Andrew McCutchen is returning to the Pittsburgh Pirates
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Andrew McCutchen is making his long-awaited return to the Pittsburgh Pirates, a source confirms to Pittsburgh’s Action News 4. Video above: Andrew McCutchen returns to serve hot meals at Pittsburgh’s Light of LifeA source confirms a one-year deal, pending a physical, was reached between the Bucs and McCutchen. Additional details of the deal were not immediately available. McCutchen spent his first nine years with the Pirates, before signing with the San Francisco Giants in 2017. He last played for the Milwaukee Brewers. He hit .237 with 17 home runs and 69 RBIs for the Brewers in 2022.McCutchen helped guide the Pirates to three straight playoff berths from 2013-15 after two decades of losing before being traded to San Francisco in January 2018 in a deal that included outfielder Bryan Reynolds, then a prospect in the Giants organization. McCutchen was at his best during the height of Pittsburgh’s resurgence. He finished in the top three in NL MVP voting from 2012-14, winning the award in 2013 when he hit .317 with 21 home runs and 84 RBIs.McCutchen hit .291 with 203 home runs, 725 RBIs and 171 stolen bases during his first stint with the Pirates.He returns to Pittsburgh with the club hoping to show signs of progress in 2023 following the top-to-bottom overhaul general manager Ben Cherington began when he took over in the fall of 2019. The Pirates are coming off back-to-back 100-loss seasons but have spent the last three years stockpiling prospects that are nearing their arrival in the majors.The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Andrew McCutchen is making his long-awaited return to the Pittsburgh Pirates, a source confirms to Pittsburgh’s Action News 4.
Video above: Andrew McCutchen returns to serve hot meals at Pittsburgh’s Light of Life
A source confirms a one-year deal, pending a physical, was reached between the Bucs and McCutchen. Additional details of the deal were not immediately available.
McCutchen spent his first nine years with the Pirates, before signing with the San Francisco Giants in 2017. He last played for the Milwaukee Brewers. He hit .237 with 17 home runs and 69 RBIs for the Brewers in 2022.
McCutchen helped guide the Pirates to three straight playoff berths from 2013-15 after two decades of losing before being traded to San Francisco in January 2018 in a deal that included outfielder Bryan Reynolds, then a prospect in the Giants organization.
McCutchen was at his best during the height of Pittsburgh’s resurgence. He finished in the top three in NL MVP voting from 2012-14, winning the award in 2013 when he hit .317 with 21 home runs and 84 RBIs.
McCutchen hit .291 with 203 home runs, 725 RBIs and 171 stolen bases during his first stint with the Pirates.
He returns to Pittsburgh with the club hoping to show signs of progress in 2023 following the top-to-bottom overhaul general manager Ben Cherington began when he took over in the fall of 2019. The Pirates are coming off back-to-back 100-loss seasons but have spent the last three years stockpiling prospects that are nearing their arrival in the majors.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.