Breaking Down Kyle Tucker's CLUTCH 9th Inning Grand Slam!

[@thecaptainmorganspeaking]

Tuck is the Tim Duncan of MLB. So fundamental and smooth, but seems bored while being one of the best in the league.

[@warriorforgod6044]

Well said !!

[@jamalabdul2009]

Nice take!!

[@dapper892]

Huge (cubs) fan of this guy.

[@Map_of_Your_Head]

pretty accurate comparison

[@oblivion85]

Tucker and Phil Maton have the same bored looking face…i remember when Maton had that immaculate inning and he walked off the mound like “meh”

[@nap0920]

He’s had 190 more postseason at bats than trout and shohei combined…

[@jackhuffman9313]

Wow

[@417fga]

Ooh that's so under the belt lol. Free Shohei and Trout! They deserve to be in the final run of any team.

[@dylanhammonds5270]

Post season he got 4 homers last season insane

[@timmyg831]

I want either Shohei or Trout to join Astros next season. That would be a dream. We can win without them but I’d love to see them win with the Astros.

[@LaggyMcstutters]

@@timmyg831doubt it will happen though. Dont see jim crane paying $600 million for ohtani.

[@rjlt4841]

Tucker was down 0-2 and proceeded to extend to a 9 pitch at bat before winning this battle. Just wow.

[@riceequalshomers]

Crane pay the man. He a legit five tool player and so down to earth for being so talented. Love the way he plays the game. King Tuck 👑

[@michaelhession2105]

As an Orioles fan, it's like we never left September 24 of last year at all. Bautista holds a 3-run lead only to blow it thanks to Kyle Tucker getting the game-winning hit with the bases loaded.

[@Kamiryn-z30]

Yeah THANKS TO TUCKER FOR GETTING THE GAME WINNING GRAND SLAM MY LOVE

[@johntorres532]

That closer was scary though lol

[@Kamiryn-z30]

@@johntorres532 eh

[@siriusblack7714]

Its called playing the big boys....yall are the new kid on the block and a big fish in a small pond. Astros are like the megalodon. So just be weary

[@19MichaelDixon]

With a batter as fundamentally sound as Kyle Tucker, even if Bautista is tossing 103 mph, throw enough of them, and eventually Tucker will connect on one.

[@Banana69999]

What an AB against the best closer this year! Out of all the players the Astros didn’t re-sign, Tucker is the one they shouldn’t let get away. He is a definition of an elite 5 tool player who is always healthy.

[@andersonreeves]

I’m thinking they let the others go so they would have the money to pay tucker

[@jblynch2001]

He doesn’t become a free agent until after 2025 season so there’s plenty of time. Basically have 2 more off seasons to extend him before he’s on the open market.

[@jasonelliott7977]

@@jblynch2001they’ll try and not let him go to free agency and buy out those control years

[@mwright_boomer]

“Who is always healthy”-you nailed it. That’s what really gives him his value.

[@GheeButtersnaps]

The MOST underrated player in baseball, period.

[@danabarnhardt1575]

Exactly!

[@freezy8593]

Kyle Tucker for MVP!!!!!!

[@Brhoward31]

I like him a lot. Deserves every penny

[@djjess9553]

I was telling my friend as we watched..kyle tucker is focused and has no fears

[@cchampcc97]

Let's go king tucker and Astros let's get that W

[@BillyReplies]

This is shaping up to be a great series, and maybe a post-season preview. You gotta beat the best to be the best. ⚾🏆

[@hhantel]

I have a theory about Tucker and the batting gloves this season. Tuck used to be no gloves and he would basically stop in between every pitch to rub dirt on his hands for grip and I guess as a way to take a breath and get ready for the next one. He would sometimes put on gloves when he was in a slump just to see if he could change his luck, etc, but would always return to no gloves. With the pitch clock, I think it was causing him to rush to get ready for the next pitch in order to still keep his dirt routine. I don't know exactly when he switched, but after some early struggles this year he really started to turn it on in June/July and I think it's related to putting the gloves on permanently so he can stay in the box. To be clear, have no actual confirmation this is the case, but this is the longest I can ever recall him wearing gloves.

