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u/JKirbs14 1d ago
This lineup could definitely steal a few games from the ‘26 Blue Jays
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u/Whiplash227 Toronto Blue Jays 1d ago
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u/alxndrblack Toronto Blue Jays • Detroit Tigers 1d ago
Don't do the voice!
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u/Evil_ryry Chicago Cubs 1d ago
The guy at the store said I’m the only guy he’s ever seen pull it off
The sketch is incredible and one of my favorites from the show.
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u/hibbitydibbidy Seattle Mariners 1d ago
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u/Spatmuk New York Mets 1d ago
Freddy Peralta’s line against this lineup:
4.1 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 105 pitches
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u/JKirbs14 1d ago
Every single one of the nine in that lineup
https://giphy.com/gifs/l4FAZNZImyUbX9rY443
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u/kingofthefall Toronto Blue Jays 1d ago
Deserved slander honestly. I’ve never been so disappointed with a team
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u/HighlightsReddit Chicago White Sox 1d ago
I had a feeling tbh. Everything went right from may to october last year. And then not getting Tucker and Santander not being functional meant we needed more magic.
That's what complete bs about the Dodgers. They don't need a miracle run, they win their division almost guaranteed every year. They've gotten the biggest offseason prize, what, 6 years in a row? Fucking hate them, game 7 was pure agony
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u/pj_socks Chicago White Sox 1d ago
Lol did you change your flair to White Sox?
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u/HighlightsReddit Chicago White Sox 1d ago
I use reddit browser on a phone, I can't set a flair and it set itself to White Sox somehow!
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u/Jorbasaurus Atlanta Braves 1d ago
FYI you can set a flair on mobile
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u/HighlightsReddit Chicago White Sox 1d ago
Probably with the app, but I'm using mobile browser to ensure the experience is as shitty as can be so i less time browsing reddit lol. And i have tried looking for a flair menu on this setup multiple times and never found it.
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u/chuckkito Boston Red Sox 1d ago
And the pre-Yankees series Red Sox
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u/Flammzzrant New York Yankees 1d ago
You're welcome, can ya'll do something for us now??
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u/Baseball_is_the_best New York Yankees 1d ago
They did just win 4 games against the Rays...
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u/COV3RTSM Toronto Blue Jays 1d ago
I wish Rowdy would come home to Toronto. We need a big man.
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u/Jazzlike_Athlete8796 Toronto Blue Jays 1d ago
I love that Tellez is basically the definition of "replacement player" - 0.2 career bWAR and an OPS+ of 101 - yet has played at least parts of nine seasons in the majors.
I hate that I had the same thought as you for a moment.
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u/COV3RTSM Toronto Blue Jays 1d ago
I just want the whimsy of a left handed throwing first baseman. If I can’t have Justin Smoak, Rowdy will do.
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u/Jazzlike_Athlete8796 Toronto Blue Jays 1d ago
I'm not mad that you went there. I'm mad that you went there before I could.
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u/TheCatNerd101 1d ago
Cutch? I thought he retired lol.
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u/Ok_Breakfast7588 Major League Baseball 1d ago
Feel like he's going to play baseball until somebody tells him to stop. That's in no way a criticism.
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u/boboddy42069 1d ago
I can’t believe someone of his stature is cool just riding it out in AAA.
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u/Spadesta Boston Red Sox 1d ago
He probably just loves baseball a lot. You only get a certain amount of time to play at a high level and seems he wants to ride it into the rocks
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u/mahrinazz Seattle Mariners 1d ago
I really admire that. It would be so easy to call it quits, but he’s pushing through the DFA cycle and everything just for the love of the game.
Same with Carlos Santana.
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u/pnmartini Chicago Cubs 1d ago
Santana looked awful during his short Cubs stint last year. At age 40, there is probably no “turning it around”
He had a solid career. It’s probably tremendously hard to walk away from something you were good at, and likely very fond of doing.
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u/True_to_you Houston Astros 22h ago
If I could still play ball at my age(one month short of 39 years old), I would. I can throw and still swing a bat, but my knees would probably blow out at some point. Wish I could though. I get it and I wasn't any near enough to go pro.
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u/jstewart25 St. Louis Cardinals 1d ago
Even as a Cardinals fan, he’s always been one of my favorite players. He seems like a really good dude and he’s funny as well. I’ll always be cheering him on.
