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Andrew Stefan McCutchen (born October 10, 1986) is an American professional
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and
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for the
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of
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(MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the
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,
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,
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, and
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. Internationally, McCutchen represents the United States. In the
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(WBC), he helped win Team USA's first
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in a WBC tournament. The Pirates selected McCutchen in the first round (11th pick overall) of the
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, and he made his MLB debut in 2009. During McCutchen's first tenure in Pittsburgh, he was the
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(NL)
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in 2013, a five-time All Star (2011–2015), a four-time
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winner (2012–2015), a
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winner in 2012, and the
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winner in 2015. McCutchen led the NL in
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(194) in 2012, and in
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(.410),
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(.952), and
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s (69) in 2014.


Early years

McCutchen was born in
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, to Lorenzo McCutchen and Petrina Swan, who were high school teenagers at the time. He has a sister, Loren. He lived with his mother while his father attended Carson–Newman University in
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, where Lorenzo played
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on the
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team. Lorenzo gave up his dream of making the
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(NFL) to be close to his son and returned to Fort Meade in 1989. Petrina would not marry him unless he became a church minister, which he did. The two married on August 1, 1992. McCutchen was eligible to play varsity baseball as an eighth grader at Fort Meade High School. He batted .591 that year. McCutchen's average his senior season was .709, as he hit 16
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s and 42
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(RBIs). During his varsity career, McCutchen batted .474. McCutchen also ran track and played football. He was part of a state title-winning
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in his first year of high school. McCutchen was one of the top football recruits in the state of Florida, with his high school position being
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, but opted for a baseball career. He was reportedly offered a full-ride scholarship to the
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to play football.


Professional career


Draft and minor leagues

McCutchen, who had committed to the
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, was drafted 11th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first round of the
2005 MLB draft The 2005 Major League Baseball draft, was held on June 7 and 8. It was conducted via conference call with representatives from each of the league's 30 teams. It is widely considered to be one of the best drafts in recent memory. ''SourceMajor L ...
. He signed with the Pirates, receiving a $1.9 million
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, instead of attending Florida. In 2005, he played for the Rookie
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(GCL)
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and the Class A Williamsport Crosscutters, and hit a combined .310/.419 (2nd in the GCL)/.433 with two home runs and 17 stolen bases in 210 at-bats, as he was second in the league with 29 walks, tied for second with 36 runs, third with three triples, and fifth with 13 stolen bases. Before the 2006 season ''
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'' named McCutchen the #50 prospect in the minor leagues. McCutchen played the majority of the season for the Single-A
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, for whom he started the
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(SAL) All-Star team in his first full season as a professional player and was a postseason SAL All-Star. He also played for the Double-A
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and batted a combined .294/.359/.450 with 17 home runs and 23 stolen bases in 531 at-bats. At the end of that year, the Pirates named him the organization's Minor League Player of the Year. Before the 2007 season ''Baseball America'' named McCutchen the #13 prospect in the minor leagues, and ''
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'' named him the #15 prospect. He played again for Altoona, as well as for the Triple-A
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, and hit a combined .265/.329/.388 with 11 home runs and 21 stolen bases in 513 at bats. In 2007 he also played for the
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, he was on the
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All-Prospect Team and named a Rising Star. Before the 2008 season ''Baseball America'' named him the #14 prospect in the minor leagues, and ''Baseball Prospectus'' named him the #24 prospect. In 2008, McCutchen was a mid-season
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(IL) All-Star, an
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selection, and the Triple-A All-Star Game Top Star. He played the entire season with Indianapolis, and batted .283/.372 (10th in the IL)/.398 with 12 home runs, 68 walks (3rd in the league), 34 stolen bases (7th), and 145 hits (9th), in 512 at-bats. Before the 2009 season ''Baseball America'' named McCutchen the #33 prospect in the minor leagues, and ''Baseball Prospectus'' named him the #25 prospect. He again played for Indianapolis, but played only 49 games for them, as he batted .303/.361/.493 with 4 home runs and 17 stolen bases in 201 at-bats.


