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Kyle Tucker Makes Cubs Admission Amid Upcoming Free Agency

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Jon Conahan | Last updated Jun 18, 2025 9:20 PM ET

There's plenty that the Chicago Cubs will have to do to keep Kyle Tucker in town. However, two of those things are likely more important than anything else.

For the Cubs, he’ll be intrigued by the money they’ll offer. If the ownership group can come in with a competitive offer, there's a very good chance they'll have an opportunity to sign him to a long-term deal.

However, after spending his entire career in Houston prior to joining the Cubs, winning should be important to Tucker. And according to the left-handed slugger, when speaking about his new team and the fan base, he pointed out that winning has continued to be their goal.

“The ceiling is winning the World Series,” Tucker said on Cubs Live! “That was our goal, coming into the season, going into spring training. I think we still have a really good shot at that. We have a really good team. Hopefully we can all come together as a group at the end of the year healthy and playing well, and you know, get that job done…”

“Our goal coming in was to win a World Series,” Tucker said. “And, you know, try and come out and play every game hard and try and win every single game. We don’t want to just kind of show up and play and go home at the end of the day, and whether we win or lose, not really care. We want to come out and play well, and put on a show for these fans and win games for them. I mean, if you don’t want to do that, I don’t see the point of showing up at the park.”

It's still far too early in the season to make a definitive assessment about how the Cubs will perform in the postseason, but they've played well to start the year.

If Tucker can get the money he wants and they continue to win, there's no reason for him to want to play elsewhere.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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