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Cutch jersey, crazy gear for Players Weekend

PITTSBURGH -- During Andrew McCutchen's rise to stardom, baseball fans across the country came to know the Pirates' center fielder as simply "Cutch." When McCutchen runs out to center field at Bowman Field on Aug. 20 for the MLB Little League Classic, he'll still be "Cutch" -- and his jersey will say the same.

Players Weekend gear available at MLBShop.com

Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association are presenting the inaugural Players Weekend on Aug. 25-27, when the Pirates will face the Reds in Cincinnati wearing colorful, alternate uniforms. But the Bucs will get a head start on the rest of the league, donning those jerseys when they play the Cardinals on Aug.