Kyle Tucker is now a two-time Silver Slugger Award winner.
The Cubs’ right fielder was named a winner of the National League award in the outfield, along with the New York Mets’ Juan Soto and the Arizona Diamondbacks’ Corbin Carroll, MLB announced Thursday evening.
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Tucker is the first Cub to win a Silver Slugger Award since Cody Bellinger won as a utility player in 2023, and he’s the first Cubs outfielder to win it since Sammy Sosa in 2002. Sosa won the award six times in his career.
The 28-year-old slashed .266/.377/.464 with 22 home runs and 73 RBI in his first season with the Cubs. Among NL outfielders, Tucker’s .841 OPS ranked third-best. His 4.7 offensive bWAR was ninth-best in the entire NL, and his OPS+ of 143 was seventh-best.
Tucker’s best offensive stretch for the Cubs came in June when he slashed .311/.404/.578 (.982 OPS) with five home runs and 13 RBI. That surge, coupled with a dominant start to the season, helped Tucker earn his fourth straight All-Star selection and first as a starter.
Tucker won an AL Silver Slugger Award as a member of the Houston Astros in 2023, when his 112 RBI led the AL.
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Alongside Tucker, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Nico Hoerner were nominated for the award at their respective positions, as were the Cubs as a team. Arizona’s Ketel Marte took home the award at second base and the Los Angeles Dodgers earned the team honor.
The award for Tucker comes mere hours after the Cubs extended a qualifying offer (QO) to the slugger, who is set to become a free agent this offseason. The Cubs’ QO is set at $22.025 million, and Tucker has until Nov. 18 to accept or decline it. If he signs elsewhere, the Cubs will receive a compensatory draft pick.
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