Los Angeles, CA – June 15:Dodgers Kyle Tucker (23) is greeted in the dugout after a 3-run homer during second inning action at Dodger Stadium on Monday, June 15, 2026. (Photo by David Crane/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA — There’s some irony in Kyle Tucker earning the right field spot on MLB.com’s All-Postseason Team. After a first season in Los Angeles that frustrated both Tucker and Dodgers fans, he delivered in October while much of the lineup struggled around him.
Tucker hit .333 with a .938 OPS in eight postseason games. According to MLB.com, that was his highest OPS in a single postseason, coming in his eighth trip to the playoffs. The only other Dodger to get a whiff of the list was Tarik Skubal, whose performance in his two starts was good enough for an honorable mention on the pitching side.
Unfortunately, Tucker’s production wasn’t enough to keep the rest of the Dodgers playing. Their inability to generate consistent offense against Milwaukee helped send them home, leaving his strong individual performance as a footnote to a disappointing finish.
That makes the recognition somewhat bittersweet. The Dodgers added Tucker expecting his bat to help an already formidable lineup carry them through October. When he supplied that production, too many of the hitters around him struggled to contribute.
Eight postseason games won’t erase the frustration of his debut season. Fans understandably wanted more consistent production over the full schedule, and an All-Postseason selection offers limited consolation after an NLCS exit.
Still, Tucker deserves credit for finishing well. His October gives him something encouraging to carry into next season, and gives Dodgers fans reason to hope that his second year brings more of the hitter they expected when he arrived.
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A lifelong baseball fan, Webb has been going to Dodger games since he moved to Los Angeles in 1987. His favorite memory was attending the insane Game 3 of the World Series in 2025 and hugging random Dodgers fans after Freddie’s walkoff homer. He has been writing for Dodgersbeat since 2020.
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