{"id":27238,"date":"2026-08-04T11:54:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T06:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=27238"},"modified":"2026-08-04T11:54:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T06:54:23","slug":"dodgers-kyle-tucker-responds-to-boos-in-wrigley-field-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=27238","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers&#8217; Kyle Tucker responds to boos in Wrigley Field return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>CHICAGO \u2013\u2013 The first time Kyle Tucker was <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/05\/sports\/dodgers-kyle-tucker-draws-surprise-boos-in-houston-return\/\">booed at one of his former home ballparks this year<\/a>, he shrugged it off.<\/p>\n<p>When it happened again on Monday night, he seemed decidedly less amused.<\/p>\n<p>In his first trip back to Wrigley Field since leaving the Cubs for the Dodgers in free agency this winter, Tucker received a reception that belied that ballpark\u2019s \u201cFriendly Confines\u201d nickname.<\/p>\n<p>He was voraciously booed before his first at-bat. Then again and again with each subsequent trip to the plate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d he said when asked of the hostilities afterward. \u201cI tried my hardest last year. 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/chicago-cubs-shortstop-dansby-swanson-136408602.jpg?resize=1200,800&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/chicago-cubs-shortstop-dansby-swanson-136408602.jpg?resize=1038,692&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1038w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/chicago-cubs-shortstop-dansby-swanson-136408602.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/chicago-cubs-shortstop-dansby-swanson-136408602.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\"\/><figcaption>Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson (7) tags out Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Kyle Tucker (23) during the sixth inning on Monday, August 3, 2026, at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. <span class=\"credit\">Imagn Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Evidently, that didn\u2019t sway a nearly 40,000-person crowd on the North Side to welcome him with a warm greeting.<\/p>\n<p>Tucker\u2019s lone season with the Cubs didn\u2019t go according to plan, of course. After an All-Star first half, the slugger slumped down the stretch while battling his hand and calf injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Though the team still made the playoffs, and prevailed in a three-game series against the Padres in the wild-card round, their NLDS elimination to the rival Brewers ultimately qualified as a disappointment.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Tucker\u2019s 4-for-16, one-RBI performance in that series also left a disappointing impression \u2013\u2013 at least, it seemed, among the fan base \u2013\u2013 before he entered free agency and signed his $240 million deal with the Dodgers this past January.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, I liked playing here last year,\u201d Tucker said. \u201cThere were some really great guys over there and they have a good team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDidn\u2019t end up great at the end of the year,\u201d he added of his up-and-down campaign. \u201cBut I had a good 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/fan-boos-kyle-tucker-23-136410847.jpg?resize=1038,692&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1038w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/fan-boos-kyle-tucker-23-136410847.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/fan-boos-kyle-tucker-23-136410847.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\"\/><figcaption>A fan boos Kyle Tucker #23 of the Los Angeles Dodgers during the ninth inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, on Monday, August 3, 2026. (2026 Getty Images) <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During a May trip back to Houston to face the Astros \u2013\u2013 the team with which he spent his first seven MLB seasons before being traded to the Cubs last year \u2013\u2013 the outfielder was also booed in a way he hadn\u2019t been during his only prior visit in 2025 (having \u201cDodgers\u201d across his chest seemed to have something to do with that).<\/p>\n<p>That night, however, he said \u201cI don\u2019t really focus on crowd noise and stuff\u201d and \u201cdon\u2019t really have a take.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, his answer struck a different tone, even while he insisted it was \u201cnice being back and playing here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the field, Tucker went 2-for-3 with a walk in the defeat, snapping the latest slump in his disappointing debut season with the Dodgers after going 3-for-19 in his previous seven games.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong>California Post News<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCaliforniaPost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@CaliforniaPost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@thecaliforniapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Vb6a2IV1NCrL6q2AWq0E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/company\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a><br \/><strong>California Post Sports<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/capostsports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/capostsports\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@capostsports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CaliforniaPostSports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/capostsports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a><br \/><strong>California Post  <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Opinion<\/a> <br \/><strong>California Post Newsletters<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/email.nypost.com\/#california-post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up here!<\/a><br \/><strong>California Post App<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/california-post\/id6751343487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download here!<\/a><br \/><strong>Home delivery<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.californiapost.com\/defaultCAP\">Sign up here!<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/california-post\/id6751343487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/><\/a><strong>Page Six Hollywood<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/hollywood-signup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up here!<\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI just try to move on to the next day if I have a bad game,\u201d he said, despite continuing to sport career-lows in batting average (.240) and OPS (.710). \u201cIf I have a good game, I try and just keep it going. So, I mean, felt like I had good at-bats tonight. And I\u2019ll just try to continue that to tomorrow\u2019s game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yet, Monday\u2019s performance also came with a baserunning mistake, with Tucker getting thrown out at second base \u2013\u2013 one at-bat before Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez hit a home run, no less \u2013\u2013 while trying to stretch for a double on a line drive off the wall in right field.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey made a good play,\u201d Tucker said, explaining he was trying to take a chance with the Dodgers facing a three-run deficit in the sixth.<\/p>\n<p>Manager Dave Roberts, however, was more critical.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt just doesn\u2019t look good when you\u2019re down three,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>On a night full of booing, it was the one time Tucker prompted Wrigley Field to cheer.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHICAGO \u2013\u2013 The first time Kyle Tucker was booed at one of his former home ballparks this year, he shrugged it off. When it happened again on Monday night, he seemed decidedly less amused. In his first trip back to Wrigley Field since leaving the Cubs for the Dodgers in free agency this winter, Tucker&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27239,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/newspress-collage-ppuvth3n1-1785820094937.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&1785805731&w=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pics-news"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27238"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27238\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/27239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}