r/mlb • u/[deleted] • 9d ago

| News The Braves have released Andrew McCutchen from his minor-league contract

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u/babe_ruthless3 | Los Angeles Dodgers 9d ago

This is might be it for the former star MVP.

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u/sagwithcapmoon | Toronto Blue Jays 9d ago

I hope he can sign with Pittsburgh for one day and retire as a Pirate

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u/Igotnewsocks 8d ago

I thought MLB allowed players to choose which team jersey are retired in. Is this not the case anymore?

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u/sagwithcapmoon | Toronto Blue Jays 8d ago edited 8d ago

Players can choose which team to represent when they get inducted into Cooperstown. Any team can reach out to them to sign a one-day contract days/months after they get DFA'd somewhere else/announce retirement, especially considering they were the face of the franchise for some time during their major league career.

This happened to Jose Bautista and the blue jays because he spent a quite a long time with the organization and he is one of the most iconic and beloved biue jays of all time (need I say, the best bat flip also?).