The 36-year-old McCutchen said initially he was “fine,” but further examination by the Pirates medical staff revealed the tear.
Pittsburgh Pirates designated hitter Andrew McCutchen waits on deck during a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies in Pittsburgh, Sunday, July 30, 2023. The Pittsburgh Pirates placed the designated hitter on the 10-day injured list Wednesday after he partially tore his left Achilles tendon while legging out a double in a victory“It’s pretty disappointing, especially when it wasn’t necessarily something that I expected before I got the news,” McCutchen said.
McCutchen hit .256 with 12 home runs and 43 RBIs this season, his 15th since breaking in with Pittsburgh in 2009. He collected hisin June and was one home run short of 300 when he limped into second base following an RBI double down the left-field line. “I’m not gonna go out like this,” McCutchen said. “I want to continue to keep playing and push through this, let this heal and be ready to go for 2024.”
“It was a good year, a decent year for me,” he said. “I just wanted to finish strong. I wanted to go into September and finish strong because my last couple months weren’t where I wanted them to be. They were below par.”
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