boxcars}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-05-25 |title=Hagerstown axe first ever manager Mark Mason after 6-21 start, hire 3x WS champion Turner |url=https://tristatealert.com/hagerstown-axe-first-ever-manager-mark-mason-after-6-21-start-hire-3x-ws-champion-turner/ |access-date=2025-05-26 |website=Tri-State Alert |language=en-US}}