Overview
- Monday night at Wrigley Field, Cubs fans loudly booed Tucker each time he came to the plate during his first game back with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- Tucker went 2-for-3 with a walk but was thrown out at second on a sixth-inning play by Seiya Suzuki and the Dodgers lost 10-5.
- After the game Tucker said, “I tried my hardest last year,” and cited playing through a right-hand hairline fracture and a calf issue while with the Cubs.
- Reports note Tucker entered the game with an underwhelming 2026 line — roughly a .239–.240 average, single-digit homers and about a .710 OPS — compared with his 2025 numbers in Chicago.
- The boos follow earlier hostile receptions this season and reflect fan frustration over his January free-agent move to a four-year, $240 million Dodgers deal and the sense that his lone Cubs season ended on a sour note.