[@myrtlemaude47]

Before the pitch clock he had the same routine. Rub his hands in the dirt, rub his face on his sleeve, adjust his helmet, then adjust his belt. Every single time.

[@Husky501]

@@myrtlemaude47also would swipe the tip of the bat

[@emilycalles623]

Kyle confirmed the gloves thing in an AMA on Reddit the other day

[@DustinPlatt]

As an Orioles fan since 1992: _gets flashbacks of the past 30 years_

[@CCGTV337]

Kyle Tucker is one of the most clutch players in MLB You have your top tier super stars and you have your second tier stars and kyle Tucker is one of the guys that the moment is never too big for him the bigger the game the bigger he performs.. He's just a irreplaceable teammate the kind of teammate who is a get compliment to your( superstars Altuve ,Alvarez, Pena) Glue guys are ( Tucker, McCormick, Diaz, Bregman) are the heart of the team without them they would not be in this position. Superstars set the tone of the game but glue guys determine the outcome most of the time

[@W4TSKY]

I'm glad King Tuck is getting the recognition he deserves. This guy is an absolute stud. Stros fans have known it for years, now everyone does!

[@joshuabaggio1982]

Yup!!! I've saying it for 2 years now he is my next Jersey not Alvarez but I love Alvarez though! Lol

[@timmyg831]

I agree, Tucker is a stud. I’ll want to get his jersey. Astros better do the right thing and sign him long term.

[@danabarnhardt1575]

Love our 👑KING TUCK👑

[@Fmc-fi5zp]

Love these breakdowns, go 'stros

[@TurnOffYourTV]

Trashtrows.

[@KingTuck1]

People have been sleeping on him for soooooooooo long

[@napoearth]

Everyone drools over Tucker's Grand Slam and just ignore what the previous guys did to load the bases against that same top tier closer. This a full team.

[@gabagaba12ify]

Yeah Altuve, Álvarez

[@gabagaba12ify]

Singleton stared everything

[@danabarnhardt1575]

Come on man, the post was about Tucker👑we all know what brings him to this chance, it’s why we love our Astros!

[@joalco3]

Suprised you guys had the nerve to talk about this, Orioles management might come for you!

[@jackhuffman9313]

Lol totally gunny

[@AceonIce]

From an O's fan, this joke made the loss a bit more bareable lol

[@CCGTV337]

One of the best Ab's all season Kyle Tucker clutch

[@joshuabaggio1982]

We better pay the man! He is phenomenal! That's saying a ton compared to the rest of our elite team!

[@slickricky55]

Tucker, for the WIN!

[@fardinahmed7154]

MVP! MVP! MVP! 2023 World Series, here we come. He will be MVP alongside Pena and Springer.

[@sladetichenor1834]

?

[@heidi7151]

​@@sladetichenor1834 Peña and Springer were World Series MVPs

[@cousineddie9411]

The thing that frustrates me the most about this game is despite Tucker fouling off fastball after fastball, Bautista kept throwing them. It was a 2-2 count and in my opinion he should've thrown a splitter after the 2nd fastball. Tucker was on his fastball the whole ab and the grandslam didn't surprise me at all. It is a repeat of what happened with Bryan Baker not to long ago.

[@jerryturner2310]

My thought is he lost confidence in his splitter after the one he threw 40 feet into the ground. Once a batter knows that and can eliminate the thought of another splitter, he can just focus on the fastball. Plus, Bautista was probably getting tired, throwing more pitches than he's used to throwing, making his command a little less accurate.

[@jacobjones5269]

The real mistake was catching way too much of the plate.. The plan was obviously keep him in the park by staying away.. Probably works too, if Bautista executes.. Credit to Tucker, though, for spoiling enough pitches to see a mistake, and he pounced.. Great AB..

