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

Cole Tucker is an American baseball player best known for playing in Major League Baseball. He is currently a free agent and has previously played for the Colorado Rockies and Pittsburgh Pirates. As of 2023, Cole Tucker net worth is approximately around $3 million.

Early Life

Cole Tucker was born in July 1996 in Phoenix, Arizona. He was raised by his parents, Erin and Jackie Tucker. Cole grew up with his two brothers. He and his brothers used to play baseball together since they were very young. The Tucker brothers were trained by their father, who has been a minor league player. Cole’s mom was also active in sports. She ran track in college and also played volleyball.

Regarding his education, he studied at Mountain Pointe High School in Arizona. Later, he attended the University of Arizona and gave his commitment to play college baseball for the University’s baseball team.

Cole Tucker Career and Net Worth

Tucker was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first round of the 2014 MLB draft. In June 2014, he was signed at the MLB draft with a signing bonus amount of $1,800,000. Thereafter, he spent the whole year playing with the Gulf Coast League Pirates. In 2015, he played with the West Virginia Power. For the team, he batted with an average of .293 and posted 13 doubles and 25 stolen bases.

In 2016, he was promoted to the Florida State League’s Bradenton Marauders. He showed brilliant form for the Marauders where he scored two home runs. Cole then started the 2017 season with Bradenton, and in July, he was promoted to the Altoona-based team, Altoona Curve.

Considering his good performance, Cole was named the fifth-best prospect for the 2018 season by MLB.com. He was subsequently included by the Pittsburgh Pirates in their 40-man roster. In 2019, he started playing with the Indianapolis Indians. Not long after that, he joined the major league roster. Then, he stepped into his first league match with the San Francisco Giants.

Tucker began playing for the Pirates Pittsburgh as an outfielder in 2020. He was then optioned by Pittsburgh to Indianapolis to begin the 2021 season. Between May and July, he appeared in 13 games for the Pittsburgh. He played in 43 games in 2021 and slashed .222/.298/.342.

In 2022, Cole played 18 games for the Pittsburgh. He was designated by the Pirates for assignment on May 30. Subsequently, in June 2022, he was claimed by the Arizona Diamondbacks. After appearing in the 2022 season, Tucker was elected free agency. In October 2022, the Colorado Rockies signed him for a minor league deal.

Cole started the 2023 season playing with the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes. He appeared in 58 games for the Isotopes slashing .311/.420/.460, and scoring 5 home runs. In August 2023, he was added to the major league roster by the Rockies. Soon, after a few days, Tucker was designated for assignment after Sean Bouchard was activated from the injured list.

On August 17, 2022, he was sent outright to Albuquerque. The following month, he was chosen back to the major league roster. However, it didn’t take him long to be designated for assignment a second time following Kris Bryant’s activation from the injured list. Cole elected the free agency in October after Albuquerque outrighted him on September 14, 2022.

Personal Life & Girlfriend

Cole Tucker married actress Vanessa Hudgens on December 2, 2023. He confirmed his relationship with Hudgens on Valentine’s Day 2021. Hudgens also posted a picture on Instagram of them kissing each other. She captioned the Instagram post, tagging Cole Tucker,  “It’s you, it’s me, it’s us”.

Tucker and Hudgens became engaged in February 2023. In early December, the two decided to tie the knot, and subsequently, they exchanged wedding vows on Saturday, December 2, in Tulum, Mexico.

Cole Tucker Net Worth

As of 2023, Cole Tucker’s total net worth is estimated to be around $3 million. He has amassed a whopping amount from his professional baseball career. Tucker has earned estimated career earnings of $845,126, appearing in 5 professional baseball season games.