The Los Angeles Dodgers’ $240 million slugger is currently hitting .230 with just 11 homers. But the worst part was his 0-for-25 hitless streak, which even forced the Dodgers to bench him on Saturday against the Milwaukee Brewers. However, nothing changed, and Kyle Tucker went 0-for-5 with a dropped ball in the first game against the Colorado Rockies. And now, it looks like the star outfielder’s emotions are boiling over as he struggles to perform.

“Kyle Tucker was seen crying in the Dodgers dugout as his struggles continue,” Punchoutpitch shared a clip of a teary-eyed Tucker in the team’s dugout. Watch the clip here.

AAV for Tucker stands at $60 million per year for the next four years. That makes him the second-highest-paid player in MLB, just after Shohei Ohtani ($70 million AAV). Hence, the scrutiny will be even more intense.

This, added to the fans booing Tucker during the series opener against the Rockies, may have made him emotional. He appeared to wipe away a tear while the camera was focused on him sitting alone.

“He’s frustrated,” manager Dave Roberts said on SportsNet LA after the Dodgers’ first game against the Rockies. “Certainly, the play out in right field, there’s indecision. Catching a baseball at your ankles kind of speaks to where his head is at right now. It’s not from lack of effort or care. It’s just that right now he’s fighting it. We’ve got to keep supporting him.”

But by now, the errors feel like a pattern.

Adding to his batting struggle, Tucker was snapped from an All-Star selection for the first time in the last four years. His defensive misplays are also adding to his woes.

During the 6-2 loss to the Brewers on Sunday, Tucker failed to secure a playable fly ball near the warning track in the ninth inning, as he smashed himself to the right field wall. As the ball off the bat of Jackson Chourio glanced off his glove in the right field, the runners advanced, loading all the bases. The outfield blunder followed a similar misplay on a routine pop-up during a subsequent game against the Colorado Rockies.

While drifting under a shallow fly ball hit by Colorado’s Connor Norby, the ball glanced directly off Tucker’s glove for an embarrassing two-base error. Visibly dejected by the misplay amid a massive season-long slump, Tucker collapsed to the outfield grass in frustration.

As the Rockies’ at-bat ended, Tucker was seen fading out to the dugout head down. He still had a last chance against the Rockies position player Troy Johnston, who was pitching in the ninth inning.

Yet, he ended with a groundout. Just when Kike Hernandez was at the batter’s box, Tucker was seen fighting back his tears in the dugout.

By now, it’s becoming hard to choose which is worse – Tucker’s offense or defense. But the pressure of playing for the Dodgers is for real. And while the team managed to win Monday’s game with an amazing 11-5 score, the last hit that Tucker got was against the Arizona Diamondbacks on August 9.

Before his emotional setback on Monday, the 29-year-old admitted to his struggles, noting he is not sure why this is happening.

“If I knew, I’d probably have figured it out by now,” he exclaimed, while mentioning that it’s the first time in his career that he’s experiencing such a slump.

Even in an injury-laden 2025 season, Tucker produced robust numbers with a .266 BA, .377 OBP, 22 homers, and 25 stolen bases. And from July 24 to August 9, it looked like he was back to his old self.

In a 15-game stretch, he was hitting .298 with 4 homers and more walks (8) than SOs (6). But during the team’s 7-game homestand, Tucker was 0-for-19, which caused his skipper to bench him. And before Monday, this was a scene from Dodger Stadium.

Now, the slump seems to have extended to Away games, too.

And even though the Dodgers manager seems to stay positive with Tucker, the same cannot be said with the fans. The loud boos from the stands depict their frustration.

The Boos are getting louder against Kyle Tucker

Just after Tucker entered the Dodgers with a $240 million contract, fans expected a repetition of his Cubs stint.

In his single season with the Cubs in 2025, Tucker batted .266/.377/.464 with 22 homers, 73 RBIs, and 25 stolen bases over 136 games. Amid the age-related declines from veterans like Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman, the Dodgers needed the same slugging from Tucker. Instead, it went otherwise.

A .230 average with 11 homers is what the Dodgers have gotten so far from Tucker in 2026. Enough for the fans to go negative.

During the team’s 6-2 loss to the Brewers on Sunday, when Tucker failed to catch the ball and it resulted in a costly two-base error, probably the loudest and most severe boos from the stands were heard. The crowd also booed his final at-bats on the same night.

When a Reddit post shared Kyle Tucker’s performance against the Rockies, “0-5 (0 BB, 0 K), with an error in RF…,” fans swamped the comment section with memes, indicating LA pouring in money on the slugger. The funniest one was probably the Zombieland GIF, where Woody Harrelson was wiping his tears with money.

Now, even analysts are asking for a reset.

“I honestly think the best thing right now is a reset,” former Dodgers slugger Eric Karros stated on Monday.

He suggested the Dodgers send Tucker to Arizona for a training reset before rushing him to the postseason. Roberts’ latest remark, although, doesn’t reveal any such plans as of now.

The only positive part was that Tucker scored a run from his 3 at-bats in the ongoing game against the Rockies. The Dodgers are currently 76-51 and still leading the NL West. It is almost certain that they are entering the playoffs in 2026, which makes Tucker’s form more important going forward.