Kyle Tucker Responds To Negative Perception

The Los Angeles Dodgers formally introduced Kyle Tucker during a property convention astatine Dodger Stadium, pinch their latest All-Star accompanied by wide head Brandon Gomes and head Dave Roberts.

Tucker joined nan Dodgers connected a four-year, $240 cardinal statement that group a caller MLB grounds for highest mean yearly value. Joining nan back-to-back World Series champion has been met pinch plentifulness of criticism.

Calls for an MLB net headdress person intensified and for Tucker connected a individual level, he's been followed by a narrative of lacking passion for baseball. The cognition fueled early speculation that Tucker would yet motion pinch nan squad that offered him nan astir lucrative contract, an accusation that financials would trump each different factors successful free agency.

Kyle Tucker amazed by reputation

Tucker said pinch plentifulness of excitement complete joining nan Dodgers. Among nan thoughts he shared were looking guardant to playing his portion connected a star-laden squad that is successful pursuit of a three-peat.

Tucker besides was asked astir nan cognition that he lacks passion for playing, to which he is unsure of really that came to be.

"I mean, I don't publication into it a full lot. I cognize what I effort to do retired connected nan section and what I bring to nan clubhouse. I effort and do my champion retired location sloppy of really I consciousness aliases what nan business is. I'm going to effort and spell retired location and triumph games," Tucker said.

"If you're struggling passim nan season, but you're capable to move guys over, aliases deed a crushed shot to 2nd to get a feline successful from third, tie walks and make pitchers work, aliases make a play connected defense, small things for illustration that tin adhd up to a batch of wins passim nan season. Some of nan worldly mightiness not show up connected nan scorecard, but guys successful nan clubhouse and beforehand agency will announcement small things for illustration that.

"I conscionable effort and artifact retired sound and thing for illustration that. I'm fired up. I've been playing successful nan playoffs for a while now. There's thing that really thumps that and nan excitement that comes pinch that, truthful I'm excited to proceed that retired here."

Dodgers head Dave Roberts said he said pinch Tucker's erstwhile managers and coaches, and came distant impressed by their feedback.

"I do deliberation that Kyle's mindset connected nan micro, nan day-to-day, conscionable winning a shot game, that is successful statement pinch what we do," Roberts added.