[@wecandobetter9821]

As a long time Os fan gonna say much respect for that AB. He beat the best at his game

[@jerryturner2310]

@@jacobjones5269 Yep. Like I said, you start getting tired, your command loses a little accuracy. You're no longer hitting the edge consistently. Some of them start sliding over to the middle.

[@DubCmusicTV]

Confidence matters. It’s not a video game dude

[@slickricky55]

Pay the man, Crane!

[@jameskivel2982]

Finally, King Tuck is getting the recognition...

[@lorenaresendez9676]

Go Tucker ⚾️🧡💙

[@kikatx]

Everybody talks about Trout and King Tuck puts it down everyday and he's a hidden gem.

[@scottangle574]

wish we could of signed him before this season.

[@charlesanderson2892]

No shit he's gonna cost a pretty penny but it's worth it.

[@cheyenne11114]

Should have signed him two years ago to a Ronald acuna or yordan Alvarez level contract. A few more dollars than what those guys got and he would have signed. Instead they were greedy and now it's going to cost them a hundred million more for 2 years less SMH

[@jockoadams3377]

One of my favorite documentaries on Ted Williams is the one from 2018 on PBS. They had someone play Ted (you don't see his face) for really great-looking dramatic reenactment shots... I just read that it was actually Kyle Tucker right before he came up to the bigs. Similar build, powerful, lefty swing.

[@symetz]

Astros just keep hanging in the race despite an Allstar team on the IR most of the season. Tucker has been so steady. I cant believe they pitched to Yordon and Tucker. Poor O's management.

[@jacobjones5269]

Are you joking?.. They had a 3 run lead, they ain’t gonna pitch around anyone with a 3-run lead..

[@DannyDonnatelli]

Can’t pitch around someone when the bases are already loaded lol

[@johnpoffenbarger5103]

Everything went the Astros way in the 9th inning. I mean everything. There were SO many factors where that grand slam should not have occured but everything lined up for Tucker there. First, Bautista should not have walked the lead-off batter. Unacceptable. Then an Altuve dunk hit just over Gunnar. A ball to the wall from Alvarez that any other centerfielder on our team except Mateo probably would have caught. Bases loaded. And then Tucker basically strikes out but the most minute foul tip slips out of McCann's glove. It was a perfect storm of EVERYTHING going against the Orioles and the Astros just getting very fortunate to get to Felix. It's baseball, it happens sometimes. The Mountain is strong.

[@MattGatts]

As an O's fan.. that loss was gut wrenching! We should have got 2 outta 3 in that series. But.. we atleast got 1 outta 3 and still haven't been swept yet this season. Plus.. I'd rather have this type of stuff happen now, rather than in the playoffs. Houston showed why they're the Champs and I truly don't think we're there quite yet..

[@fromthefringe2089]

Why did you leave him out of the Championship game?

[@BillyReplies]

I'd like to see Kyle Tucker and Ken Griffey Jr. swings compared and over-layed.

[@toddw14]

It looked like Tuck didn't even swing that hard either. Just hard enough to get good contact on a triple digit fastball.

[@woofsnwood]

No need when it’s being run up there at triple digits. Put barrel on ball at the right angle is all. Still - incredibly hard to do

[@woofsnwood]

@breadandcircuses8127 I’m no expert, but the way I understand it is that the ball is kind of elastic and compresses when hit. The faster it’s coming in, the the more it compresses when struck squarely, and therefore it rebounds increasing the outgoing velocity. For every action, there’s an equal and opposite reaction perhaps?

[@neubauerjoseph]

They should do a brake down of the cade Marlowe grand slam off one of the best closers this year nobody expected that.

[@DankDunny]

ALL HAIL KING TUCK

[@chghfd4946]

Tucker and Yordan should be the next Bagwell and Biggio. Can't mention one without mentioning the other. Houston, pay this man.