Pittsburgh Pirates (2009–2017)


2009

On June 3, 2009, after the Pittsburgh Pirates traded starting center fielder
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to the
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, McCutchen was called up to MLB for the first time. He made his MLB debut the next day, playing center field and batting leadoff against the
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. He singled in his first career
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, off starter Mike Pelfrey. McCutchen ended the day with two singles, one RBI, three runs scored, and a
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in four at-bats. He recorded his first career four-hit game five days later, against McLouth and the Braves. Two of his hits were
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, making him the first Pirate with two triples in a game since Tike Redman accomplished the feat in 2003. On June 17, McCutchen hit his first MLB career home run off of Francisco Liriano of the
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. On June 25, he had his first MLB career walk-off hit, off
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closer Matt Herges. "He's an impressive-looking young player. He really is," said Indians manager
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. On August 1, against the
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, McCutchen went 4-for-5, with three home runs and six RBIs. He became the 10th Pirates player ever to hit three home runs in a single game, and the first one to do it during his rookie year. Ten days later against the
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at
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, he stole a career-high three bases in a game off three different Rockies pitchers. McCutchen hit his first walk-off home run on August 25, off Brad Lidge of the
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. McCutchen finished his rookie season batting .286/.365/.471, with nine triples (sixth in the National League), an 81.48 stolen base percentage (6th), 12 home runs, 54 RBIs, and 22 stolen bases in 108 games. On defense, he had 10 assists (third among NL center fielders), and a 2.53
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/game (4th). McCutchen finished fourth in the voting for the National League Rookie of the Year Award, behind Chris Coghlan,
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, and Tommy Hanson. He was named the Baseball America Rookie of the Year for 2009.


2010

McCutchen began the 2010 season as the Pirates' everyday center fielder. "He's an All-Star. This year, probably," said Atlanta Braves manager
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. "Hitting. Running. Defense. Throwing. He's got it all. He catches the ball like
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did when he was 19. You can't hit a ball ast himout there. He's got lightning in that bat too." McCutchen posted a career day against the
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on May 14, going 5-for-5 with five runs scored in a 10–7 Pirates win. Teammate Garrett Jones also recorded five hits, making McCutchen and Jones the first Pirate duo since
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inductee
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and Bob Robertson accomplished the feat in 1970. "I guess we were just kind of competing against each other," McCutchen said, laughing. "I don't know. I'd get a hit, he'd get a hit. He'd hit a homer, I'd hit a homer." McCutchen finished the month of May with career-best numbers, hitting .327 with a .901
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, which drew comparisons with
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Carl Crawford. McCutchen was not named to the 2010 National League All-Star Team. Pirates pitcher Evan Meek, who was named the Pirates representative, said that McCutchen was "very deserving" and should have gone as well. After hitting .226 in August, McCutchen batted .326, with 22 runs and 17 RBIs, in September. He also recorded 12 multi-hit games from September 3 – October 3. McCutchen said about the changes from August to September, "Honestly, I don't think I'm doing anything any different right now. You swing, and the ball finds a hole. That's it. That's the game of baseball." McCutchen finished his second major league season hitting .286/.365/.449 while adding 94 runs, 16 home runs, 56 RBIs, and 33 stolen bases (5th in the National League), with a 21.6 power-speed number (9th). On defense, he had 8 assists (3rd of all NL center fielders) and 2
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s from center field (5th).


2011

McCutchen took the place of the injured
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as a member of the National League All Star team at the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Phoenix. On August 30, 2011, McCutchen hit a ninth-inning homer against the
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to become the eighth Pirates player to record at least 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases in one season. He was the first Pirate to accomplish the feat since
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in 2008. McCutchen finished the season batting .259/.364/.456 with team highs of 23 home runs, 23 stolen bases, 87 runs, and 89 RBIs. He also had a 23.0 power-speed number (4th in the National League) and 89
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s (5th). On defense, he led all NL outfielders in
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s (414), double plays (5), and range factor/game (2.73). He was nominated as the Pirates' representative for the
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.


