Harrisonburg Turks

Congratulations to 1992 Turks Coach Paul Huitt for being named to the New Mexico High School Baseball Hall of Fame. Coach Huitt coached at Sandia Prep High School for 21 years, retiring in 2020. Read the attached article to hear all of his wonderful accolades. Paul is an amazing man and a long-time friend of […]

The Harrisonburg Turks have numerous opportunities for the community to get involved in 2024. Take a look below or visit harrisonburgturks.com/opportunities and consider helping us out this season. If you find yourself interested in helping out in any way, fill out the form on this post and a member of the Turks staff will reach […]

The VBL and Harrisonburg Turks have just announced the 2024 Season Schedule. You can view the schedule below or visit our calendar at harrisonburgturks.com/calendar. General Information This season is turning out to be very exciting because the Valley Baseball League has decided to break up the league into two divisions again this year. The Harrisonburg […]

Former Harrisonburg Turk and current University of Virginia baseball coach Brian O’Connor will be inducted into the 2024 American Baseball Coaches Association in January of 2024. O’Connor played for the Turks in 1990. Also on the list, Jim Moyer. Moyer is a VBL Alumni and played for the Charlottesville Hornets in 1974. Congratulations to the […]

Our Website Has A New Look! After months of tireless working, we are finally ready to announce our brand new website. Our goal with this site was to inform, educate, and provide more interaction with the Turks. This site comes with many new features, while retaining all the old information that we wanted to preserve, […]

From Mark Sheldon at MLB: “Shoring up the bullpen with relievers able to pick up multiple innings was one of the offseason priorities for the Reds. On Wednesday, before getting to the Winter Meetings, they added one. Right-handed reliever Emilio Pagán and the Reds have agreed to terms on a two-year, $16 million contract, multiple […]

  Emilio Pagán played for the Harrisonburg Turks in 2010. He has played for the Seattle Mariners (2017), Oakland Athletics (2018), Tampa Bay Rays (2019), San Diego Padres (2020–2021), and Minnesota Twins (2022–2023). Check him out on our list of Turks in the Majors. You can also check him out on baseball reference. From all …

Article from the Roanoke Times reports: “Ron Hodges, who made it all the way from Franklin County to the major leagues, died Friday at the age of 74.   The Franklin County High School graduate was a New York Mets catcher for 12 seasons.   Hodges died at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital after a …

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From Roanoke Times. Ron Hodges, who made it all the way from Franklin County to the major leagues, died Friday at the age of 74. The Franklin County High School graduate was a New York Mets catcher for 12 seasons. Hodges died at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital after a short illness, Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz […]

  We are proud to announce the return of Coach Bob Wease to the field for 2024. Bob lead our team to the championship in 2023 and we hope that we are just as successful in the coming season. The Turks have been coached and/or owned by Bob Wease for 33 years as of the …