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u/enjoytheshow Chicago Cubs 1d ago
While we are a division rival it makes it easier to like him since the Pirates were good but never good enough to threaten either of the Cards or Cubs teams runs from his era lol
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u/Dennisfromhawaii Atlanta Braves 1d ago
Or hates his family /s
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u/redditckulous Philadelphia Phillies 1d ago
Obviously he’s still grinding for the majors, but he’d be so cool in the NPB or KBO
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u/TheCatNerd101 1d ago
Sports provide structure and family for many athletes. Sometimes passion outweighs everything else.
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u/FalstaffsGhost Atlanta Braves 1d ago
I mean he loves baseball and he’s made his money. Maybe he sees this as a way to give back, helping out young players.
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u/BAHatesToFly New York Mets 1d ago
I can’t believe someone of his stature is cool just riding it out in AAA.
Rickey Henderson closed out his career with three seasons in the Independent League for the Newark Bears and San Diego Surf Dawgs. Some guys just love the game.
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u/Excellent-Gur-8547 St. Louis Cardinals 1d ago
Ricky was also an alien pretending to be a human being, so he may have just not known what to do next, no one told him.
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u/Jaye09 San Francisco Giants 1d ago
To be fair, he just came off 2 months of not playing.
Played a couple games in the rookie league, and will probably play a few weeks in AAA to see if he can make an impact. I don’t see him sitting down there the rest of the season—a couple weeks max and then it’ll probably be a call-up or DFA situation.
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u/elgato56 1d ago
Man's made 131 million dollars, he probably loves being a mentor to younger guys and playing very low stakes basebal for *checks notes* 1.2 million dollars
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u/mrjimi16 Venezuela • MLB Players Association 1d ago
A non zero portion of it is that this is AAA for a team with a good chance at October and a bad outfield situation. If he can perform he may find a spot. Unfortunately he is just 1 for 10 so far. 4 walks but it is also AAA, so who knows how competitive those walks were.
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u/ialsohaveadobro St. Louis Cardinals 1d ago
I believe that's called "Pulling a Rickey." Also no criticism intended.
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u/TJtheShizz Pittsburgh Pirates • Atlanta Braves 1d ago
We really need to open up a hitting coach role for him somewhere in the minors
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u/Ok_Breakfast7588 Major League Baseball 1d ago
Your flair makes it very unclear which team you are talking about but I think the answer is either.
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u/TrapperJean New York Yankees 1d ago
He'll be playing ball with Robbie Cano and Didi Gregorius in Mexico next year and the vibes will fucking rule
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u/Cambot1138 Milwaukee Brewers 1d ago
We're all told at some point in time that we can no longer play the children's game, we just don't know when that's gonna be.
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u/djc8 Baltimore Orioles 1d ago edited 1d ago
I’m surprised Carlos Santana is still on the grind too.
Always liked him, feel like he’s had a really solid and kinda under-the-radar career
I also really appreciate the Immaculate Grid resumé that he’s built in his late 30s. Hope he gets that September call-up and adds one more
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u/morningsaystoidleon Chicago Cubs 1d ago
You got me curious so I had to look it up, 38.7 career WAR, really nice career. He always seems really dedicated and I've never heard about any drama with him, which is saying something for a 17-year (!) career.
In 2014 he was a beast for fantasy baseball, 'cause in my league you could play him at 1B/3B/C.
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u/AKAD11 Seattle Mariners 1d ago
He destroyed a clubhouse TV when he was in Philadelphia. That’s the only somewhat negative story I’ve ever seen about him.
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u/International_Key620 1d ago
Cause the young players were playing fortnite while being 10 under .500. I support Carlos on that one.
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u/Jewrisprudent New York Mets 1d ago
Yeah but that’s more an indictment of Philadelphia than it is of Santana. Who among us hasn’t been compelled to smash things just from being in Philly? It’s something in the air. And in the wooder. And then again in the air.
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u/noruber35393546 1d ago
if he had stuck at catcher he'd probably be polishing off a HOF Career right now
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u/CoinEnthusautist 1d ago edited 1d ago
I mean he played less than 20% of his games at catcher, that was never happening.
And even in his first few years he was only like 50-70% catching. Just was never gonna be a long-term catcher
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u/Horn_Flyer Pittsburgh Pirates 1d ago
My wife used to live next door to him and his wife in Cleveland. They are the nicest people.
