Kyle Tucker Signs $240M Dodgers Deal, Shifts to RF, Targets Three-Peat

Kyle Tucker officially signed a four-year, $240 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, including a $64 million signing bonus, after declining a Cubs qualifying offer. The elite free agent will play right field, moving Teoscar Hernández to left, and is expected to bat second or third, wearing No. 23. Tucker expressed his desire to help the Dodgers achieve a championship three-peat. The deal includes opt-outs after 2027 and 2028, and $30M in deferred salary, reducing his AAV to a new MLB record $57.19M.