Kyle Tucker agrees to 4-year $240 million contract with Los Angeles Dodgers

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Former Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros star outfielder Kyle Tucker has agreed to a $240 million, four-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, per a number of stories.

Tucker’s $60 million common annual worth can be the second-highest in baseball historical past, not factoring discounting, behind Shohei Ohtani ’s $70 million in his 10-year take care of the Dodgers that runs by way of 2033.

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Kyle Tucker #30 of the Houston Astros runs to 3rd base through the first inning in opposition to the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Area on September 28, 2024, in Cleveland, Ohio. (Nick Cammett/Diamond Photographs by way of Getty Photographs)

When wholesome, Tucker is among the many greatest all-around gamers within the majors. However the outfielder has performed in simply 214 regular-season video games over the previous two years.

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Jeremy Pena #3, Kyle Tucker #30, and Alex Bregman #2 of the Houston Astros rejoice after Tucker hit a house run within the third inning in opposition to the Philadelphia Phillies in Recreation One of many 2022 World Sequence at Minute Maid Park on October 28, 2022, in Houston, Texas. (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Photographs)

He batted .266 with 22 homers and 73 RBIs with the Chicago Cubs final season. He was acquired in a blockbuster commerce with Houston in December 2024 that moved slugging prospect Cam Smith to the Astros.

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Kyle Tucker #30 of the Chicago Cubs swings the bat within the third inning throughout recreation 5 of the Nationwide League Division Sequence in opposition to the Milwaukee Brewers at American Household Area on October 11, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Brandon Sloter/Chicago Cubs/Getty Photographs)

Tucker was slowed by a pair of accidents in his lone season with the Cubs. He sustained a small fracture in his proper hand on an ungainly slide in opposition to Cincinnati on June 1. He additionally strained his left calf in opposition to Atlanta on Sept. 2.

The Related Press contributed to this report.

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