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These 11 major leaguers don't wear batting gloves, preferring to grin and 'bare' it

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MAY 21, 2021 • FOX SPORTS

These 11 major leaguers don't wear batting gloves, preferring to grin and 'bare' it

Smacks 10th homer Tucker went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Tuesday against the Athletics.

Impact Tucker took Sean Manaea yard in the fourth inning to record his 10th home run of the season. After hitting five homers in his first 33 games, Tucker has now matched that total in his last nine contests. In that same nine-game span, he's hit .438/.513/1.000 with 12 RBI and 13 runs scored.

MAY 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Keeps mashing Tucker went 2-for-4 with two-run home run in Saturday's 6-5 win over Texas.

Impact Tucker is mashing during Houston's homestand, something he attributed to adjustments following a miserable road trip, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports. He's starting his stance earlier, allowing the front foot to plant earlier. That allows him to be on time for high-velocity fastballs and react to offspeed offerings. "Along with that," Tucker said, "also just not swinging at a bunch of pitches outside the strike zone and chasing." He was batting .179 with a .599 OPS when he returned from the road and fed on home cooking at Minute Maid Park. The right fielder is 13-for-33 with four home runs, seven extra-base hits, 12 RBI and 11 runs scored since.

MAY 16, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Scores twice, drives in two Tucker went 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 10-4 win over Texas.

Impact Tucker poked an RBI single and came around to score in both the second and third innings of Friday's blowout victory. After he was stuck in a 3-for-23 slump, the 24-year-old outfielder is riding a six-game hitting streak that includes four multi-hit performances. He's raised his season OPS from .584 to .746 during that stretch.

MAY 15, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Homers again Wednesday Tucker went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in the Astros' 9-1 win Wednesday over the Angels.

Impact Tucker took Andrew Heaney deep in the first inning on Wednesday. The outfielder has three home runs, a triple and a double in his last four games. On the season, he leads the Astros with eight home runs, and has 23 RBI and 22 runs. However, he is slashing just .213/.285/.457 in 144 plate appearances.

MAY 13, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Slams seventh home run Tucker went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in the Astros' 5-1 win over the Angels on Tuesday.

Impact Tucker hit a solo shot off Shohei Ohtani in the fifth inning for his seventh home run of the year. The outfielder has been on a power surge, with four extra-base hits in his last three games. He had his fifth multi-hit game of the season Tuesday as well. The 24-year-old is slashing .203/.279/.431 with 21 RBI, 20 runs and a pair of steals in 140 plate appearances.

MAY 12, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Ignites offense in victory Tucker went 2-for-3 with a triple, a home run, a walk, four RBI and three runs scored in Sunday's 7-4 win over the Blue Jays.

Impact Tucker came home on a bases-loaded walk in the second inning and followed that up with an RBI triple and a run scored in the third. He capped off his big day at the plate with a three-run blast to put the Astros ahead 7-0 in the fourth. The 24-year-old owns a .651 OPS with 11 extra-base hits through 132 plate appearances.

MAY 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Tucker has 4 RBIs to lead Astros over Blue Jays 7-4 Kyle Tucker hit a three-run homer and tied a career high with four RBIs as the Houston Astros built a big lead early and held on for a 7-4 w...

MAY 9, 2021 • SACBEE.COM

Tucker has 4 RBIs to lead Astros over Blue Jays 7-4 Kyle Tucker hit a three-run homer and tied a career high with four RBIs as the Houston Astros built a big lead early and held on for a 7-4 w...

MAY 9, 2021 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

Tucker has 4 RBIs to lead Astros over Blue Jays 7-4

Kyle Tucker hit a three-run homer and tied a career high with four RBIs as the Houston Astros built a big lead early and held on for a 7-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday

MAY 9, 2021 • Associated Press

Gets breather Wednesday Tucker isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees, Mark Berman of Fox 26 reports.

Impact Tucker had gone just 2-for-12 with a run, four walks and four strikeouts in the last four games. Aledmys Diaz will start in right field and bat seventh.

MAY 5, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Not in Thursday's lineup Tucker isn't starting Thursday's game against Seattle, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Impact Tucker will get what appears to be a routine day off after he went 2-for-6 with a walk, a steal, an RBI and two runs in the last two games. Chas McCormick will start in right field and bat seventh.

APRIL 29, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Steals base Wednesday Tucker went 1-for-3 with a walk, a steal and two runs scored in Wednesday's 7-5 win over the Mariners.

Impact Tucker opened up the bottom half of the second with a walk and quickly notched his second steal of the season before eventually coming around to score to give the Astros an early lead. He would later have a base hit in the eighth to start a miraculous four-run rally and ended up scoring on a fielder's choice two batters later. Despite a busy day, Tucker is only slashing .187/.222/.385 with five home runs, 15 RBI, 12 runs scored and a 4:18 BB:K.

APRIL 29, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Knocks in run Tucker went 1-for-3 with an RBI in Tuesday's 2-0 win over the Mariners.

