<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/pirates-news-andrew-mccutchen-makes-stance-on-future-in-pittsburgh-clear-after-brutal-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Andrew McCutchen makes stance on future with Pirates clear after brutal injury update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Pirates-Andrew-McCutchen.jpeg"></figure><h1>Andrew McCutchen makes stance on future with Pirates clear after brutal injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-06T09:56:44-07:00">September 6th, 9:56am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-06T09:56:44-07:00">September 6th, 9:56am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Andrew McCutchen’s return to the Pittsburgh Pirates pleased baseball fans everywhere. The former superstar came back to the team he rose to stardom with and played quite well. Unfortunately, his 2023 season is over.</p><p>McCutchen is <a href="https://twitter.com/justdelossantos/status/1699444955440144466?s=20" rel="noopener">hitting the 10-day IL</a> due to a partial tear in his left Achilles tendon and will be in a walking boot for six weeks, according to Justice delos Santos of MLB.com. He was removed from Monday’s win over the Milwaukee Brewers and was held out of Tuesday’s game. With under four weeks left in the season, it’s safe to say his season is done. McCutchen’s latest activity on the website formerly known as Twitter all but confirms it.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Well, no I’m not😞. Dang this sucks <a href="https://t.co/E02vqd8JPD">https://t.co/E02vqd8JPD</a></p><p>— Andrew McCutchen (@TheCUTCH22) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheCUTCH22/status/1699452203369439657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 6, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Pirates are on their way to once again posting a losing record but have shown more promise than in recent years. McCutchen helped them stay afloat with the third-most hits and fifth-most RBI on the team. He has spent the vast majority of his season as a designated hitter but has made a few stars in right field.</p><p>McCutchen doesn’t want his second stint with the Pirates to be over after just one season, though. The 36-year-old <a href="https://twitter.com/justdelossantos/status/1699454840441573723?s=20" rel="noopener">wants to stay in Pittsburgh</a> as he winds down his career and approaches a special milestone.</p><p>“I’ve vocalized…plenty of times about wanting to be here,” McCutchen said, saying that hitting his 300th career home run “isn’t going to be right anywhere else,” per delos Santos. The Pirates icon needs just a single blast to reach the feat. It would be another detail of a sensational career. It’s only right that he reaches it wearing black and yellow, preferably at PNC Park.</p><p>At the trade deadline, the Pirates were rumored to only deal McCutchen <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-pirates-trade-andrew-mccutchen-massive-update" rel="noopener">if he was okay with it</a>. It seems as though the franchise is accommodating the veteran’s wishes to stay with Pittsburgh, which gives an optimistic outlook for him re-signing this winter.</p><p>In addition to Andrew McCutchen, the Pirates will be without up-and-coming star Oneil Cruz for the rest of the season. His rehab from an ankle injury could take up the remainder of the season and Pittsburgh <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pirates-news-oneil-cruzs-2023-return-gets-cast-doubt-after-latest-injury-update" rel="noopener">may opt to play it safe</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Andrew McCutchen makes stance on future with Pirates clear after brutal injury update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/pirates-make-andrew-mccutchen-roster-move-following-elbow-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pirates make Andrew McCutchen roster move following elbow injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Andrew-McCutchen-Pirates-Andrew-McCutchen-Pirates-MLB-Andrew-McCutchen-Pirates-return.jpg"></figure><h1>Pirates make Andrew McCutchen roster move following elbow injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-16T07:59:56-07:00">July 16th, 7:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-16T08:12:51-07:00">July 16th, 8:12am</time><address><a>Wyatt Allsup</a>Wyatt Allsup is a sports journalist from Fort Worth, Texas. He joined ClutchPoints in May 2023 and covers football, basketball, baseball and mixed martial arts. Wyatt now lives in Southern California, where he has previously covered USC football and basketball for Sports Illustrated.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Pittsburgh Pirates activated OF/DH Andrew McCutchen <a href="https://twitter.com/Pirates/status/1680578826173046785?s=20" rel="noopener">off the 10-day IL</a> Sunday, the team announced on Twitter. The Pirates moved McCutchen to the IL on July 8 for right elbow discomfort, but he was eligible to return today, as the Pirates’ initial roster move acted retroactively to July 6.</p><p>McCutchen missed several games in June for the same elbow issue and went through a hitting slump in his return before the All-Star Break. In his last four games in July, McCutchen went 0-17 with six strikeouts.