Andrew McCutchen opened the 2019 Philadelphia Phillies season by hitting a leadoff home run, immediately endearing himself to fans at Citizens Bank Park. Those fans – and more importantly, the Phillies themselves – will have to navigate through the rest of the season without the five-time All-Star.
Ahead of this evening’s Phillies-San Diego Padres game, the Phillies announced to the collective media, which included MLB.com‘s Todd Zolecki, that McCutchen will miss the rest of the season after tearing his ACL in the first inning of Monday’s loss.
The 32-year-old suffered the injury after walking in his first at-bat Monday.