outfielder kyle tuckerThe top free agent available this offseason has been offered a short-term deal New York Mets The deal is believed to be worth $50 million per season, sources told ESPN’s Jesse Rogers on Tuesday.
Tucker, who turns 29 on Saturday, has continued to field offers after rejecting a $22.025 million qualifying offer. chicago cubs Post season. Sources told ESPN that toronto blue jays They also made a long-term offer to Tucker, one of the league’s best left-handed hitters.
While his past two seasons have been hampered by injuries, including a fractured right hand and a calf strain that depressed his second-half numbers with the Cubs in 2025, Tucker and juan soto The only hitter with a 1:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio while compiling a slugging percentage above .500.
Tucker had a stellar first half of the season with the Cubs, hitting .280 with 17 home runs while being named to the All-Star team for the fourth time, but he finished with only 22 homers and 73 RBI in 136 games for the season, although in the playoffs he was the Cubs’ primary DH.
After returning from an arm injury, Tucker struggled at the plate, hitting .218 in July and .244 in August.
