As Justin Turner tweeted Saturday night, he and the Dodgers will be reunited after the third baseman tested free agency after the 2020 season.

Jon Heyman of MLB Network later tweeted that Turner, now 36 years old, and the Dodgers have agreed on a two-year deal. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic added that the deal is for $34 million over two years with a club option for a third year, and a $8 million signing bonus.

Turner returns to the team he’s been with since 2014, and where he won a World Series last season, though was unable to be on the field for the last out because of a positive result of a COVID-19 test. Turner began his career with the Orioles in 2009, and after brief appearances for Baltimore in 2009 and 2010, was waived and claimed by the Mets in May of 2010.

As a Met over four seasons, the Long Beach, CA native slashed .265/.326/.370 with eight home runs and 86 RBIs. He was non-tendered by the Mets after the 2013 season, and signed with his hometown Dodgers for the 2014 season.

As a Dodger through seven seasons, Turner slashed .302/.382/.503 with 116 home runs and a 139 OPS+. His best seasons were 2016 and 2019, when he hit 27 home runs in each of those seasons. In the 2015 NLDS against the Mets, Turner led the Dodgers with 10 hits in 19 at-bats, with six of those hits being doubles.

During his free agency this off season, there was some speculation that the Mets may be interested in a Turner reunion, as rumors have abounded that the Mets are seeking to upgrade third base. Turner’s return to Flushing never seemed realistic, as he seems very comfortable playing in his native Southern California, and his departure from the Mets in 2013 was not amicable.

Turner has said that he was non-tendered because he was working with former Met Marlon Byrd on a hitting approach that was not consistent with the Mets’ team approach. He has openly stated that he left on bad terms, and has an objective to play well against the Mets to make them see that they made a mistake. Since Sandy Alderson, GM when Turner was non-tendered, is back with the Mets, it was unlikely Turner would consider coming back to New York.

Although Turner is signing with Los Angeles late in the off season, he had been courted by the Brewers, who reportedly made him a multi-year offer. With Turner off the board, the Mets can focus their third base energy elsewhere (the Kris Bryant rumors are hot right now, and the Mets have also contacted the Athletics about Matt Chapman).

Acting GM Zack Scott said on Friday that the Mets are comfortable going into the season with JD Davis playing an important role, though that role was never defined. It seems likely the Mets will try hard to land a new third baseman for 2021, and now it’s clear that third baseman will not be Justin Turner.