[@theman1412]

7:06, what a list (pay him)

[@michaelmcclellan5345]

Right? That is the list I would take to negotiations. Just place on the desk and take a chair and wait til they stop at a number I like lol.

[@zachkim2372]

Go Stros !!

[@TurnOffYourTV]

Trashtrows

[@anthonymartinez0865]

​@@TurnOffYourTVGFY mother

[@TurnOffYourTV]

🗑

[@grahamman80]

Quick tid-bit regarding Kyle Tucker. When they needed a Ted Williams comp for The Greatest Hitter Ever documentary they chose King Tuck as the stand-in. Similar swing.

[@troutriver58]

King Tuck!!

[@Map_of_Your_Head]

incredible at bat

[@martyjacqz7901]

If the astros can somehow get 2019 runner up mvp breggy back to form A healthy mvp altuve Yordan is yordan King tuck has been a star for years and now ppl are seeing it. We get all them to click all the same time come postseason and its over! Back to back

[@kermitfrog593]

At bat of the year. He may have ended the Orioles season with that.

[@user-f5xt2op9t]

MLB Nyetwork has been suspended by John Angelos.

[@ashe1928]

Let's go Yankees

[@user-f5xt2op9t]

@@ashe1928 Irrelevant this year.

[@leroyfitch-vl9kv]

Yup he's right if he throws that spliter again down 👇 out .I agree 😢

[@jlobiafra]

They still have tucker for two more years

[@ROTR6348]

That pitch would have caught wind from almost any and every other batter. Not a bad pitch at all it was just Tuckers night. Not taking away from Tucker though if it’s anybody you’d want at the plate for the Astros in this situation it’s him all day. That swing is is just smooth

[@AbigailRTeh]

When Tucker first came up from the minors, his teammates nicknamed him Ted for Ted Williams. Similar swing

[@joshuabaggio1982]

Does anyone else think the host sounds like Comedian Sebastián Maniscalco?!😂

[@AnnieArdell]

Hope the Astros will be smart and pay 💰 him

[@ashe1928]

Nope they can't afford him he'll be a future Yankee Player

[@troutriver58]

horse pooey @@ashe1928

[@billywayne5671]

The Astros will not let him walk. They'll pay him a bit more than they would like but still less than what he's worth.

[@chrisp755]

King Tuck has zero emotions.... that's one of the reasons why he's so talented.

[@kellysanchez2629]

KING TUCK!!

[@TheMattJacks]

If we dont resign this guy, Ill never watch my Astros again.

[@fastbloommessi7211]

If they sign Bregman n not Tuck I quit!!! Sad they didn't sign in the off season

[@Narcissist_Police]

The Astros management BETTER sign him to an extension. They’d be dumb AF if they don’t pay that man.

[@chillbill110]

Haters will say the astros are sheaters lol

[@micawells4608]

Clutch and choke job on the mountain period

[@mikewallace9292]

If ohtani was traded to the NL he'd be our mvp this season

[@davidcastillo9612]

Tuck should have had the final at bat against Ohtani instead of Trout in the WBC.

[@JabbyMayoCD]

If nobody got me

[@jshooper7819]

👑👑👑👑

[@susantownsend8397]

Pay the man

[@hotmanchicken4209]

Tucker gets no respect. Great things from Tuck are and will change that.

[@mystical_raze3646]

Tucker gonna get paid in the off season

[@juancabrera4404]

I think the Astros fucked up by not giving him a contract extension. I always believe he was gonna be a super star when Jeff lunhow didn't want to trade him and let George springer go after winning the world series. This man is the real deal. We knew he was going to be a star but not a super star.

[@dislikebutton4593]

I know it’s hindsight 20/20 but still I don’t know how you don’t concede the run there and go after the next batter.

