After days of the rumor mill strongly linking outfielder Kyle Tucker with the New York Mets, the free agent star agreed to a take care of the Los Angeles Dodgers, ESPN and The Athletic reported Thursday night time.
Per the experiences, the contract is for 4 years and $240 million, with Tucker receiving the suitable to choose out after the second and third years of the pact.
The Mets reportedly have been providing Tucker a pact that might have paid $50 million a yr.
Tucker, a four-time All-Star, may very well be getting into the prime years of his profession. He turns 29 on Saturday.
The Tampa native spent seven years with the Houston Astros earlier than he was traded to the Cubs final winter. Throughout his lone season in Chicago, he made the Nationwide League All-Star workforce after a powerful first half through which he hit .280 with 17 homers, 56 RBIs and 22 stolen bases in 95 video games.
In an injury-plagued second half, the left-handed hitter batted .231 with 5 homers, 17 RBIs and three steals in 41 video games.
Throughout 769 profession video games, Tucker has a .273 batting common, a .358 on-base proportion, a .507 slugging proportion, 147 homers, 490 RBIs and 119 steals. He has twice hit 30-plus homers in a season and twice pushed in 100-plus runs. Tucker received a Gold Glove award for granted fielder in 2022 and a Silver Slugger award the next season.
Tucker is ready to hitch a loaded lineup for the two-time defending World Collection champion Dodgers that additionally options Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, Will Smith, Teoscar Hernandez and Max Muncy.
–Area Stage Media