2012

On March 5, 2012, McCutchen signed a six-year, $51.5 million contract extension with the Pirates, with a $14.75 million club option for 2018. He was a 2012 NL All Star. McCutchen was chosen to replace
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in the
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due to injury. He hit 4 home runs during the first round of the competition, and failed to reach the second round. McCutchen was named NL Player of the Month for June, his first selection. He won his first NL Player of the Week Award on July 8, and later won it a second consecutive week on July 15, becoming the first Pirate since
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in 2006 to do so. During July he hit .446 with seven home runs and 15 RBIs and was named the NL Player of the Month for a second consecutive month. He became the first Pirate since
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during the 1988 season to earn the award twice in the same season. McCutchen finished the season batting .327 (2nd in the NL)/.400 (3rd)/.553 (3rd), led the NL with 194 hits and 269
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, scored 107 runs (2nd), had 128 singles (2nd), had a 24.3 power-speed number (4th), drew 13
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s (5th), hit 31 home runs (8th), and drew 70 walks (8th). He stole 20 bases, marking his fourth consecutive season of 20 or more on the season. On defense, he had a .997
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(2nd-best among NL outfielders), and a 2.37 range factor/game (4th). McCutchen finished third in the NL
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voting, behind San Francisco's Buster Posey and Milwaukee's
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. McCutchen was voted the Player's Choice National League Outstanding Player. He also won his first Louisville Silver Slugger Award as the top offensive center fielder in baseball, won a
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, and was named a 2012 NL Wilson Defensive Player of the Year in the outfield.


2013: MVP season

In 2013, McCutchen was the athlete featured on the cover of the baseball video game '' MLB 13: The Show''. He received 108,147 votes in a week of fan voting via
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, while New York Yankees' pitcher CC Sabathia came in second with 89,054 votes. Though athletes cannot appear twice on the cover, he appeared on the back cover of the 2014 edition of the game. On April 3, 2013, McCutchen stole his 100th career base. On September 3, 2013, facing
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pitcher Yovani Gallardo, he hit his 100th career home run. McCutchen was named to the 2013 NL All-Star Team, becoming an All-Star for the third straight year as a reserve. McCutchen finished the 2013 regular season batting .317 (7th in the National League)/.404 (3rd)/.508 (6th), with 185 hits and a 23.6 power-speed number (third), 78 walks and 12 intentional walks (4th), 97 runs (6th), 121 singles and 38 doubles (7th), 21 home runs, 84 RBIs, and 27 stolen bases (6th), which marked the fifth straight year he stole 20 or more bases. On defense, he led all NL center fielders with three double plays and was third with 11 assists. His efforts helped lead Pittsburgh to a winning record and the postseason for the first time since the 1992 Pirates team, led by
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. They were eliminated by the
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in the NLDS in game 5. McCutchen won the National League MVP over Arizona's
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and St. Louis'
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, becoming the first Pirate to win the award since Bonds in 1992. He also won his second
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, and his second NL Most Outstanding Player Award.


2014

On June 15, 2014, McCutchen won the NL Player of the Week Award, and in June 2014, he won the NL Player of the Month Award. On the
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in 2014, against the in-state rival Philadelphia Phillies, McCutchen came close to
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by hitting 4-for-5 with two RBIs, barely missing a home run in the 8th inning when it hit the right field wall of
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a few feet short of clearing it. On July 13, he again won the NL Player of the Week Award. On September 10, McCutchen hit his first career inside-the-park homer against the Phillies. McCutchen was elected to the All-Star Game for the fourth time. He made his first All-Star Game start. For the 2014 season, McCutchen batted .314 (3rd in the National League)/.410 (leading the league)/.542 (2nd in the league) with a .952 OPS (leading the league). He had 69
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s (leading the league), 297
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(2nd), 84 walks (4th), an 85.71 stolen base percentage (5th), a 20.9 power-speed number (6th), 38
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s (7th), 25 home runs (8th), 89 runs (10th), 8 intentional walks (10th), 18 stolen bases, and 83 RBIs. McCutchen was awarded his third consecutive Silver Slugger for NL outfielders. He came in third in the voting for National League MVP, behind
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and
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.


2015

On April 29, 2015, McCutchen recorded his 1,000th career hit, a single off Chicago Cubs' starter Edwin Jackson. On May 24, he was named NL Player of the Week. In July, McCutchen was selected as an All Star for the fifth consecutive year. During the game, he hit a solo home run off
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pitcher
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, joining
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, Willie Stargell,
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,
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, and
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as the sixth Pirate to homer in an All Star Game. On August 9, he was again named NL Player of the Week, and in August he was named NL Player of the Month. Overall in 2015, McCutchen batted .292/.401 (4th in the National League)/.488 with 23 home runs, nine sacrifice flies (3rd), 98 walks (4th), 12 intentional walks (5th), tied a career-high with 96 RBIs (8th), 12 hit by pitch (9th), 36 doubles (10th), 276 total bases (10th), and 11 stolen bases. On defense, he had two double plays (second among NL center fielders), seven outfield assists (3rd), and a .994 fielding percentage (3rd). He helped lead the Pirates to a 98-win season (second best in MLB), and their third consecutive Wild Card berth. After the season, McCutchen won his fourth straight Silver Slugger. He was also named the winner of the 2015
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, becoming the first Pirate to win the honor since Willie Stargell in 1974. He came in 5th in the voting for National League MVP.


