Responses To Andrew McCutchen's Declaration in Baseball

McCutchen will soon return to Pittsburgh.

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The baseball community responded to this significant reunion in Pittsburgh on social media.

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"Pittsburgh hasn’t been the same since you left @TheCUTCH22," one fan wrote.

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"PLAYOFF BASEBALL BACK FR," another added.

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McCutchen played for the Pirates for the first (and finest) nine years of his MLB career, making five All-Star appearances, making the playoffs three years in a row, and winning the NL MVP in 2013.

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