</p><p>The 36-year-old is having a nice <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pirates-news-andrew-mccutchen-pittsburgh-come-full-circle-with-reunion" rel="noopener">reunion season with the Pirates</a> in 2023. Through 74 games, he’s hitting .268 with 10 home runs, 9 stolen bases and a respectable OPS+ of 121.</p><p>The Pirates drafted McCutchen in the first round of the 2005 MLB draft. He made his debut in 2009 and spent nine seasons in Pittsburgh, making five All-Star appearances. He won the NL MVP award in 2013 and put together four consecutive top-5 finishes. As a Pirate, he has recorded over 1500 hits.</p><p>After the 2017 season, McCutchen bounced around the league a bit, making stints with the San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies and the Milwaukee Brewers.</p><p>The Pirates aren’t having such a great season, despite starting the year <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pirates-news-andrew-mccutchen-pittsburgh-kobe-bryant" rel="noopener">20-9 in April. Pittsburgh</a> had 10-game losing streak in June, followed by a 2-7 skid heading into the All-Star Break.</p><p>They’ve fallen out of the NL Central race and aren’t any closer to a Wild Card spot. With playoff hopes dwindling, the Pirates could potentially be sellers at the August 1 trade deadline.</p><p>Pittsburgh hasn’t been open to the idea of trading McCutchen, but if they keep losing games, it might make sense to part ways with him again. Contenders like the Texas Rangers have interest, and McCutchen still has veteran value, particularly as a DH.</p><p>McCutchen is happy to be back in Pittsburgh and wants to finish his career as a Pirate. Out of respect to a Pittsburgh legend, the Pirates likely won’t move him. Still, it’s an interesting idea to keep an eye on as the deadline approaches.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pirates make Andrew McCutchen roster move following elbow injury

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He has two degrees from Quinnipiac University, including a master's in sports journalism. Outside of ClutchPoints, Meyers does play-by-play broadcasting for various colleges in the northeast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As smoke related to Canadian wildfires continues to spread across the United States, MLB players are growing concerned that the air quality in some cities is not safe enough to play in. Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen expressed <a href="https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2023/06/29/andrew-mccutchen-pirates-padres-decision-to-play-air-quality-canadian-wildfires/stories/202306290101" rel="noopener">his displeasure</a> with the way the league is handling the situation to Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.</p><p>“I feel like there’s not enough concern,” McCutchen said. “I don’t feel like there’s enough awareness. We’re just out there in it. Gotta get the game in, right? We don’t have to. We don’t have to get the game in.”</p><p>The Pirates were scheduled to play the San Diego Padres at 12:35 Eastern time on Thursday but the start time was delayed 45 minutes as the league pondered what to do. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-pirates-trade-andrew-mccutchen-massive-update" rel="noopener">McCutchen said the players</a> should have a say in the decision-making. He <a href="https://twitter.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1674470267035197463" rel="noopener">wore a mask</a> for some of the game with a red circle and a line across it, presumably in protest of the game being played.</p><p>“Let’s meet as a whole and make a decision. It’s more like, ‘Chicago played in it, so you guys are fine.’ That’s what we’ve come to? They played in it, so we’re fine? I’m sure if we had a health expert coming in here, they’d be saying we’re crazy,” McCutchen said.</p><h2>Why is the MLB ok with playing in these conditions?</h2><p>Pittsburgh isn’t the only MLB city that is dealing with these conditions. The Chicago Cubs-Philadelphia Phillies game at Wrigley Field on Tuesday appeared to be in doubt before the game was ultimately played.</p><p>Three games were postponed earlier this month due to poor air quality, one each in Philadelphia, New York and Washington. There is reportedly no set number on the Air Quality Health Index that will trigger an automatic postponement from the MLB, meaning each game is taken on a case-by-case basis.</p><p>The MLB and MLB Player’s Association made the decision to play in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/2023-mlb-trade-deadline-destinations-pirates-andrew-mccutchen" rel="noopener">Pittsburgh with the Pirates</a> yielding to the decision, though they did consult with their own health experts.</p><p>This is the Padres’ only trip to Pittsburgh to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pirates-bryan-reynolds-drops-optimistic-injury-return-date" rel="noopener">play the Pirates this year</a> which may have played a factor in the league’s decision to play on. Rather than figure out how and when to reschedule a one-off game between two non-divisional opponents, the MLB is potentially putting their players at risk to save themselves the headache.</p><p>“It’s not healthy for anybody,” McCutchen’s said. “It may not affect you today or tomorrow, but what’s the long-term effect on breathing in these fine particulates for these last 2 ½ days? It’s concerning. But whatever. I guess it doesn’t matter that much to us or the people who tell us to play.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pirates’ Andrew McCutchen blasts MLB for horrible playing circumstances vs. Padres

