Cubs just made their stance on Kyle Tucker clear with one awkward CubsCon move

If it wasn't clear that the Chicago Cubs were quickly moving past their Kyle Tucker era, with how glowingly they talked about Alex Bregman's character on Thursday, opening night of the Cubs Convention drove the point home. The Cubs played a highlight reel of their 2025 season, and while no footage was shown from their Game 5 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLDS, there were also no highlights of Tucker.

Cubs Convention quietly revealed that Kyle Tucker won't be missed by the Chicago Cubs.

Tucker's only season with the Cubs was a tale of two halves. During the first half of the season, Tucker was playing at an MVP pace while being selected to the National League All-Star team. The second half of the season saw Tucker play through two different injuries, which ignited a prolonged offensive slump.

During the closing months of the season, Tucker slashed .231/.360/.378 with a wRC+ of 115. Tucker was drawing his walks, leading to his above-average metrics, but there was virtually no power. Tucker only had 5 home runs during the second half of the season.

The struggles led to some uncomfortable moments. Tucker was booed at Wrigley Field after not running out a ground ball, and that was only the start of the relationship deteriorating. On the day the Cubs clinched a playoff spot, Tucker left the team to seek treatment from his own training staff in Tampa Bay.

Between the end of his tenure with the Cubs and signing with the Dodgers, Tucker seems to have lost the goodwill he established with Cubs fans to start the season.

During Friday'sThe Spiegel and Holmes Show on 670 The Score, Matt Spiegel all but indicated that Tucker's relationship with the Cubs behind the scenes wasn't that strong. Spiegel indicated that throughout the offseason, Tucker wouldn't really make an effort to stick around, often leaving the team after his work was done.

The Cubs may never reveal exactly how things broke down withTucker, but it's clear that they were ready to move on. And, to their credit, they found someone in Bregman who should be the polar opposite of who Tucker was in the clubhouse last season.