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Dodgers' outfielder Kyle Tucker leaves game with low back spasms
Kyle Tucker exited in the second inning after a walk, and the Dodgers also lost catcher Dalton Rushing for a concussion check as depth thinned.
- On Monday, Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Kyle Tucker exited the game against the Minnesota Twins in the second inning with lower-back spasms, forcing a pause in a season already marked by performance struggles.
- Tucker signed a four-year, $240 million contract this winter, yet he is hitting.234 with six home runs; his OPS+ of 98 sits 2% below league average, failing to match production from recent years where he hit at least 22 homers annually.
- Early in the season, manager Dave Roberts noted Tucker was trying to do "too much," but Roberts recently observed a different energy, saying, "He's working hard, trying his tail off." Roberts believes Tucker is in a better head space.
- Los Angeles faces thinning depth as catcher Dalton Rushing was also removed for concussion evaluation; starter Will Smith remains sidelined by a neck injury, leaving the team to adjust behind the plate mid-series.
- The team hopes the back spasms prove a one-time issue, allowing Tucker to return to the lineup and work toward regaining form during his first year with the Dodgers amid their pursuit of a third consecutive World Series title.
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