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb-rumors-pirates-trade-andrew-mccutchen-massive-update/');   ga('set', 'title', 'RUMOR: Pirates trade stance on Andrew McCutchen gets hit with massive update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/MLB-rumors-Pirates-trade-stance-on-Andrew-McCutchen-gets-hit-with-massive-update.jpg"></figure><h1>RUMOR: Pirates trade stance on Andrew McCutchen gets hit with massive update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-27T14:23:39-07:00">June 27th, 2:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-27T14:23:39-07:00">June 27th, 2:23pm</time><address><a>Anthony Riccobono</a>Anthony Riccobono has been a sports reporter for over a decade. He primarily covers the NFL, MLB and NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Pittsburgh Pirates designated hitter Andrew McCutchen seems like a logical candidate to be moved at the 2023 MLB trade deadline. That doesn’t necessarily mean that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pirates-2-players-must-trade-block-ahead-2023-deadline/" rel="noopener">Pirates are going to trade</a> the veteran this summer.</p><p>It sounds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/2023-mlb-trade-deadline-destinations-pirates-andrew-mccutchen/" rel="noopener">an Andrew McCutchen trade</a> won’t happen unless the Pirates’ star signs off on such a deal. Pittsburgh will probably only move McCutchen if he’s<a href="https://twitter.com/ThePoniExpress/status/1673770412080091136"> “comfortable doing that,”</a> MLB.com’s Jon Morosi said on 93.7 The Fan.</p><p>At 36 years old, McCutchen appears to be reinvigorated. In 66 games, McCutchen is hitting .271/.394/.431. He has nine home runs and nine stolen bases for the Pirates. McCutchen has an OPS north of .825 for the first time in four years.</p><p>The Pirates are headed down the path of being sellers<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-pirates-buyers-2023-mlb-trade-deadline/" rel="noopener"> at the MLB trade deadline</a>, once again. A fast start that saw Pittsburgh lead the NL Central has quickly dissipated. Just five games away from the halfway point of the 2023 season, the Pirates are seven games under .500. Even in a relatively weak division, Pittsburgh is 5.5 games out of first place. They are eight games out of the third and final NL wild-card spot.</p><p>Because McCutchen is a veteran in the final year of his contract, he’s likely to be pursued by teams looking for offensive help. McCutchen is signed to a team-friendly deal and playing well enough to help a contender.</p><p>Since making his MLB debut in 2009, McCutchen has never played in a World Series. 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He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>A report on Monday morning naming Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen in trade rumors with the Texas Rangers got the attention of many MLB fans, and Rangers general manager Chris Young <a href="https://twitter.com/gjspittle/status/1673445775429214219" rel="noopener">vehemently denied</a> that he had contact with the Pirates regarding McCutchen.</p><p>“I saw there was a rumor out there today regarding an offensive player that literally we’ve had zero contact with that team so where that rumor came from, it really is amazing to me that those things get floated like that,” Chris Young said, according to Gavin Spittle.</p><p>There were a lot of twists to this story today. First, it was Pirates fans coming to grips that the fan favorite of their team might be on his way out once again. Then, it was a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/fake-andrew-mccutchen-account-fools-pirates-fans-mlb-world-amid-trade-rumors" rel="noopener">fake Andrew McCutchen Twitter account</a> saying that he is not going anywhere fooling a ton of fans into believing that the trade rumors were bogus. Now, it is the general manager of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-rangers-andrew-mccutchen-trade" rel="noopener">Rangers</a> shutting down the trade rumors.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/2023-mlb-trade-deadline-destinations-pirates-andrew-mccutchen" rel="noopener">McCutchen</a> is on a one-year contract that he signed in the offseason, and the Pirates have fallen below .500 after a blazing hot start to the season. It will be intriguing to see if the Pirates to consider trading a player who is beloved in Pittsburgh, and if the Rangers end up being one of the teams involved.</p><p>If he is on the trade block this season, McCutchen could be one of the top available offensive players on the market that teams can get at this year’s deadline.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.232	20	50	0.739	3

2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.232	20	50	0.739	3

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