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Rich Get Richer: Dodgers Land Top Free Agent OF Kyle Tucker With Historic $240M Contract

The Los Angeles Dodgers make another ginormous offseason splash, signing prized outfielder Kyle Tucker to a four-year, $240 million contract.

Tucker signed the richest contract on an average annual basis, $57.1 million per year, surpassing Juan Soto’s mega contract. The deal includes a $64 million signing bonus, with $30 million deferred. The contract also has two options after year two and year three.

The Blue Jays and Mets were also involved in the Tucker sweepstakes, with the Mets offering $220 million and the Blue Jays a long-term contract.

The back-to-back World Series champions add yet another superstar player to their already loaded roster. Tucker now joins a lineup that already includes Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, and Freddie Freeman.

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Tucker, 28, is one of the most consistent players in the league, totaling at least 4.0 fWAR in five consecutive seasons. In his lone season with the Cubs, Tucker hit .266/.377/.464 while hitting 22 home runs and 22 stolen bases.

The Dodgers already brought in the top relief pitcher on the market, Edwin Diaz, with Tucker being the latest of big offseason splashes.

With the 2027 season in doubt due to an expiring CBA, Andrew Friedman and the Dodgers are pushing all their chips in and going for a three-peat, which would put them in a category with only the New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics.

Sam Lanier

Senior at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Communication at Arizona State University

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