{"id":733032,"date":"2026-06-23T00:48:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T00:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/733032\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T00:48:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T00:48:20","slug":"kyle-tucker-leaves-game-early-with-apparent-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/733032\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyle Tucker Leaves Game Early With Apparent Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Kyle Tucker exited the Dodgers\u2019 first game of a three-game series against the Minnesota Twins on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tucker came up to bat in the second inning, and reached base after drawing a walk. Tommy Edman singled the following at bat, advancing Tucker to second base. The outfielder took a knee after advancing, and was in clear discomfort before being taken out. Alex Call replaced him on the base paths, and he walked to the dugout unassisted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Dodgers provided an update after he came out, citing the issue as \u201clow back spasms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tucker is the latest in a long list of injured Dodgers, as Los Angeles has the most injured roster in MLB. Teoscar Hernandez and Kik\u00e9 Hernandez are both on the injured list for the Dodgers, who are now fairly short on outfielders despite Andy Pages\u2019 fitness and Tommy Edman\u2019s return.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tucker inked a four-year, $240 million deal with the Dodgers in the offseason, and has served as the replacement for Michael Conforto, who had a poor season with the Dodgers last year. He hasn\u2019t quite lived up to the hype yet, though, currently sporting a .707 OPS with just six homers through 75 games this year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"838\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Kyle-Tucker-Dodgers-Injury.jpg\" alt=\"Jun 1, 2026; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Kyle Tucker against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images\" class=\"wp-image-306627\"  \/>Jun 1, 2026; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Kyle Tucker against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn ImagesWho Will Replace Kyle Tucker?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If Tucker is to remain on the injured list, Ryan Ward and Alex Call will likely see more time in the lineup, though Teoscar Hernandez is nearing a return and will <a href=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/dodgers-teoscar-hernandez-to-begin-rehab-assignment-tuesday\/2026\/06\/21\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">start his rehab assignment Tuesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ward came up for Teoscar Hernandez when he landed on the injured list towards the end of May, and has been a serviceable corner outfielder for the Dodgers since coming back. Heading into Monday\u2019s game, Ward had three homers with 11 RBIs, and boasted a .802 OPS on the year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Call got off to a hot start for the Dodgers, but has since cooled down. He had an .807 OPS at the end of May, but has batted just .147 since and has seen his OPS drop to .661.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Dodgers will hope Tucker can recover quickly to continue aiding them with their campaign for a three-peat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are you worried about Kyle Tucker\u2019s status given what you saw on the field?<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sab-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/path\/to\/app-icon.png\" alt=\"App icon\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"\/><\/p>\n<p>LA Baseball Report<\/p>\n<p>Get the app for faster news<\/p>\n<p> <a id=\"sab-cta\" class=\"sab-cta\" href=\"#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">GET<\/a> \u00d7  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Kyle Tucker exited the Dodgers\u2019 first game of a three-game series against the Minnesota&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":733033,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2406],"tags":[5,39,29,1165,4332,4333,774,57,3224,4331,4],"class_list":["post-733032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles-dodgers","tag-baseball","tag-dodgers","tag-kyle-tucker","tag-la","tag-la-dodgers","tag-ladodgers","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-dodgers","tag-losangeles","tag-losangelesdodgers","tag-mlb"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116796673544081736","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=733032"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733032\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/733033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=733032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=733032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=733032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}