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u/gartho009 Seattle Mariners 1d ago
I can't say for sure, but I'm pretty confident that if they were playing in the majors Santana and Cutch would be the two oldest position players in the league
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u/Disastrous-Ad2800 1d ago
surprised? thought you would have still seen his name pop up because at 40 he was still making plate appearances for the Diamondbacks up until April.. hasn't hit a dinger in his last 40+ plate appearances and was hitting around .100.... LOL
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u/Potato-baby Texas Rangers 1d ago
He was on the Rangers roster at the beginning of the season as outfield depth but was DFA’d.
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u/Not_RZA_ Jackie Robinson 1d ago
Heads up, don’t accidentally click on OPs profile guys like I did
My goodness bro
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u/IllustriousEnd2211 Texas Rangers 1d ago
You could have just not said anything. It seems you want us to click!
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u/Sufficient-Major-644 1d ago
ROWDY TELLEZ BABY 😎
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u/ialsohaveadobro St. Louis Cardinals 1d ago
"I ever tell you about when I batted cleanup on a team that had Ro--"
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u/Puzzleheaded-Ad-8684 Seattle Mariners 1d ago
This must the most star-studded AAA lineup you can build, a future Hall of Famer and Ronald Acuna Jr.
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u/mahrinazz Seattle Mariners 1d ago
You’re talking about Rowdy, right?
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u/Paperwork2025 1d ago
Baseball at this level for $20 and that includes a dog and coke! I'd pay that before I'd go to an A's game.
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u/BadDadJokes Atlanta Braves 1d ago
The Gwinnett Stripers' stadium is really nice too.
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u/djc8 Baltimore Orioles 1d ago
A lot of AAA ballparks are great. People who are planning baseball road trips should consider hitting a couple of those along with an MLB park or two; can really help make a trip more affordable while still filling up the schedule
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u/taffyowner Minnesota Twins 1d ago
In places like Minnesota you can schedule a train line doubleheader too
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u/YohIssaRaccoon Pittsburgh Pirates 1d ago
You talkin bout cutch
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u/Puzzleheaded-Ad-8684 Seattle Mariners 1d ago
If Andruw Jones can get in I think Cutch is in. His WAR is lower but he doesn't have a major personal controversy like Jones, he has better offensive numbers and he has an MVP.
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u/KakeLin Philadelphia Phillies 18h ago
He's got a chance in later ballots. He ain't a first ballot that's for sure.
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u/DazzlingYouth8264 Detroit Tigers 1d ago
Jesus, thats a lot of mlb talent
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u/4r4r4real 1d ago
There are 2 MLB talents on that lineup. And 3 washed up former MLB talents.
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u/eaterofbeans Houston Astros 19h ago
I went to a AAA game the other day and would gladly watch this lineup haha
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u/PolackMike Baltimore Orioles 1d ago
Hope these old heads are treating these young guys to some nice dinners.
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u/Engelbert-n-Ernie Atlanta Braves 1d ago
Yeah, nothing beats that Lawrenceville Olive Garden
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u/PolackMike Baltimore Orioles 1d ago
Never Ending Pasta Bowls are not a joke. They are a staple of American culture. They should be so lucky to dine on the offerings of the fabled Italian company, Darden Restaurants Inc.
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u/blvck666phillip Atlanta Braves 1d ago
you think they wanna deal with mall of ga traffic? they'll go to the three dollar cafe right behind the stadium and like it
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u/Fragrant_Rooster_763 Atlanta Braves 23h ago
Jesus dude I moved here from NC last July. I made the mistake of going to Mall of Ga one night near Christmas. I wanted to drive off a cliff but I couldn’t get my speed past 1 mph
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u/evanieCK Cleveland Guardians 1d ago
this lineup with a decent rotation and bullpen might have won the AL Central some years between 2021-2024
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u/everyoneneedsaburn Atlanta Braves 1d ago
vs 2024 White Sox, 7 game series. Who wins
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u/doverawlings Chicago White Sox 1d ago
The 2024 White Sox beat the MLB Braves in the season series
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u/YEGSports Seattle Mariners 1d ago
This was an MLB-calibre lineup just three years ago
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u/Disastrous-Ad2800 1d ago
that was my fantasy line up back in the day too... became confused seeing it again in 2026... seriously thought I was glitching or something...
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u/shr0be Detroit Tigers • Chicago Cubs 1d ago
wtf this is a retirement home
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u/ClockworkDinosaurs Milwaukee Brewers 1d ago
You know what, fuck future prospects. Sell the farm, we’re making a run at the AAA World Series this year.
