At age 40, Justin Turner is embracing the Chicago Cubs experience wholeheartedly

There is something to be said about a longtime veteran, known for his leadership and track record on and off the field, joining a team in need of both. Forty-year-old Justin Turner, a two-time All Star and World Series champion, aims to bring value to the Cubs coming off a .259/.354/.383 and 114 OPS+ season split between the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners. Time will tell how much playing juice he has left, but his presence on the team seems to already be making a notable impact.

Turner is no stranger to a big market team, having played in both New York and Los Angeles, and he is fitting in nicely with Chicago. He has embraced his time with the Cubs so far, making the most of their time in Japan and already creating solid relationships with teammates like Pete Crow-Armstrong. The two of them spent time hanging out at an arcade which Turner documented on his Instagram. A great thing to see between a young player and an experienced veteran, something we saw in Chicago with Anthony Rizzo and David Ross nearly 10 years ago.

A moment that will go down as one of the most memorable on the Cubs' Japan trip was Turner spending some time with young fans dressed like him at the Tokyo Dome. These types of things go a long way in the minds of many, and as of Tuesday morning, the post of Turner with the young fans by the Cubs on X already had over 47K likes and 1.7 million views.

Turner's Instagram feed has been very busy over the past week, with posts of the party hosted by Shota Imanaga and Seiya Suzuki, the Kimono gifts, his posing with his infield teammates and more. This has been great content for the fans who want to see the experience of the team in Japan, something MLB's outlets have not provided nearly as much as people had hoped. I can't fail to mention how much fans are digging his new Instagram profile picture. Some players' social media platforms go years without team info or profile pictures being updated, not to say that's an indictment of them as a teammate or player, but it's cool seeing Turner filling his with Cubs-related content.

While much of this does not seem as significant as producing on the field, it is little things like this that help a team's culture and chemistry. The ultimate goal is for Turner to produce as best he can at his age with the bat and play when needed, but his presence as a teammate so far has been greatly appreciated. It gives the fans another easy-to-love guy to root hard - something every good club has.