Cole Tucker Net Worth 2023: How Rich is the Baseball Player?

Cole Tucker is an American professional baseball player who is known for playing in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He made his MLB debut with the Pittsburgh and played with the professional baseball team through 2022. As of 2023, Cole Tucker net worth is estimated to be around $3 to $5 million.

Who is Cole Tucker?

Cole Tucker is an MLB player from Arizona. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft. Tucker was optioned to Indianapolis to start the 2021 season. However, he was recalled by the Pirates in August 2021. He played with the Pirates through 2022.

Tucker was born in July 1996 in Phoenix, Arizona. He was born to Jackie and Erin Tucker. Tucker is mixed race as his mom is white and his dad is black. His parents cheered him when he played for the Mountain Pointe High School’s baseball team. They were even present in the stands when he hit his first major league home run.

Regarding his education, he studied at Mountain Pointe High School. Then, he played in the 2013 18U Baseball World Cup for the U. S. national baseball team. Afterward, he committed to the University of Arizona to play college basketball.

Cole Tucker Net Worth & Career

 

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Cole Tucker began his professional career after he was selected in the 2014 Major League Basketball draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates. The professional basketball team signed him for a signing bonus worth $1,800,000 on June 12, 2014.

In 2014, he played with the Gulf Coast League Pirates where he batted with an average of .267. The following year, he spent with the West Virginia Power and had a batting average of .293 along with 13 doubles and 25 stolen bases. In 2016, played with the minor league baseball team, Bradenton Marauders, and had a combined batting average of .242.

Tucker started the 2017 season with Bradenton and was later promoted to the Altoona Curve. In the 2017 campaign, he posted a .275 batting average in 110 total games. After that, he was ranked the fifth-best prospect going into the 2018 season by MLB.com.

Tucker started the 2019 season with the Indianapolis Indians. Later, in April 2019, he was called to make his major league debut. He eventually made his major league debut versus the San Francisco Giants. In his first major league game, he hit a two-run home run off professional baseball pitcher, Derek Holland.

With his brilliant batting, the Pirates lead the game 3-1. In fact, his home run was the game-winning hit in the game. After that, the game was called off due to rain. Later, he was optioned to Indianapolis by the Pirates in June 2019. Cole then started playing as an outfielder for the Pirates in 2020.

In the beginning of the 2021 season, he was optioned by the Pirates to Indianapolis. In 2021, he had a batting average of .222/.298/.342 in a total of 43 games. Following that, he appeared in 18 games for the Pirates in 2022. During the time, he played second base, shortstop, and right field and had a batting average of .175. On May 12, 2022, he was optioned to Indianapolis and designated for assignment on May 30.

Cole was later claimed by the Arizona Diamondbacks on June 5, 2022. Then, he was optioned to the minor league team, Reno Aces. In July, the Diamondbacks outrighted him. Following the 2022 season, he became a free agent. Then, he was signed by Denver’s baseball team, the Colorado Rockies on December 7, 2022.

Cole Tucker’s Girlfriend & Personal Life

Cole Tucker is currently in a romantic relationship with 34 years old actress, Vanessa Hudgens. He originally met his lady love via Zoom while virtually attending Joe Jona’s meditating group in 2020. The two were linked as a couple for the first time in November 2020 after they were spotted holding hands during a romantic trip to Paris.

Tucker and Hudgens went Instagram official on Valentine’s Day in 2021. The professional baseball player has reportedly taken his relationship with Hudgens to a whole new level. According to reports, the couple is officially engaged. Tucker reportedly proposed to Hudgens at the end of 2022.

Vanessa has been spotted at a ton of his baseball games for the past couple of years. In fact, during the off-season, Tucker spent nearly all of his spare time with his ladylove. On January 26, Vanessa shared an Instagram post with the caption “I’ll stop the world and melt with you tagging Tucker”. He is available on Instagram with the user account, @cotuck, where he has 131K followers.

Cole Tucker Net Worth

Cole Tucker has earned an estimated net worth of $3 to $5 million as of 2023. He has earned estimated total career earnings of $794,803 from his professional baseball career. On the other hand, his fiance, Vanessa Hudgens holds a huge net worth of $18 million.