With the 2026 Major League Baseball season roughly one-third complete, teams are getting a pretty clear idea of what they are and what they aren’t. Those in the latter category are attempting to rectify a slow start by calling up players from the minors, hoping for a spark, or by ridding themselves of veterans. The Texas Rangers are one of those squads, and on Wednesday, they went the route of designating—a big name—for assignment (DFA). The Rangers DFA’d MVP winner Andrew McCutchen, which could signal the end of his legendary career.
McCutchen, who at 39 is the second-oldest batter in all of MLB, behind only Carlos Santana, is hitting just .192 on the season. He has only one home run and five RBI, with career-low splits across the board. He actually started the year off swinging a hot bat, with hits in each of his first six games. However, he had a total of eight hits in the ensuing 32 games and had been hitless over his last 14 plate appearances before Wednesday’s transaction.
