Chicago Cubs' Kyle Tucker (30) runs the bases after hitting a solo home run.
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Along with Pete Alonso and Munetaka Murakami, Kyle Tucker's name is one of the most mentioned at the end of the year. Throughout the offseason, he has been in the headlines and on the rumor lists about the interest of several teams that have for him. Among those interested are the Blue Jays and the Mets, with the New York franchise being the front-runner.
Thus, the Mets are going it alone to sign him in the coming days.for his strategy of cleaning up the roster without major signings.Stearns' master plan was to release players,He could reach an agreement with the Mets, who in turn would present a proposal beneficial to both parties.
Why did the Blue Jays give Kyle Tucker the thumbs down?
But that wasn't the only reason they declined their interest in him.who was surprisingly unprotected for the Rule 5 Draft,Yohendrick Pinango in the Venezuelan Winter League: 22 games, 101 plate appearances, .353 batting average, .424 on-base percentage, .694 slugging percentage, 1.118 OPS, seven home runs, 29 runs batted in, BB/K ratio of 12/21. Pinango was left unprotected by Toronto in this year's Rule 5 Draft but was not selected. 122 wRC+ between Double-A and Triple-A in 2025