Who Is Cole Tucker? 5 Things About Vanessa Hudgens’ Mystery Man – Hollywood Life

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• Cole Tucker is a shortstop and outfielder for the Colorado Rockies.
• He’s been courting actress Vanessa Hudgens since 2020.
• The two confirmed the information of their engagement by way of Instagram on Feb. 9, 2023.

Vanessa Hudgens, 34, is getting ready to stroll down the aisle! Three years after information broke that the actress had cut up from longtime love Austin Butler, TMZ reported on Feb. 2 that Cole Tucker and the High School Musical star at the moment are engaged to be married! And only one week later, Vanessa and Cole confirmed the information of their pending nuptials by way of Instagram on Feb. 9. “YES. We couldn’t be happier,” she captioned the lovable snapshot together with her now fiancé. She was first photographed holding palms with the MLB star, 26, whereas out in Los Angeles on Nov. 21, 2020. On the identical night time, Vanessa uploaded a photograph of herself to Instagram with the caption, “Date night.”

“Cole treats Vanessa like a queen, he adores her,” a supply advised HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY for a 2021 report. “People were a little skeptical of him at first. I mean, a pro athlete and he’s only in his early twenties, no one really expected it to last. But he has been very serious about her from the get-go and that has not wavered. He adores her and says all the time that she is his dream girl, it’s sweet.”

As this obvious romance escalates to a long-term dedication, right here’s extra to find out about Cole:

1. He’s A Professional Baseball Player For The Colorado Rockies

Cole performs shortstop and outfield for the Colorado Rockies. He beforehand performed the identical positions for the Pittsburg Pirates, the place he was chosen by the staff within the first spherical of the 2014 MLB draft. At the time, he was simply 18 years previous, and had beforehand dedicated to enjoying on the University of Arizona. Cole spent the following few years enjoying for the Gulf Coast League Pirates, West Virginia Power, Bradenton Marauders, and Altoona Curve earlier than being chosen for the Pirates’ principal roster originally of the 2019 season. He made his main league debut in April of that yr.

2. He’s A Switch Hitter.

Cole is a novel baseball participant due to the truth that he can swap hit, which implies he bats each righty and lefty.

3. He Comes From A Mixed Race Background

Cole grew up in Arizona with an African-American father and white mom.

4. He Suffered A Scary Injury

In Sept. 2020, Cole was placed on the Pirates’ seven-day concussion checklist after a fall in Cincinnati. He hit his head on the concrete ground in a tunnel at Cincinnati’s Great American Ball Park, and was placed on the concussion IL out of precaution.

5. He Has Two Brothers

Cole’s youthful brother, Carson [Dookie] Tucker, can also be a baseball participant. He was chosen by the Cleveland Indians within the 2020 MLB draft. The household’s third son, Quinn Tucker, is a photographer/filmmaker, in keeping with his Instagram.

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