Impact Tucker's fourth-inning grounder got through the infield and plated Alex Bregman with the second run of the frame. His .182 batting average isn't much to look at -- it's even lower with runners in scoring position (.133) -- but Tucker has managed to knock in 15 runs, second on the team behind Yuli Gurriel.

APRIL 28, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Slugs fifth homer Tucker went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 16-2 rout of the Angels.

Impact His eighth-inning blast came off Angels catcher Anthony Bemboom, who took the mound to save further wear and tear on the bullpen, but it counts all the same. Tucker has had trouble stringing hits together to begin the season, but his luck may be turning. On the season, the 24-year-old is slashing just .177/.202/.405 through 20 games, albeit with a solid five homers, one steal, 10 runs and 13 RBI.

APRIL 25, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Snaps hitless streak Tucker went 1-for-5 with a stolen base in Thursday's 8-2 win over the Angels.

Impact It was a good all around for the Astros, who won for the just the second time 11 games. Tucker's fourth-inning single snapped an 0-for-15 bout of frustration while the stolen base was the first this season. The next stretch of futility for Tucker to conquer is for RBI. After driving in 11 runs over the first nine games, the outfielder has zero RBI over the next nine.

APRIL 23, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Hitless atop order Tucker batted leadoff for a second straight game and went 0-for-3 in Sunday's 7-2 loss to the Mariners.

Impact Houston manager Dusty Baker is front-loading his impact hitters in the top half of the lineup while the team is without Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman and Yordan Alvarez due to health and safety protocols. That means a more prominent role for Tucker, who was 1-for-7 over the weekend as the leadoff batter. It may not be the best time to experiment with Tucker, but Baker has limited options right now. Tucker, who is batting .226 with a .682 OPS, bemoaned his pull-happy approach last week, per Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle, and is cognizant that he needs to swing through the ball.

APRIL 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Hits leadoff Saturday Tucker batted leadoff and went 1-for-4 in Saturday's 1-0 win over Seattle.

Impact With five Astros on the injured list due to health and safety protocols, manager Dusty Baker has been forced to ad-lib his lineup. Tucker batted leadoff for the first time this season, as Jose Altuve is unavailable. Myles Straw was atop the order for the first two games without Altuve before Tucker hit there Saturday.

APRIL 18, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Not starting Friday Tucker isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against the Mariners, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Impact Tucker went hitless with a strikeout in five at-bats Wednesday, and he'll be out of the lineup for the first time this season during Friday's series opener. Chas McCormick will draw the start in right field, batting eighth.

APRIL 16, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Launches fourth homer of season Tucker went 1-for-4 with a home run Saturday against the Athletics.

Impact Tucker went deep in the bottom of the seventh inning off reliever Brandon Bielak, and the slugger now has four homers in the season. Tucker might be hitting near the bottom of the order and owns a subpar .189 average thus far, but the power is real -- though that's likely to be his only source to provide fantasy value going forward.

APRIL 11, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Drops to seventh in order Tucker batted seventh and went 1-for-4 with a double in Thursday's 6-2 win over Oakland.

Impact Tucker opened the season as the team's cleanup batter and thrived with six RBI over the first three games, but he's been dropped down since. His .200 batting average isn't much to look at, but despite the fact the Astros have faced a lot of left-handed pitching early, Tucker continues to make an impact with four extra-base hits, nine RBI, and at least one RBI in six of seven games.

APRIL 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Hits third consecutive homer Tucker went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Tuesday's win over the Angels.

Impact Another day, another homer for Tucker. The 24-year-old stayed red hot with this third long ball in as many days, extending his RBI steak to six games. He now has nine RBI on the season despite batting just .192.

APRIL 7, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Extends RBI streak Tucker went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Monday's 7-6 loss to the Angels.

Impact Tucker was dropped to sixth in the order, but he still managed to make an offensive impact. The homer was his second in as many games, and he extended his RBI streak to five contests. Though he's batting just .182 (4-for-22), Tucker is benefiting from the on-base machines at the top of the order, as he's already driven in eight runs.

APRIL 6, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Hits solo shot Tucker went 1-for-5 with a solo homer Sunday against Oakland.

Impact Tucker has yet to have a multi-hit game through his first four contests, but he's driven in seven runs and has now hit his first homer. That homer came in the first inning off lefty Sean Manaea. Tucker did show decent power against southpaws last season, hitting four of his nine homers against them, though he had significant platoon splits nonetheless, posting a .695 OPS against lefties and a .905 OPS against righties.

APRIL 5, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting pretty at cleanup Tucker went 1-for-4 with three RBI in Friday's 9-5 win over Oakland.

Impact Batting cleanup behind Jose Altuve, Michael Brantley and Alex Bregman served Tucker well Friday. The three men above him went 8-for-12, generating RBI opportunities for the 24-year-old outfielder. He had a run-producing sacrifice fly and delivered two more on a single. Tucker's knocked in four runs over the first two games.

APRIL 3, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

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