Insider provides update on Mets' Kyle Tucker offer

The New York Mets are serious in their pursuit of star free agent Kyle Tucker.

Oct 9, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Cubs right fielder Kyle Tucker (30) reacts after hitting a home run against the Milwaukee Brewers during the seventh inning for game four of the NLDS round for the 2025 MLB playoffs at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-Imagn Images | David Banks-Imagn Images

The New York Mets are not messing around.

According to MLB insider Robert Murray of FanSided, the Mets have a short-term offer on the table to outfielder Kyle Tucker that is worth a total of $50 million per year.

Sources: The Mets have offered $50 million per season on a short-term contract to Kyle Tucker. https://t.co/tLAaEAFPY7

— Robert Murray (@ByRobertMurray) January 13, 2026

The Mets recently met with Tucker over zoom and the meeting was said to have went well. Per sources, the Mets are cautiously optimistic about their chances of landing Tucker, as Mets On SI previously reported.

Tucker, who turns 29-years-old on Saturday, is also being pursued by the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers. Along with the Mets, the Blue Jays and Dodgers have met with Tucker over zoom or in person, per Jim Duquette of Sirius XM and SNY.

Tucker dealt with a fracture between his ring finger and pinky last season with the Chicago Cubs, but played through it and slashed .266/.377/.464 with 22 home runs and 73 RBI in 136 games. However, he had an abysmal second half of his 2025 campaign, where he hit just .231 with a .738 OPS in 41 games.

The Mets have seen the departures of Pete Alonso, Edwin Diaz, Brandon Nimmo and Jeff McNeil this offseason. And although it has been a frustrating winter for the fan base, signing Tucker would ultimately change the narrative and put them back in the conversation as contenders.

Tucker could slot into the hole left by Nimmo in left field or play right field and potentially move fellow superstar Juan Soto over to left. The Mets would be committing big dollars to another corner outfielder one year after signing Soto to a record-setting 15-year, $765 million deal last winter.

Without Alonso and Nimmo, Soto and Francisco Lindor are lacking protection in the Mets' lineup. Tucker, a left-handed bat, could slide into the cleanup spot and give the Mets' stars some coverage on offense.

On the defensive side, Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns has stressed run prevention since his end-of-the-season press conference at Citi Field. Bringing in Tucker, who surprisingly struggled defensively last year, would upgrade the outfield as he posted a combined 30 defensive runs saved from 2021-2024.

The addition of Tucker would make the Mets significantly better on both sides of the diamond. The Mets still need pitching, but are short on offense and Tucker would solve this issue instantly.

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