Switch catches McCutchen off guard

BRADENTON, FLA.— Andrew McCutchen wasn’t particularly pleased when manager Clint Hurdle phoned a few weeks back to inform the long-time centre fielder he would be moving to right. McCutchen had always assumed he’d be the one to decide, after 10,3171⁄ innings at the position.

3 “That’s one of the first times where that’s something I wanted to go against,” he said before the Pirates first full workout on Friday. “It wasn’t something I was ready for or something I wanted to do.” McCutchen pledged to “not be as selfish” and tweeted a photo of Roberto Clemente, the Pirates’ legendary right fielder, tipping his cap to the crowd.