Overview
- Kyle Tucker, now with Los Angeles, heard loud boos at Daikin Park on Monday as he batted in the first inning, then dropped a bloop single to drive in the opening run.
- He later hit a solo home run in the third, turning a hostile welcome into a two-RBI night.
- Dodgers broadcaster Joe Davis told viewers the jeers were misguided, saying Tucker was traded and “didn’t trade himself.”
- Houston dealt Tucker to the Cubs in December 2024 in a cost-cutting move, and he joined the Dodgers this offseason on a reported $240 million contract.
- The chilly greeting fits a growing pattern this season, as Toronto fans booed him last month during rising pushback to the Dodgers’ star-heavy roster.