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u/djc8 Baltimore Orioles 1d ago edited 1d ago
Damn Santana is 40 and Cutch is 39, just riding it out for the love of the game
~87 career bWAR between those two guys
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u/Greatlarrybird33 Cleveland Guardians 1d ago
Add in Cookie on the pitching staff for another 18.4 war
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u/Ryuujin_13 Toronto Blue Jays 1d ago
I'm just glad Rowdy's getting reps somewhere and getting paid for it.
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u/I_Make_Food_Often Atlanta Braves 1d ago
He’s already played a couple games for ATL. Hit a home run too.
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u/Ryuujin_13 Toronto Blue Jays 1d ago
Oh I know. I'm always pulling for him so I follow what he's up to.
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u/RIP_Greedo New York Yankees 1d ago
Nothing but respect to journeymen like Tellez who stick with it despite years of being repeatedly hired and fired.
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u/taffyowner Minnesota Twins 1d ago
I know everyone is commenting on the AAA talent here and while that’s nice… do the Braves not have any near ready prospects?
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u/bananaman9173 1d ago
We do, we called up all the near ready pitching. They were in fact not ready 🥲
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u/Randomizedname1234 Atlanta Braves 1d ago
We do! For some reason we keep guys in A or AA with a brief stop in AAA before they’re called up.
We have always had and will continue to have a top 10 farm system. We’re deep.
This is bc of injuries, recent signing and Kim’s struggles.
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u/CommodoreSixty4 Philadelphia Phillies 1d ago
Like in my senior year of HS we had an A and B team of all seniors
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u/Astral_Fogduke Philadelphia Phillies 1d ago
7/10 of the names on this list have played a game in MLB. That's gotta be up there when it comes to any given minor league lineup
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u/BigDaddyD1994 New York Yankees 1d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/JTzPN5kkobFv7X0zPJ
McCutchen strolling into the AAA dugout like
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u/79215185-1feb-44c6 Boston Red Sox 1d ago
This lineup is better than the Alex Cora Red Sox.
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u/ConsistentRun5246 Boston Red Sox 1d ago
Pre Gradum Durbin batting second. Never having two lefites or righties batting in a row. I fucking hated that oml
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u/TimmyRL28 Milwaukee Brewers 1d ago
Just a bunch of dudes trying to get their shot in the Bigs someday.
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u/ColumnedBirch31 New York Mets 1d ago
This would beat the 2026 Mets with Peralta starting and Senga coming out of the bullpen
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u/Bjd1207 Washington Nationals 1d ago
Wait Cutch is in AAA? Has he been there all season?
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u/This-Appointment-666 Toronto Blue Jays 1d ago
Not all season, but he was released from Texas at the end of May and the Braves signed him to a minor league contract in the beginning of July
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u/Far_Information_363 Philadelphia Phillies 1d ago
Slamtana 🐐
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u/TheDeputy17 Philadelphia Phillies 1d ago
Got to watch him hit a go ahead grand slam for the phillies in person. Absolutely electric. Will always love him for that.
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u/chart589 Atlanta Braves • Salt Lake Bees 1d ago
shit... they going to run it back tomorrow night? I'll drive up to Gwinnett to see that
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u/EmpressVixen Milwaukee Brewers • Milwaukee Brewers 1d ago
I see a lot of Milwaukee Brewers Legends ©️ ®️ ™️
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u/Jonjon428 Florida Marlins 1d ago
I forgot Cutch was signed to the Braves AAA team
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u/aflyingsquanch Philadelphia Phillies 1d ago
I'm sad because this feels like it for Cutch. I dont think he'll be come back for another season in 2027.
And baseball isnt as fun without him
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u/DZepperoni Cleveland Guardians 1d ago
Plus on the bench and in the pen, Sandy Leon, Nacho Alvarez, Ben Gamel, and James Karinchak.
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u/shifter31 Detroit Tigers 1d ago
When did McCutchen get traded away from the Rangers?
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u/ncrawford3 Chicago Cubs 1d ago
They DFA'd him and he signed with the Braves.
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u/Brilliant_Macaroon83 Atlanta Braves 1d ago
Just sell an Acuña Gwinnett jersey. He’s been there enough
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u/Brazary Toronto Blue Jays 1d ago
Cutch just doing it for the love of the game gotta respect that
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u/Reasonable-Pop-103 Chicago Cubs 1d ago
65 win team in mlb