SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- For many players, the All-Star break is an opportunity to kick back and relax. For Justin Turner, All-Star Week 2022 has provided several opportunities to make a difference.

The Dodgers’ third baseman and his wife, Kourtney, have long been active in the Los Angeles area through their nonprofit, the Justin Turner Foundation. With the All-Star Game happening in Justin’s hometown -- both where he grew up and where he plays -- the Turners saw the unique platform available and decided to take advantage.

On Friday, they were on hand for the reopening of the Volunteers of America Transition House in downtown Los Angeles, a project the Foundation played a major role in funding and supporting. On Sunday, they kept it going with celebrity bingo at the Capitol One All-Star Oceanfront activation at the Santa Monica Pier, a sold-out event benefiting the Justin Turner Foundation.

“Not only a sold-out turnout, but just so many familiar faces,” said Justin Turner, a two-time All-Star. “We had celebrities out, we had longtime sponsors of the Foundation out, we had beneficiaries of the sponsors come out.”

Commissioner Rob Manfred was in attendance, along with several other MLB executives. Celebrity bingo callers included Patrick Renna, Marty York and Victor DiMattia from “The Sandlot,” Justin Hartley of NBC’s “This Is Us” and several former and current athletes, such as Andre Ethier, Byron Scott, Gavin Lux and 2022 All-Star Tony Gonsolin.

“Justin does so much for the L.A. community, so I think, whenever he asks you to do something or asks if you can help out, I think it's a no-brainer,” said Lux.

Why bingo? Well, it’s a favorite activity of the Turners, who play it every time they go back to visit Kourtney’s family in her native Indiana.

“It just started as just a simple idea of me wanting to bring bingo -- since I'm from Indiana, it's obviously a very big deal there -- bringing bingo to L.A., and kind of combining Justin and I's worlds,” said Kourtney Turner. “And all in the name of a good cause: raising money and awareness for the Justin Turner Foundation.”

Participants played five rounds, competing for five different prize packages. Items available to win included tickets to several of MLB’s marquee events in 2022 -- the Field of Dreams Game in Iowa, and the Home Run Derby and the All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium -- and a one-hour hitting session with Turner himself.

Calgary Flames right winger Tyler Toffoli -- who played for the Kings from 2012-20 -- won the Field of Dreams ticket package, but donated it back to allow someone else to win it.

He wasn’t the only noteworthy winner, either.

“One of the guys from the T-House that we just opened up on Friday, a big project that we did with MLB renovating a veterans’ home, was here playing and he actually won tickets to the All-Star Game, which was truly amazing,” said Justin Turner.

The event was a hit, enough so that the Turners have already started getting requests to make it an annual occasion. This year in particular, there was certainly nothing else they’d rather be doing.

“I just think it's a responsibility as a professional athlete, someone who has been playing for the city of Los Angeles for nine years now,” said Turner. “We have a responsibility to our fans who treat us so good, come out to the stadium every night. We lead the league in attendance every single year. And to be able to give back and use our platform to help better people's lives and help people in need is just something that I think is [an easy decision] and everyone should take advantage of.”

Founded in 2016, the JTF supports “homeless veterans, children (and their families) battling life-altering illnesses and diseases and various youth baseball organizations,” according to the organization’s website.