2016

On April 26, 2016, for the second time in his career, McCutchen hit three home runs in a single game against the Colorado Rockies, ending a 3-for-23 slump. Overall for the year, McCutchen batted .256 (his lowest-ever batting average)/.336/.430, with 24 home runs and 79 RBIs. On defense, he was 3rd in the NL in outfield putouts (317), and 5th in center fielder fielding percentage (.991).


2017

During the 2016
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, Pirates' general manager Neal Huntington reportedly came close to trading McCutchen to the Washington Nationals. McCutchen said that he dreaded the possibility of leaving Pittsburgh, and admitted to "googling" his own name in anticipation of a trade. He later expressed his desire to remain with the Pirates for his entire career. In March, McCutchen participated in the
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with the
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. In the semi-final game against
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, McCutchen hit a RBI-single in a 2–1 victory for Team USA. On March 22, Team USA defeated Team Puerto Rico 8–0, to win the first
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gold medal for the United States. In June, after hitting .411 with six home runs and only 12 strikeouts, McCutchen was named National League Player of the Month. On September 26, he hit his first career grand slam. On October 1, he was named NL Player of the Week. In total with the 2017 Pirates, McCutchen batted .279/.363/.486, with 28 home runs, 11 stolen bases, and 88 RBIs. He batted .336 against left-handers (8th-best in the NL). Defensively, he made 139 appearances in center field and, for the first time in his career, 13 appearances in
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, and his 9 outfield assists were 4th in the National League. Having spent the majority of his career with the Pirates, McCutchen holds numerous
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records. , he had the most games played (676), plate appearances (2,873), at bats (2,468), hits (751), multi-hit games (208), singles (478), doubles (161), triples (20), home runs (92), walk-off home runs (6), multi-homer games (7), RBIs (357), runs scored (415), sacrifice flies (22), walks (345), intentional walks (41), and strikeouts (471). He also shared the park record of eight walk-off hits with Josh Harrison. As of 2018, McCutchen was 2nd of all Pirates players in career power-speed number (185.6; behind Barry Bonds), 4th in home runs (203; behind Hall of Famers Willie Stargell, Ralph Kiner, and Roberto Clemente), 7th in walks (685), extra base hits (539), and sacrifice flies (47), 9th in doubles (292) and intentional walks (63), and 10th in total bases (2,452) and
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(61).


San Francisco Giants (2018)

On January 15, 2018, the Pirates traded McCutchen to the
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, along with cash considerations, in exchange for Kyle Crick, Bryan Reynolds, and $500,000 of international bonus slot money. On April 7, McCutchen had six hits in a game, going six-for-seven with four RBIs against the
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, his final hit being a three-run
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in the 14th inning. On May 11, the Giants traveled to PNC Park in Pittsburgh, and McCutchen received a standing ovation from Pirates fans. Overall with the 2018 Giants, McCutchen appeared in 130 games, batting .255 with 15 home runs. He led the club in runs scored (65), doubles (28, tied with Brandon Crawford), RBI (55), stolen bases (13), walks (73), slugging percentage (.415) and on base plus slugging (.772). All of his defensive appearances were in right field.


New York Yankees (2018)

On August 31, 2018, the Giants traded McCutchen to the
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in exchange for infielder Abiatal Avelino and pitcher Juan De Paula. In light of the Yankees personal appearance policy, McCutchen shaved off his beard. McCutchen also changed his jersey number from 22, which he had worn his entire career, to 26, due to 22 having been assigned to
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. For the 2018 season, between the two teams, McCutchen batted .255/.368/.424 with 20 home runs (his 20 or more home runs for eight straight seasons was the longest active streak among MLB players), 95 walks (8th in the major leagues), 14 stolen bases, and 65 RBIs.


