KYLE TUCKER NEWS

Reynaldo López pitches 6 scoreless innings, Braves beat Astros 6-2

Reynaldo López struck out seven over six scoreless innings, Orlando Arcia homered and the Atlanta Braves won their third straight, 6-2 over the Houston Astros

APRIL 17 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Astros play the Rangers with series tied 1-1

The Houston Astros and Texas Rangers meet on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series

APRIL 14 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tucker, Altuve combine for 5 RBIs as Astros use big 7th inning to down Rangers, 9-2

Kyle Tucker doubled twice and had three RBIs and Jose Altuve added three hits and drove in two runs as the Houston Astros used a seven-run seventh inning to break a tie and coast t...

APRIL 13 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rangers reliever Brock Burke broke his non-throwing hand by punching a wall after a poor outing

Texas Rangers reliever Brock Burke broke his non-throwing hand while punching a wall following a poor outing Friday night against the Houston Astros

APRIL 13 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Heim homers with 4 RBIs as Rangers win 12-8 and drop Astros to to 4-11

Jonah Heim homered and drove in four runs, and the Texas Rangers beat Houston 12-8 to drop the Astros seven games under

APRIL 13 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Houston's Blanco throws the first no-hitter in the majors this season in a 10-0 win over Toronto

Ronel Blanco of the Houston Astros threw the first no-hitter in the major leagues this season, blanking the Toronto Blue Jays 10-0

APRIL 2 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Juan Soto throws out tying run at plate in 9th inning of Yankees' debut, 5-4 win over Astros

Juan Soto threw out the potential tying run at the plate in the ninth inning of his Yankees debut after starting New York’s comeback from a four-run deficit in a season-opening 5-4...

MARCH 28 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

MLB Extension Week Tiers: So, who should sign and who should wait? For players, generational wealth is at stake here, and locking that in now can be worth the tradeoff of more money down the road.

MARCH 8 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Poised to bat cleanup Manager Joe Espada said Sunday his ideal lineup has Tucker hitting cleanup, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

Impact Tucker has primarily hit fifth or sixth in his big-league career, though he split his time evenly between the Nos. 3, 4 and 5 spots last season. The 27-year-old has been one of the most consistent offensive producers in baseball and hit .284 with 29 homers, 112 RBI, 97 runs and 30 steals in 2023, and he's set up for another big year while batting behind Jose Altuve, Yordan Alvarez and Alex Bregman.

FEBRUARY 25 • ROTOWIRE

Kyle Tucker says Astros have 'best team in league,' open to long-term deal

Houston Astros right fielder Kyle Tucker is open to a long-term contract, and he says that preliminary dialogue has begun.

FEBRUARY 19

Top 5 MLB hitting trios of 2024: Dodgers, Braves or Astros No. 1?

Ben Verlander ranks the five best hitting trios heading into 2024. Where do Shohei Ohtani's Dodgers, Aaron Judge's Yankees and Ronald Acuña...

FEBRUARY 16

Note to Astros: Start spending before your title window closes

Despite reaching the ALCS in seven consecutive seasons, the Astros have major questions to answer in the coming years — and they better addr...

JANUARY 18

Astros' dynasty is not over, but they need to take a hard look in the mirror

Ben Verlander does not believe the Astros' reign is over, but they can't simply run it back in 2024. There are three areas in particular the...

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Road-field advantage? Astros need ALCS Game 7 win to avoid 2019 World Series repeat

The Houston Astros have a home-field "advantage" problem. To advance to the World Series, they'll need to buck that trend in Game 7.

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Hitting sixth again in Game 4 Tucker will bat sixth again Thursday in Game 4 of the ALCS versus the Rangers.

Impact Tucker was dropped to the sixth spot in the lineup for Game 3 on Wednesday and went 1-for-2 with a double, three walks and two runs scored as the Astros earned their first win of the best-of-seven American League Championship Series. He hit third and fifth, respectively, in Games 1 and 2 while going 0-for-8 with no walks and a strikeout.

OCTOBER 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Tucker to petition for 30th homer, 30-30 season PHOENIX -- Kyle Tucker thought he had reached 30 homers Sunday. Then he didn’t. Then he did. Ultimately, Tucker’s fifth-inning jaunt around...

OCTOBER 2, 2023 • MLB.COM

Reaches 30-steal mark Tucker went 1-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Saturday's 1-0 win over the Diamondbacks.

Impact Tucker's steal was his 30th of the year, extending his career high this year. He's batted .267 (12-for-45) with eight extra-base hits over his last 12 contests. For the season, Tucker has a .282/.369/.512 slash line, 29 home runs, 111 RBI and 95 runs scored through 156 games. Given that the AL West title is still up for grabs, expect Tucker and most of Houston's other regulars in the lineup for the regular-season finale Sunday.

OCTOBER 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Homers in Monday's win Tucker went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Monday's 5-1 win over the Mariners.

Impact Tucker has had some patience at the plate with four walks over his last five games, though he's gone just 3-for-16 in that span. The outfielder's homer was his 29th of the season, putting him one shy of matching his total from each of the last two years. He's also logged 29 stolen bases while posting a strong .281/.367/.514 slash line with 110 RBI and 92 runs scored over 152 contests.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

2023 MLB MVP race: Updated AL and NL MVP odds; Ronald Acuña Jr. favored

Ronald Acuña Jr. and Mookie Betts are on top of MLB's NL MVP oddsboard and Shohei Ohtani's a lock to win the award in the AL. Which supersta...

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023