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Kyle Tucker Held Out With Back Injury on Tuesday
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Kyle Tucker (back) is not in the team's starting lineup on Tuesday against the hosting Minnesota Twins after being pulled from Monday's series opener early with lower-back spasms, according to MLB.com. Alex Call will make the start in right field at Target Field and will hit seventh against Twins left-hander Kendry Rojas. For now, Tucker should be considered day-to-day, and the good news is that manager Dave Roberts didn't sound all that concerned about the left-handed slugger's injury after Monday's game. If anything, it will give the Dodgers a chance to sit Tucker, who has hit just .196 (21-for-107) with two home runs in his last 30 games. The 29-year-old four-time All-Star and two-time Silver Slugger winner has been one of the biggest fantasy busts in the game in 2026, slashing just .234/.333/.374 with a .707 OPS, six home runs, 40 RBI, 44 runs scored, and six stolen bases in 273 at-bats in his first year in L.A. Tucker's strikeout rate is up to 20% this year for the first time since 2020 in his third year in the league. UPDATE: Roberts said on Tuesday that Tucker will likely sit out of the entire series this week against the Twins, according to The California Post's Dylan Hernandez.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com
