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Phillies say Andrew McCutchen won’t be ready for Opening Day

Phillies Nation | February 28, 2020

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DENVER, CO – APRIL 20: Philadelphia Phillies center fielder Andrew McCutchen (22) stands in the on deck circle during a regular season Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire)

Andrew McCutchen led off on Opening Day in 2019 with a 428-foot home run that energized the crowd at Citizens Bank Park. He won’t get the chance to top that moment in 2020, and not simply because the Philadelphia Phillies will open the season in Miami.

Friday, manager Joe Girardi told the collective media, including Matt Gelb of The Athletic, that McCutchen isn’t going to be ready to begin the regular season.

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