Chicago Cubs veteran Justin Turner had some fun with his teammate in the dugout on Thursday night, but he probably did not expect his prank to attract as much attention as it did.
Turner was named the “Fan of the Game” for the Marquee Sports Network broadcast of the Cubs’ 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Ill. While Turner did not play, the veteran infielder drew attention for the way he celebrated after Seiya Suzuki homered to give the Cubs a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning.
Turner was seen at the bottom of the clubhouse stairs gleefully jumping up and down. The clip was shown in the top of the ninth, with Marquee Sports Network play-by-play announcer Jon Sciambi gleefully declaring that Turner was the network’s fan of the game.
“It’s you, Justin Turner! You are our fan of the game! Woo!” Sciambi said.
Justin Turner is the "Fan of the Game" for the Marquee Sports Network broadcast of Pirates-Cubs…after celebrating a Seiya Suzuki home run while wearing a fake ballsack.
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) June 13, 2025
Boog Sciambi and Jim Deshaies were silent into the next play. ⚾️📺🎙️ #MLB pic.twitter.com/0BfynIROhP
Whoever chose Turner as the fan of the game somehow did not realize (we assume) that Turner had a pair of fake nuts hanging off of his belt. That is almost certainly why he was at the bottom of the dugout steps.
As Michael Dixon of Awful Announcing noted, the Marquee broadcast went silent for about 30 seconds after the “Fan of the Game” segment. It is possible the announcers realized that Turner was swinging a pair of fake testicles around and were either laughing or felt uncomfortable.
Suzuki clearly loved Turner’s celebration, even if it was never supposed to make it on TV.
