With the Toronto Blue Jays reportedly making a strong push for Kyle Tucker, one prominent member of the organization is keeping an eye on the All-Star outfielder’s social media pages.

Two days after Tucker posted “full throttle” with a fire emoji on Instagram, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. left a comment on Thursday that was just the eyes emoji:

The Blue Jays hosted Tucker for an in-person visit at their player development complex in Florida on Dec. 3, per MLB.com’s Keegan Matheson.

It’s the only publicly confirmed in-person meeting that Tucker has had since the start of free agency, but there are several teams that have engaged his camp to this point.

Per Jon Heyman of the New York Post and MLB Network, the New York Mets, New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles were among the teams cited as having at least checked in with Tucker’s representatives.

The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal and Katie Woo noted the Los Angeles Dodgers have some level of interest in Tucker, but on a deal in the range of three-to-four years with a higher average annual salary.

While it’s impossible to ever rule the Dodgers out of anything, it’s hard to imagine that type of deal being enough for Tucker when the average projection for him coming into the offseason was in the range of $390 million in total value.

The Blue Jays have already made two notable pitching additions. They signed Dylan Cease to a seven-year, $210 million contract that is the richest free-agent deal any team has given out so far. They also gave Cody Ponce a three-year, $30 million deal after he posted a 1.89 ERA in 29 starts for the Hanwha Eagles in the KBO.

Toronto still has a huge hole in the lineup to fill with Bo Bichette being a free agent. Signing Tucker wouldn’t plug the defensive hole if Bichette leaves because they play different positions, but his bat would be an upgrade if his price tag means they can’t bring back the star shortstop.

Tucker owns a .273/.358/.507 career slash line in eight MLB seasons. The 28-year-old slashed .266/.377/.464 in 136 games with the Chicago Cubs in 2025. He struggled after the All-Star break (.231/.360/.378) after being diagnosed with a hand fracture in June and a calf injury in September.

Prior to the original hand injury, Tucker was hitting .284/.394/.524 with 12 homers in 59 games. He is a difference-making bat for any lineup in MLB.

For a Blue Jays team that is looking to get over the final hurdle after taking the Dodgers to extra innings in Game 7 of the World Series, adding a player like Tucker would go a long way toward helping the franchise end its 32-year title drought.