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As we all know, Kyle Tucker's contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers caused quite a stir. It continues to do so, and it's a safe bet that it will again at the end of the 2026 season. Why is that? We knew that negotiations for the next collective bargaining agreement between players and owners were going to be tense. However, Tucker's signing in L.A. has added fuel to the fire. More than ever, both sides have become more radical in their positions. For the new Dodgers player, the attention and pressure surrounding his contract and the situation with the collective bargaining agreement, which expires on December 1, does not bother him.
Dodgers' Kyle Tucker isn't bothered by fuss over record contract https://t.co/8v7UGq92Ix
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) February 23, 2026
Tucker and the Dodgers organization
To quote Bob Nightengale in his article, if Tucker had accepted the Toronto Blue Jays' offer of $350 million for 10 years, no one would have made a big deal out of it. It would have been just another big contract among many big contracts. However, the problem with this story is that he signed with the team that is slowly being nicknamed the Evil Empire. The team that is ruining baseball and bragging about it. What's more, at an astronomical annual average.
These are some very controversial comments. very controversial. https://t.co/rCOb1i5q3F
— Passion MLB (@passion_mlb) October 18, 2025
“The Dodgers again,” we all said when we heard the news on January 21. That said, as the subject of this article mentions, there are several reasons why he signed in California. There are so many stars that he can go a little unnoticed in the lineup. If he's in a slump, it won't cause as much of a stir because the other megastars will make up for it. He likes the idea of not being the center of attention.
Also, whether he likes it or not, the club wins championships. Basically, players play to win championships. So, by signing with Los Angeles, yes, there is pressure related to his contract, but it's as if it's diluted. It all seems to fit with the kind of person he is!
A nonchalant player
Kyle Tucker may be an excellent baseball player, but he has a reputation for being nonchalant in his work. Is this true or false? In short.
Perhaps it's this carefree attitude that allows him to shrug off the pressure? Perhaps it's this nonchalance that brought him to the Dodgers, so that he wouldn't be the player on whom everything in the team depends, allowing him to perform to the best of his ability. Not being the poster boy for a team like Juan Soto, Aaron Judge, and Bobby Witt Jr. are in this world. Tucker doesn't seem like a bad person. Let's hope for him that his four-year stint with the Dodgers goes well, despite everything that comes with it.
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