Kyle Tucker
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Kyle Daniel Tucker (born January 17, 1997) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB).
The Astros selected Tucker with the fifth pick in the first round of the 2015 MLB draft, and he made his MLB debut in 2018.
Personal life
Tucker's older brother, Preston, is also a professional baseball player (he also played for the Astros, playing in 2015 and 2016).
High school career
Tucker was a pupil of Henry B. Tucker. Plant High School in Tampa, Florida, where they competed for their baseball team. He appeared in the All American Classic of Perfect Game. In 2015, Tucker was named Florida's Gatorade Player of the Year.
The Houston Astros selected Tucker fifth overall, according to him as a first round pick in the 2015 MLB draft. He officially signed on June 15.
Professional career
Tucker appeared for the Greeneville Astros of the Rookie-level Appalachian League. He started the 2016 season with the Quad Cities River Bandits of the Class A Midwest League, and was promoted to the Lancaster JetHawks of the Class A-Advanced California League in mid-season. In 2016, Tucker had 32 stolen bases, nine home runs, and 69 runs batted in (RBIs).
Tucker joined the Buies Creek Astros of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League in 2017 and was promoted to the Corpus Christi Hooks of the Class AA Texas League in May. He appeared in the 2017 All-Star Futures Game. Buies Creek and Corpus Christi combined for a batting average of 274/.348/.528. Tucker was sent by the Astros to the Arizona Fall League's Mesa Solar Sox early in the season.
Tucker of the Fresno Grizzlies of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League began the 2018 season. The Astros promoted him to the major leagues on July 7 after he batted.306 in 80 games.
Tucker made his major league debut against the Chicago White Sox on July 7, 2018. He hit and RBI on the day for his first big league hit and RBI. In 72 plate appearances for the Astros in 2018, he batted.141/.203/.203.203.203.203.
Tucker was a member of the Round Rock Express in the minor leagues for 34 runs, 97 RBIs, and 30 stolen bases. On September 2, 2019, Tucker was promoted to the Astros. In 2019, with the Astros, he batted.269/.319/.537 for four home runs and 11 RBIs in 67 at bats, while stealng five bases without being caught.
Tucker batted.268/.325/.512 in 209 at bats, leading the American League), nine home runs, and 42 RBIs in 209 at bats, and stole eight bases while being caught just once in 2020. He also ranked sixth in RBI, sixth in extra-base hits (27), and seventh in stolen bases. Before a season-ending loss to the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League Championship Series (ALCS), he played in 13 playoff games, batting.327/.367.
Tucker had a breakout season in 2021: From May 1 to the season's end, he batted.320 and led the AL in on-base percentage, slugging, and OPS. Tucker became the third Astro to reach 30 home runs in a season before turning age 25. He batted.346 with eight home runs, 20 runs scored, 19 RBIs, a.438 on-base percentage, and a.692 slugging percentage for a 1.130 OPS in September and October. For September, he was named AL Player of the Month for the first time in his career, as well as his first monthly award.
Tucker hit career-highs in virtually every offensive category, including 37 doubles, 30 home runs, 14 stolen bases, 282 total bases, and 147 OPS+ in 140 games played. He came in ninth in batting, third in slugging percentage and OPS, fifth in doubles and OPS+, and tenth in Wins Above Replacement (5.7 WAR, per Baseball-Reference). He was named as a Gold Glove finalist in right field with +11 Defensive Runs Saved (DRS), ties with Joey Gallo and Aaron Judge for second place behind Adolis Garca. On October 25, 2021, Tucker was named a finalist for the Silver Slugger Award for outfielders; the three outfielders were Teoscar Hernández, Judge, and Cedric Mullins Tucker; the three outfielder winners were announced as a Sporting News All-Star at outfield, as a sport's Best-Star at outfield, and the All-MLB Second Team was announced as a finalist.
In Game 4 of the 2021 American League Division Series (ALDS) against the Chicago White Sox on October 12, Tucker stole second and third base in the fourth inning, becoming the first Astro to steal two bases in the same inning of a postseason game. In 61 postseason at bats, he slashed.279/.441, stole five bases, struck four home runs, and led both leagues in postseason runs batted in (RBI) with fifteen runs.
Tucker's 2022 debut of an early-season slump culminated in a 4-for-46 period to begin the season. In the fifth inning versus the Texas Rangers, he earned the decisive runs for a 4–3 win, collecting seven RBI in the first three games of the series. Pinch was hitting the ballpark in the eighth inning of the following game, giving the Astros a 3-2 lead after Rangers starter Martn Pérez had a flawless game in the seventh inning.
Tucker set a career high of six RBI in the Boston Red Sox's second innings against Nathan Eovaldi, tying the major league record for a team in a single inning. He added a grand slam in the fourth inning. Tucker played for the Chicago White Sox in 2022, extending his career-long hitting streak to 15 games.
Tucker was selected as a reserve outfielder for the MLB All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium, his first career selection. Some figures at the time included a.259 average, 16 home runs, fourth place in RBI (58), and tied for fifth in steals (14). He earned 10 Defensive Runs Saved, a Fangraph, tying for the top outfielders in AL. In his first 350 games, he became the seventh player in MLB history to steal 40 bases and 60 home runs, his first 350 games in his first 350 games, his third game in the majors.
Tucker's second grand slam of the season came after a 7–5 victory over the Oakland Athletics on August 12. In a 21–5 victory over the White Sox, he tied for both the second-highest scoring output and the most hits in team history on August 18. Tucker's third double appearance against the Minnesota Twins on August 24 brought his hitting streak to a new career-high 16 games. The hitting streak lasted 17 games before ending on August 27. Tucker's first 20/20 (20-home run, 20-stolen base) campaign brought him his first 20/20 (20-home run, 20-stolen base) campaign on September 3. Tucker, who was playing for the Tampa Bays in his 100th game of the season, made the playoff appearance on September 20, becoming the first full-time Astros outfielder since Carlos Lee in 2009. Tucker won by a 5–2 margin on the eighth inning, capping off a string of sweeps at Tropicana Field, the first home run for Houston in Tampa Bay. On October 4 against the Philadelphia Phillies, Jeff Bagwell became the first Astros player to reach 30 home runs, 100 RBI, and 25 stolen bases in the same season.
He batted.357/.478 in 544 at bats in 2022.