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Kyle Tucker has agreed to a four-year, $240 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to a person familiar with the deal, bolstering the team’s chance for a third consecutive World Series championship.<\/p>\n
Tucker could withdraw from the deal after two to three years, according to the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal was pending physical agreement.<\/p>\n
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Tucker’s $60 million annual salary would be the second-highest in baseball history, excluding deferred money, behind Shohei Ohtani’s $70 million in his 10-year deal with the Dodgers that runs through 2033.<\/p>\n
Tucker becomes the latest successful veteran hit by the Dodgers’ deep roster, who will have seven of the 29 major contracts in average annual value through 2026. Los Angeles’ previous big move of the offseason was to sign former New York Mets closer Edwin D\u00edaz, widely considered the best reliever on the developed market.<\/p>\n
The Dodgers will welcome Tucker’s special bat in the heart of their order, but he also addresses one of several system deficiencies as an everyday cornerback behind Michael Conforto and several others who struggled last season in left field. It looks like Tucker will play right field for Los Angeles, allowing the club to move Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez to left back.<\/p>\n
The Mets and Toronto Blue Jays, who lost to the Dodgers in last year’s World Series, are believed to be in the mix for Tucker’s services. “Let me know if you see any smoke,” Mets owner Steve Cohen wrote on X on Thursday, before following up with a second post clarifying that he was “waiting for a decision.”<\/p>\n
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When healthy, Tucker is among the best all-around players in the majors. But he has played 214 regular season games over the last two years.<\/p>\n
He hit .266 with 22 homers and 73 RBIs with the Chicago Cubs last season. He was acquired in a blockbuster trade with Houston in December 2024 that removed Cam Smith’s dismal prospect from the Astros.<\/p>\n
Tucker was cut short by two injuries in his one season with the Cubs. He partially broke his right hand on a bad slide against Cincinnati on June 1. He also sprained his left calf against Atlanta on September 2.<\/p>\n
After a fast start with his new team, Tucker hit just .231 with five homers in 41 games after the All-Star break. He served as Chicago’s designated hitter in the playoffs as the Cubs eliminated San Diego in the first round before losing to Milwaukee in the five-game NL Division Series.<\/p>\n
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Tucker, who turns 29 on Saturday, turned down a $22,025,000 qualifying offer in November, so his new deal means the Cubs will receive pick compensation \u2014 likely at No. 77-80.<\/p>\n
Tucker was selected by Houston with the number 5 pick in the 2015 amateur draft. He played in three World Series with the Astros, winning a ring in 2022.<\/p>\n
Hit at least 29 homers and drove in at least 92 runs for three straight seasons from 2021-23. He won the Golden Glove in 2022 and led the AL with 112 RBIs in 2023.<\/p>\n
He was limited to 78 games in his final season with Houston due to a fractured right shin, but hit .289 with 23 homers and 49 RBIs.<\/p>\n
The Tampa, Florida, native is hitting .273 with 147 homers, 490 RBIs and an .865 OPS in 769 career games. He also has 119 steals on 135 attempts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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