OAKLAND — Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton wasn’t in the best of moods following the first of what turned out to be three straight losses in Oakland.
To put it bluntly, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ offense has been abysmal over the past couple of weeks. Since scoring nine runs on Apr. 14 against the Philadelphia Phillies, the Pirates have scored a total of 29 runs over their last 14 games.
Manager Derek Shelton was looking for a spark when he moved veteran Andrew McCutchen to the leadoff spot at the start of the Pittsburgh Pirates' current four-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Andrew McCutchen hit a leadoff home run for the second-straight game and Bailey Falter pitched into the eighth inning for the first time in his career
Brewers pitcher Tobias Myers made his Major League debut on Tuesday night and he found out very quickly that pitching in the big league is very different from the minor leagues.
To say the Pittsburgh Pirates’ offense had been struggling over the last week would be the undersell of the year. During their six-game losing streak, the Pirates had scored a total of nine runs.
Oneil Cruz and Andrew McCutchen made sure Jared Jones was rewarded for another spectacular outing. Cruz collected three hits and drove in a pair while McCutchen hit a leadoff homer as part of a three-hit performance in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers at PNC Park on Monday night.
For the second year in a row, the Pittsburgh Pirates have started the season on a positive note. They’re 11-8 to open the year, and much of that success can be attributed to their valuable depth pieces stepping forward in a big way.
With his 300th career home run last Sunday, Pittsburgh Pirates star Andrew McCutchen joined a select fraternity. He became one of 13 players in Major League Baseball history to record at least 2,000 hits, 300 home runs, 400 doubles, 45 triples, and 200 stolen bases.
Don’t adjust your television screens, it’s still 2024. But for a brief moment, you may have thought you were watching the 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates. In the top of the fourth inning against the New York Mets at Citi Field, Andrew McCutchen reached on an opposite-field base hit.
Plenty of players have come and gone in a Pirates uniform, but ‘Cutch has certainly been the best of his generation. He finally did it. While it took longer than some expected it to, Andrew McCutchen finally hit his 300th home run to help lift the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Phillies in a 9-2 offensive explosion.
Pittsburgh Pirates designated hitter Andrew McCutchen has gotten off to a slow start in the 2024 season. Through eight games, he was 5-for-31 with six walks and 15 strikeouts as the pressure of the milestone he was approaching seemed to be weighing on him.
The whispers can stop, at least for a while. Andrew McCutchen is not over the hill. He is not a liability. The Pittsburgh Pirates should not release him.
Former MVP Andrew McCutchen became the latest member of the 300-home run club on Sunday, but he also joined another elite list, which could further his chances of landing in Cooperstown.
Jack Suwinski hit a go-ahead grand slam and Andrew McCutchen belted his 300th career home run to power the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates past the Philadelphia Phillies, 9-2, on Sunday.
Andrew McCutchen has finally checked off another major milestone in his storied career. Facing the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on Sunday afternoon, McCutchen belted a two-run shot to left field in the ninth inning off of Ricardo Pinto for the 300th home run in his career.
BRADENTON, Fla. -- Prior to his third and final at-bat in Friday’s Grapefruit League matchup against the Twins at LECOM Park, Derek Shelton approached Andrew McCutchen with a simple question. “I asked him if he wanted to run because veteran guys, when you get their third at-bat, you run for them,” Shelton explained.
Andrew McCutchen, who re-signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates this offseason, is getting closer to making his spring training debut as he recovers from a partially torn Achilles suffered in 2023.
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The Pirates are bringing back one of the most popular players in franchise history for one more season.
Talks between the Pirates and Andrew McCutchen on a potential reunion have begun to accelerate.
Pittsburgh Pirates veteran Andrew McCutchen is so close the 300 home run career milestone. He last homered 11 games ago on August 22, but now an injury is going to cause him to miss the remainder of the 2023 season.
The Pittsburgh Pirates placed veteran outfielder Andrew McCutchen on the injured list.
The Rangers have reached out to the Pirates about a potential Andrew McCutchen trade, tweets Jon Morosi of MLB.com.
Pittsburgh Pirates star Andrew McCutchen reached a huge personal milestone on Sunday afternoon against the New York Mets by recording the 2,000th hit of his career.
In addition to his expected clubhouse mentorship of the young Pirates team, Andrew McCutchen is also having a return to form on the field, hitting .269/.364/.462 with eight homers through his first 184 plate appearances.
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