{"id":523460,"date":"2026-01-16T13:36:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T13:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/523460\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T13:36:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T13:36:17","slug":"dodgers-agree-to-240m-deal-with-ex-astros-cubs-of-kyle-tucker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/523460\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers agree to $240M deal with ex-Astros, Cubs OF Kyle Tucker"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jan. 16 (UPI) — The Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> agreed to a four-year, $240 million contract with former Houston Astros<\/a> and Chicago Cubs<\/a> outfielder Kyle Tucker.<\/p>\n

Tucker, the top free agent on the market, confirmed the agreement Thursday on Instagram<\/a>. Sources told MLB.com<\/a>, The Athletic<\/a> and ESPN<\/a> about the terms of the pact, which includes a $64 million signing bonus and $30 million deferred. Tucker’s deal also features opt-outs after its second and third years.\n<\/p>\n

“It’s time for Dodger baseball,” Tucker wrote on an Instagram<\/a> post, which includes highlights from his time with the Astros and Cubs.<\/p>\n

Tucker, 28, hit .266 with 22 home runs, 25 steals and 73 RBIs over 136 appearances last season with the Cubs. The four-time All-Star joined the Cubs in a 2024 trade from the Astros.<\/p>\n

Tucker, the No. 5 overall pick in the 2015 MLB Draft, hit .273 with 147 home runs and 119 RBIs through his first eight seasons.\n<\/p>\n

He hit a career-high .294 in 2021. Tucker smashed a career-high 30 home runs in 2021 and 2022 for the Astros. He led the American League with 112 RBIs in 2023, when he recorded 29 home runs and a career-best 30 stolen bases.<\/p>\n

Tucker will now join a lineup that features Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts<\/a>, Freddie Freeman<\/a> and Will Smith<\/a>, among others, for the Dodgers’ attempt to win three-consecutive World Series titles.<\/p>\n

The Dodgers, who routinely have one of the highest payrolls in baseball, have had just one losing season (80-82 in 2010) in the last two decades.<\/p>\n

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\t\t Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (C) celebrates with teammates after the Dodgers defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in 11 innings in Game 7 to win the World Series<\/a> in Toronto on November 1, 2025. Photo by Aaron Josefczyk\/UPI | License Photo<\/a>\t\t \t\t\t\t\t