Andrew McCutchen, Pirates help grounds crew roll out the tarp

Andrew McCutchen isn’t just the Pittsburgh Pirates’ savior on the field. As he showed Tuesday, he can assist in other areas as well. While his latest act of heroism technically did take place on the field, it’s not in the way you think.

With rain starting to come down in the top of the third inning, the Pirates’ grounds crew was tasked with rolling the tarp onto the field. Things seemed to be going fine at first, but then the team was hit with some pretty strong wind. 

This caused the tarp to start moving off course, swallowing a member of the grounds crew in the process. Just as things were starting to look bleak, McCutchen, as usual, stepped up.

McCutchen, Sean Rodriguez and Gregory Polanco all helped the grounds crew get the situation under control. You can see the man previously swallowed by the tarp emerge shortly after the players stepped in.

The three then remained on the field in the rain until the tarp was put in place. During the process, the rain began to come down even harder, but the players wouldn’t budge. They would only leave once the grounds crew got things mostly under control.

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Once again, McCutchen comes through for the Pirates in the clutch. He also proved that he has post-baseball career should he ever decide playing is getting dull. On second thought, why wear khakis when you can go to work in a baseball uniform?

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