Where has the Kyle Tucker the Chicago Cubs thought they could count on gone?

Tucker suffered a finger injury on June 1 against the Cincinnati Reds, and the difference between the numbers he put up before and after that date is fairly staggering. In the 59 games up to and including that date, his OPS was .918. In 52 games since, it's .786.

Tucker's slump has gotten particularly bad lately, and it's coincided with the Cubs going 9-9 since the All-Star break. He's hitting .212 with just a .308 slugging percentage since the second half began.

No baseball player likes to use the injury excuse, but the reality is that it's hard to perform at your best if you don't feel your best. So how much is that finger injury actually affecting the superstar's performance?

Tucker spoke to The Athletic's

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