Kyle Tucker
American baseball player (born 1997) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kyle Daniel Tucker (born January 17, 1997) is an American professional baseball right fielder for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Astros selected Tucker with the fifth pick in the first round of the 2015 MLB draft, and he made his MLB debut in 2018.
Kyle Tucker | |
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Houston Astros – No. 30 | |
Right fielder | |
Born: (1997-01-17) January 17, 1997 (age 27) Tampa, Florida, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 7, 2018, for the Houston Astros | |
MLB statistics (through May 12, 2024) | |
Batting average | .272 |
Home runs | 115 |
Runs batted in | 396 |
Teams | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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A native of Tampa, Florida, Tucker won Florida's Gatorade Player of the Year Award while attending and playing for Henry B. Plant High School. In 2021, he was selected to the All-MLB Team for the first time. The following year, he won each of his first World Series championship, MLB All-Star selection and Gold Glove Award. In 2023, Tucker was the AL RBI leader, won a Silver Slugger Award, and was an All-Star for the second time in his career.