Beloved Pirates Outfielder, All-Star ‘Could Be Saying Goodbye’ This Winter

Could the Pittsburgh Pirates end up losing a beloved member of the franchise this upcoming winter?

The 2024 Major League Baseball regular season somehow is almost over. September is here and that means that there are just a few weeks left to go before until the regular season ends and the playoffs kick-off. At one point, it seemed like the Pirates had a chance of landing a spot in the postseason but that doesn’t seem to be the case any longer.

That’s okay, though. Pittsburgh seems to be ahead of schedule and could make some serious noise next year. The Pirates are loaded with exciting, young talent and could certainly be back in the playoffs next year.

This offseason will be an important one for the Pirates as they look to add a little more talent. It’s unclear what will happen, but MLB.com’s Will Leitch did say that beloved outfielder Andrew McCutchen “could be saying goodbye” at the end of the season.

“Andrew McCutchen, DH, Pirates,” Leitch said. “Current age: 37. The only player on this list to have won an MVP Award, McCutchen is the active leader in games played and one of the most beloved players in the sport. It has been downright gorgeous to see him back in a Pirates uniform for the past two seasons, and if he wanted to continue signing a series of one-year contracts with the team until he was in his 70s, I don’t think that many people would have a big problem with it. He can still hit, by the way: He remains tied for second on the Pirates in homers, with 18. That gives him 233 with Pittsburgh, seven behind Roberto Clemente for third on the franchise’s all-time list.”

McCutchen returned to the Pirates in 2023 and has been everything the team could’ve hoped for. He is toward the end of his career, though, and could be on the way out of town.

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