Andrew McCutchen fires back at insider doubting his Pirates future

Pittsburgh Pirates v Baltimore Orioles | G Fiume/GettyImagesEvery once in a while, Andrew McCutchen decides to remind everyone that he isn’t just a Pittsburgh Pirates legend — he’s a living Pittsburgh Pirates legend. He's still here. Still competitive. Still paying attention. And still very much protective of his place in Pittsburgh.

So when Alex Stumpf of MLB.com told a Reddit AMA audience he was “leaning toward” McCutchen not returning to the Pirates in 2026, it didn’t take long for No. 22 himself to see it.

And McCutchen didn’t issue a polite PR-crafted statement. He didn’t funnel it through an agent. He didn’t let it “leak.” He fired back the only way a franchise icon should: "Wow that's…