Tucker elected to become a free agent Tuesday.
Tucker was pushed off the 40-man roster in Colorado two different times this season and will now get an early start to free agency. The 27-year-old holds a rough .216/.266/.318 batting line in 479 career major-league plate appearances.
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Rockies' Cole Tucker: Outrighted to Triple-A
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Tucker cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Albuquerque on Thursday.
The Rockies have now designated Tucker for assignment and outrighted him to the minors twice this season. The 27-year-old infielder has logged just 10 plate appearances at the big-league level in 2023.
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Rockies' Cole Tucker: Removed from 40-man roster
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Tucker was designated for assignment Monday, Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports.
Tucker was removed from Colorado's 40-man roster in mid-August, and after being called up a little less than a week ago, he was dropped once more. It remains to be seen if he will head to Triple-A Albuquerque again or look for work with another organization.
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Rockies' Cole Tucker: Selected from Triple-A
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Colorado selected Tucker's contract from Triple-A Albuquerque on Tuesday.
Tucker was designated for assignment by the Rockies last month, but he remained with the organization after passing through waivers unclaimed and will get another major-league opportunity as Michael Toglia heads to the farm.
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Rockies' Cole Tucker: Designated for assignment
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Tucker was designated for assignment by the Rockies on Monday, Kelsey Wingert-Linch of AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain reports.
This move clears out a roster spot for Charlie Blackmon (hand) as he returns from the injured list ahead of Monday's series opener against the Diamondbacks. Tucker had three singles in eight plate appearances during his week-long stay with the Rockies.
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Rockies' Cole Tucker: Joins big club
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Tucker's contract was selected from Triple-A Albuquerque on Monday, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.
Tucker is not in lineup Monday versus the Brewers, but the 27-year-old switch hitter will provide some defensive versatility off the bench. He started 24 games in center field, 17 games at second base, 13 games in right field and another handful of games at first base and in left field. A former prospect of note last decade when he was in the Pirates' organization, Tucker hit .311/.419/.459 with five home runs and seven steals in 58 games in the Pacific Coast League.
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Rockies' Cole Tucker: Misses out on season-opening roster
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The Rockies reassigned Tucker to minor-league camp Wednesday.
Tucker's bid for a spot on the Rockies' Opening Day roster as a utility man fell short after he slashed .194/.293/.361 over 18 Cactus League games. He's expected to begin the season at Triple-A Albuquerque.
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Rockies' Cole Tucker: Catches on with Colorado
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Tucker agreed Wednesday with the Rockies on a minor-league contract that includes an invitation to big-league spring training, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.
Tucker will move on to the third organization of his career after previous stops with Pittsburgh and Arizona. He elected free agency this offseason after the Diamondbacks previously cast him off their 40-man roster in July. The 26-year-old utility man finished this past season at Triple-A Reno, where he slashed .237/.297/.325 with two home runs and four stolen bases over 128 plate appearances.
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Diamondbacks' Cole Tucker: Dumped from 40-man roster
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Tucker was outrighted off the Diamondbacks' 40-man roster Thursday and sent to Triple-A Reno.
The 26-year-old was claimed off waivers by Arizona in early June and has spent the past month at Triple-A. Tucker hit .235/.297/.296 with a home run, nine RBI and four stolen bases in 22 games for Reno, so the Diamondbacks opted to remove him from the 40-man roster.
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Diamondbacks' Cole Tucker: Claimed by Arizona
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Tucker was claimed off waivers by the Diamondbacks on Sunday, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Tucker was once a very promising prospect for the Pirates, but he is a career .211/.259/.314 hitter in 469 plate appearances, so he was recently designated for assignment. Tucker will presumably report to Triple-A Reno.
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Pirates' Cole Tucker: Gives up switch-hitting, on bench
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Tucker isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Dodgers.
Tucker has gone 3-for-14 with a double, a run, an RBI and four strikeouts over the last four games, and he'll be on the bench for the second time in the last three matchups. According to Jerry DiPaola of TribLive.com, Tucker revealed Tuesday that he will abandon switch-hitting and bat exclusively from the left side moving forward, which he believes will give him the best chance at finding consistent success at the plate. For the moment, he appears to have the edge on a strong-side platoon role at second base, though he'll cede the keystone to fellow lefty hitter Josh VanMeter on Wednesday as the Pirates oppose Dodgers right-hander Ryan Pepiot.
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Pirates' Cole Tucker: Takes seat for Game 1
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Tucker isn't in the lineup for the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Reds.
Tucker sat out in Wednesday's nightcap against the Tigers, and he'll be on the bench for a second straight game. Diego Castillo is starting at shortstop and batting seventh in Saturday's matinee.
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Pirates' Cole Tucker: Not starting Friday
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Tucker isn't starting Friday's game against the Reds, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Tucker started in the first two games after returning from the COVID-19 injured list, and he went 1-for-7 with a run and four strikeouts. However, he'll be out of the lineup for a second straight matchup while Diego Castillo starts at shortstop and bats seventh.
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Pirates' Cole Tucker: Fails to reach base
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Tucker went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts Sunday against the Padres.
Tucker returned from a five-game absence while in health and safety protocols to start at shortstop and hit eighth. His struggles at the plate continued, as he's now struck out at least once in every game he's played this season, resulting in a 40.0 percent strikeout rate. Tucker is in line to see consistent playing time with Kevin Newman (groin) sidelined, though Diego Castillo could also take over at shortstop if Tucker fails to get going at the plate.
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Pirates' Cole Tucker: Returns as expected
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Tucker was activated from the COVID-19 injured list as expected Saturday.
Tucker had been away from the team since Tuesday but returned to the team to practice Friday. He hit just .171/.171/.220 through 41 plate appearances to start the season and isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against San Diego.
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Pirates' Cole Tucker: Getting activated Saturday
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Tucker (COVID-19) will be activated Saturday, Justice delos Santos of MLB.com reports.
He rejoined the team Friday, so this makes sense. Tucker was off to a rough start, hitting .171 with a 39 percent strikeout rate and zero walks through his first 41 at-bats.
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Pirates' Cole Tucker: Back in clubhouse
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Tucker (illness) returned to the Pirates' clubhouse Friday, Justice delos Santos of MLB.com reports.
Tucker was away from the team for several days after landing on the COVID-19 injured list Tuesday, but he's now been cleared to participate in team activities. It's not yet clear whether the Pirates will activate him from the IL prior to Friday's series opener against San Diego, but he seems close to being activated.
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Pirates' Cole Tucker: Moves to COVID-19 IL
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The Pirates placed Tucker on the COVID-19 injured list Tuesday.
With Bryan Reynolds also joining Tucker on the COVID-19 IL, the Pirates summoned Jack Suwinski and Tucupita Marcano from Double-A Altoona to fill the two openings on the 28-man active roster. Tucker opened the season in a near-everyday role in the outfield, but he's since moved into more of a utility role after posting a lowly .391 OPS through his 41 plate appearances on the campaign.
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Pirates' Cole Tucker: Losing playing time
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Tucker is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.
After starting in nine of the Pirates' first 11 games, Tucker will now head to the bench for the third time in five contests. Tucker, who has reached base at a lowly .171 clip this season while striking out 39 percent of the time, appears to have lost hold of the top job in right field to Diego Castillo.
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Pirates' Cole Tucker: Not starting Wednesday
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Tucker isn't starting Wednesday against the Brewers.
Tucker drew starts in the last six games and hit .250 with a triple, a run, an RBI, a steal and 10 strikeouts. Diego Castillo will shift to right field while Josh VanMeter starts at second base.
