{"id":80859,"date":"2025-08-20T21:31:35","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T21:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=80859"},"modified":"2025-08-20T21:31:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T21:31:35","slug":"brewers-skipper-sends-kyle-tucker-message-after-cubs-slugger-hits-new-low","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=80859","title":{"rendered":"Brewers Skipper Sends Kyle Tucker Message After Cubs Slugger Hits New Low"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><main id=\"main-container\" role=\"main\"><\/main>The Chicago Cubs made a surprising move with their superstar slugger after he reached a career low, and it has garnered a strong reaction from the leader of their hated rival.<\/p>\n<p>After acquiring outfielder Kyle Tucker from the Houston Astros via trade for his contract season, the Cubs opted to give the slugger a mental reset after a hot start devolved into a career-worst slump at the plate. After earning his fourth consecutive All-Star bid earlier this year, Tucker was slashing just .184\/.333\/.211 with no home runs across 28 days before being benched.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The situation has turned ugly, with Tucker getting booed at Wrigley Field for not producing and not running to first base,&#8221; Patrick Mooney\u00a0wrote for The Athletic. &#8220;His numbers since the beginning of July are disappointing and conspicuous, especially given the current gap in the National League Central between the Cubs and (Milwaukee) Brewers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As the Cubs continue a series against the division rival Brewers without Tucker, Milwaukee&#8217;s skipper Pat Murphy spoke out about the reset, claiming there is more going on than the Cubs are letting on.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think Tucker is hurt,&#8221; Murphy said during\u00a0an appearance on WSCR-AM 670 The Score Chicago. &#8220;I don&#8217;t have any information, but Tucker&#8217;s not the same. He&#8217;s hurt, and he&#8217;s playing through it. He&#8217;s such a class kid that he probably doesn&#8217;t mention it to anyone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Cubs fans might have mixed feelings to hear that their star player could be dealing with an injury, rather than merely a mental slump. On the one hand, a physical issue might be more directly addressed. On the other, it could mean Tucker takes longer to recover and return to the lineup.<\/p>\n<p>Either way, it seems like the Cubs will need their star outfielder back sooner rather than later if they are going to have a chance of challenging the Brewers for the division. 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