Cubs fans showered Kyle Tucker with all-too deserving reception in Wrigley Field reunion

It was hard to tell whether Chicago Cubs fans or the large contingent of Los Angeles Dodgers fans were more responsible for the icy welcome Kyle Tucker received in his return to Wrigley Field. But there was no doubting what the sentiment the crowd held for the former All-Star outfielder: contempt.

In the top of the first, with the Dodgers out front early by a 3-0 margin, the SNLA broadcast wondered what type of reception Tucker, who spent last season with the Cubs, would get - and they immediately got their answer as the boos poured down from all around the ballpark.

Cubs fans remain furious at how the 2025 season played out. After anchoring the lineup in the first half as an MVP candidate, Tucker's production cratered down the stretch as injuries and ineffectiveness became the story. Brought in to be the leader and difference-maker, the four-time All-Star faltered under the pressure and Jed Hoyer's one-year gamble wound up blowing up in his face.

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Still, Chicago made the postseason and came within one win of facing the Dodgers in the NLCS. And, if I'm being honest, I wouldn't be shocked if it was the Dodgers fans at Wrigley Monday night who were most responsible for letting Tucker hear it because his first season in Los Angeles has been nothing short of a total disaster.

After signing a record-setting four-year, $240 million deal with the reigning back-to-back champs in the offseason, Tucker has looked lost, overmatched and overwhelmed. He entered this week's series against the Cubs as a 0.5 bWAR player. In other words, he's been as valuable to the Dodgers as Michael Conforto has been to Chicago. Oh, and Conforto is playing on a $2 million minor-league deal.

Tucker's struggles haven't slowed down the Dodgers' quest for a three-peat. But it's safe to say he'll never be loved in Chicago - and if he can't turn things around in the coming years, may come to be outright hated in Southern California. His reception at Wrigley this week may have been just a taste of what's to come.

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