[@nolimit4484]

Best closer in baseball vs a great hitter. Orioles were confident in their closer

[@dislikebutton4593]

@@nolimit4484 You’re right and they really have no reason not to be. Maybe I’m just speaking as a rangers fan and just want the astros to lose 😄

[@BTLFAEN]

Tucker had based loaded earlier in the game, singled.

[@Kamiryn-z30]

Who’s talking abt earlier we talking bout now. Not earlier grandma

[@michaelhession2105]

And he had bases loaded the last time he faced Bautista before this game.

[@Kamiryn-z30]

@@michaelhession2105 ok and STILL NOBODY IS TALKING ABT EARLIER we’re talking abt rn. Omg r y’all so old y’all don’t understand anything?.?..

[@michaelhession2105]

@@Kamiryn-z30 Yes I get it. He's one of the best hitters in the game with runners on base. Last night was proof of it.

[@Kamiryn-z30]

@@michaelhession2105 Yes I get it. HE IS ONE OF THE BEST HITTERS WITH RUNNERS ON BASE. EVERY night is proof of it.

[@panchovillalobos713]

🤘🤘

[@davidcastillo9612]

Dana Brown better do his job and keep Tuck in H-Town…

[@davidrains9899]

When i see king tuck I think of lou brock

[@carsSchu]

Bring out the brinx truck for tuck

[@alyssatran7620]

If it weren’t for Shohei, he could be AL MVP this year

[@fantglenn4666]

Im an Atlanta Braves fan and I want to have Kyle Tucker on my team

[@rafaelramirez1507]

Thats why I always admire alot the 70s and 80s , there was more foul territory , now its all about filling in the stadium and making money, no love of the game ... my Pop is correct in saying that baseball aint what it was back then ... I feel cheated , born too late I'm only 31 😔

[@kidspacejam7998]

Manager of team USA. But didn’t start him in the Championship game?

[@stevencaples8268]

Shoulda just walked him

[@nickmtz1078]

I think tucker would be mvp if not for ohtani

[@tubenachos]

Dude is going to be more reliable than Alvarez at this rate 😂😂 Yordan frustrates me with his constant nagging injuries

[@shoukatsukai]

Tuck would be MVP if Ohtani wasnt a thing

[@brandonmccollum7879]

He's gone Houston wont pay him what another team will offer him

[@nolimit4484]

Dana brown can get it done. He’s won here already too. But we’ll see

[@jlobiafra]

He's an astro until 2026

[@bean9674]

He’s under contract until 2026 lmao they have plenty of time

[@ashe1928]

Astros will not extend this guy Yankees need him.

[@texasinvestor9942]

😂

[@jpm5205]

Ted Williams

[@dalcow1101]

8/230 contract for k tuck Astros buy out his last 2 years of arbitration

[@tkt546]

You wanted him on the WBC roster and then never played him?

[@TheWavyWorldOfJuice]

He was injured, dero talked about it earlier this year

[@asianangler]

his price tag is increasing and might be outta thrifty astros' budget by end of season.

[@minnow2204]

Yea you had him for team usa but didn't play him for the championship game 🤔 😒

[@TheWavyWorldOfJuice]

He had an ankle injury dero talked about it earlier this year

[@panchovillalobos713]

U wanted this guy buy u didint play him in the wbc final

[@Brand33777]

you can not cuck the tuck

[@bornfuct]

Feel bad for him playing with trashy players who cheated in 2017...

[@Husky501]

There’s one player on the team that cheated. Relax.

[@dale444ify]

Astros are cheaters

[@slickricky55]

Get a life

[@jackhuffman9313]

So is your wife

[@TheDnlnext]

WOW. Still living in your mind for free. This is about an individual. Give credit when due.

[@troutriver58]

so exactly how did Tucker cheat again on that grand slammy??

[@TurnOffYourTV]

Trashtrows. Hard evidence = Guilt. Houston Trashtrows. 🗑

[@HTOWN_MADE713]

Stop 🛑 playing with us 7️⃣1️⃣3️⃣🗣🫵🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