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Phillies' Andrew McCutchen channels ‘70s vibe on retro night

Frank Carnevale
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Andrew McCutchen #22 of the Philadelphia Phillies displays his look as both the Phillies and Atlanta Braves wear retro uniforms from the mid-1970’s during a baseball game at Citizens Bank Park on July 27, 2019 in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Andrew McCutchen may be nursing a torn ACL, but he’s still having fun in the dugout.

On Saturday night, the Phillies hosted a retro night at Citizens Bank Park that featured players wearing a version of the team’s maroon jersey from the 1970s.

The Phillies posted a video of McCutchen in the dugout rocking the throwback uniform, unbuttoned and accessorized with a large chain and sunglasses. The caption: “There’s cool, and then there’s @TheCUTCH22 in these throwbacks COOL.” He danced and joked in the clip.

The Phillies revived the one-and-done “Saturday Night Special” uniforms, worn for only one game in 1979, according to Uni-Watch.com. According to the site, the uniforms were so badly received by fans, that the team didn’t use them again.

The visiting Atlanta Braves also wore a 1970s uniform and went on to win 15-7.

McCutchen tore the ACL in his left knee in June and is out for the season.

Frank Carnevale is the TribLive multimedia editor. He started at the Trib in 2016 and has been part of several news organizations, including the Providence Journal and Orlando Sentinel. He can be reached at fcarnevale@triblive.com.

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