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Kyle Tucker out of Dodgers lineup as new injury concern surfaces

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Harris, J. (2026, September 20). Kyle Tucker out of Dodgers lineup as new injury concern surfaces. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/20/sports/kyle-tucker-out-dodgers-lineup-injury-concern-appears/

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Kyle Tucker missed Sunday's game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants due to an injury sustained from a foul ball hitting his right knee/shin area during Saturday’s contest. Despite initial assurances that he felt well, manager Dave Roberts opted to bench him as a precautionary measure. In his recent performances, Tucker had shown significant improvement, batting 15-for-35 with five home runs and 11 RBIs over the last ten games.

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On Sunday, Kyle Tucker did not appear in the lineup for the Los Angeles Dodgers as they played their series finale against the San Francisco Giants, after he left Saturday's game early due to a foul ball hitting his right knee/shin area. Despite feeling fine on Sunday, Tucker was sidelined by manager Dave Roberts, who had initially expected him to play depending on how the injury progressed overnight. Tucker sustained the injury in the third inning when a foul ball hit an area above his shin guard, causing immediate pain and prompting medical attention. He stayed in the game until the seventh inning but showed discomfort during that time. The Dodgers are concerned about the impact this may have on Tucker's recent upswing in performance, as he had been playing well prior to the injury.

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Just as Kyle Tucker was finally starting to heat up, he became the latest Dodgers star to suffer a potential injury concern. asserted

he → start → concern

On Sunday, Tucker was not in the Dodgers’ lineup for their series-finale against the San Francisco Giants, absent a day after he left Saturday’s game early following a foul ball off his right knee/shin area. asserted

he → leave → area

The good news: Tucker insisted on Sunday that he felt fine and didn’t anticipate it causing ongoing problems. asserted

it → insist → problems

Still, manager Dave Roberts had said Saturday night he expected Tucker in the lineup on Sunday, depending on how the issue progressed. asserted

issue → say → Sunday

Tucker initially suffered the injury in the third inning Saturday night, when a foul ball banged high enough up his leg it evaded his shin pad. asserted

it → suffer → pad

The four-time All-Star immediately went down in pain, and was checked out by Roberts and a trainer for several moments. asserted

Star → go → moments

Initially, Tucker stayed in the game, drawing a walk (and racing around the bases to later score a run) in the fifth while playing out in right field until the seventh. asserted

Tucker → stay → seventh

However, he appeared to be moving around somewhat gingerly after the injury, and was ultimately removed once the score got out of reach in the Dodgers’ eventual 10-4 win. asserted

score → appear → win

Postgame, Tucker didn’t seem overly concerned with the issue, saying he should be “good with it” and that the lopsided score was a factor in his precautionary removal. asserted

score → seem → removal

“I feel like everyone is grinding at this point of the season,” he noted. asserted

he → feel → season

On Sunday morning, he echoed that sentiment, saying Roberts had informed him Sunday they were “just gonna at least give me the day.” asserted

they → echo → day

The Dodgers will have to hope the injury doesn’t impact Tucker’s recently resurgent performance. asserted

injury → have → performance

In his last 10 games, the $240 million outfielder has finally started to turn a corner, going 15-for-35 with five home runs, nine extra-base hits and 11 RBIs in that stretch. asserted

outfielder → start → stretch

In 2024, a similar foul ball left Tucker with a right shin fracture that sidelined him for three months. asserted

that → leave → months

However, he said this one hit in a different spot of his leg, while once again downplaying the potential severity of the problem. asserted

one → say → problem

“This was a little different,” he said. asserted

he → say → ?

“I feel fine.” asserted

I → feel → ?

Kyle Tucker out of Dodgers lineup as new injury concern surfaces

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