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Dodgers’ Kyle Tucker ends 24-game home run drought with monster bomb vs. Diamondbacks
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The long wait for a home run is over for Los Angeles Dodgers star outfielder Kyle Tucker .
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In the second inning of Wednesday night's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, the 29-year-old left-handed hitter launched a two-run home run to give Los Angeles a 2-0 lead.
It was also his first home run after 24 games. Before that, the last dinger by the slumping Dodgers star was during a May 4 road game against the Houston Astros . Between that and Wednesday's outing, Tucker hit just 222/.351/.370 with eight doubles and two triples to go with nine RBIs, but with zero home runs.
His drought-ending tater came off a 94 mph fastball from Arizona right-handed starting pitcher Zac Gallen .
Here is a look at that home run :
"Tucker needed this one badly. He has been in a slump for nearly a year going back to July 2025," a fan said .
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"Hopefully this is the start of good things. Time to wake that bat up!" a social media user on X shared .
"I mean for 60 million dollars a season, he better hit homers," another one commented .
"It's a miracle, it truly is," a different fan said .
"Tucker squared to bunt and remembered he's Tucker," another comment read.
That must feel good for the struggling four-time All-Star , whose home run off Gallen was also hust his fifth overall so far in the 2026 MLB season.
Tucker's home run rate has dropped significantly in 2026. In 2025 with the Chicago Cubs , he posted 22 home runs with a 3.7 percent home run rate. Entering Wednesday, that number is just at 1.6 percent for Tucker, who signed a four-year, $240 million contract with the Dodgers in January.
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