Philadelphia Phillies (2019–2021)

On December 12, 2018, the Philadelphia Phillies signed McCutchen to a three-year contract worth $50 million, with a $15 million club option and a $3 million
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for 2022. On June 3, 2019, McCutchen suffered a knee injury running the bases against the
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. On June 4, an
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revealed McCutchen had a
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, and he was ruled out for the rest of the season. On June 14, he had surgery to reconstruct the ACL in his left knee and to repair a medial meniscus. At the time of his injury, he was batting .256/.378/.457 with 10 home runs and 29 RBIs in 219 at bats, leading the NL with 43 walks, and ranked 3rd with 4.45 pitches per plate appearance and 5th with 45 runs scored. During the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, McCutchen hit .253/.324/.433 with 10 home runs and 34 RBIs in 57 games. Through 2020, he was 5th among active major leaguers in career triples (48), 8th in career walks (845), and 9th in career runs scored (974). In 2021, McCutchen batted .222/.334/.444 with 27 home runs and 80 RBIs in 144 games.


Milwaukee Brewers (2022)

On March 16, 2022, McCutchen signed a one-year contract with the
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worth $8.5 million. McCutchen made his Brewers debut on April 7, and recorded a double to the right field corner off
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starter Kyle Hendricks in his first at-bat. He was placed on the
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injury list on May 7. On September 23, McCutchen notched his 1,000th career RBI, scoring
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on a fielder's choice off of
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starter Luis Cessa. In 2022, McCutchen batted .237/.316/.384 (the lowest slugging percentage of his career) with 17 home runs in 515 at bats. For the first time in his career, McCutchen made more starts as a designated hitter than in the field, as he logged 82 DH starts compared to 49 outfield starts. He had the fastest sprint speed of all major league designated hitters, at 28.9 feet/second.


Pittsburgh Pirates (2023–present)

On January 20, 2023, McCutchen signed a one-year, $5 million contract to return to the
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. He made his return to PNC Park at the Pirates' home opener on April 7, 2023, where he received a standing ovation that lasted over a minute prior to his first at bat. McCutchen recorded his 2,000th career hit on June 11, a single off of
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starter Carlos Carrasco. On September 6, the Pirates placed McCutchen on the 10–day injured list after suffering a season–ending partial left
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tear. He finished the season with 12 home runs, 43 RBIs, and a .256/.378/.397 slash line. McCutchen became a full-time designated hitter in 2023, with 97 starts at DH and only 7 in the outfield. He became a free agent following the season. On December 20, 2023, McCutchen signed a one-year, $5 million contract to stay with Pittsburgh. He stated that he plans to play at least two more seasons and hopes to retire as a Pirate. On April 14, 2024, McCutchen hit his 300th home run, a two-run shot off of
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reliever Ricardo Pinto. In 120 appearances for the Pirates, he slashed .232/.328/.411 with 20 home runs and 50 RBI. On December 23, 2024, McCutchen re–signed with the Pirates on a one-year, $5 million contract. On June 1, 2025, McCutchen hit his fourth home run of the season, tying with
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in third place on the Pirates franchise home run list with 240 home runs. On June 8, 2025, McCutchen recorded his 2,200 career hit against the
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when he hit a single to left field off of Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez. He becomes the 190th player in MLB history to reach 2,200 career hits. On June 10, 2025, McCutchen hit his sixth home run of the season, passing Roberto Clemente in third place on the Pirates franchise home run list with 241 home runs.


Awards

*''
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'' Rookie of the Year (2009) *
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participant (2012) *5×
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(
2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
,
2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
,
2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
,
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,
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) *
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(2013) *5× National League Player of the Month Award (June 2012, July 2012, June 2014, August 2015, June 2017) *6× National League Player of the Week Award (July 8, 2012; July 15, 2012; June 15, 2014; July 13, 2014; May 24, 2015; August 9, 2015) *2×
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for National League Outstanding Player (2012, 2013) *
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at
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(2012) *
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(2015) *4×
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at
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(2012–15)


Personal life

Early in his career, McCutchen was known across the league for his long
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. Before the 2014 MLB season, he told the ''
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'': "It's good to have an image. I have the hair, but eventually I'm gonna cut it". On March 25, 2015, McCutchen cut his dreadlocks, which were sold through MLB's website via auction, with all proceeds benefiting Pirates Charities. McCutchen teased his fans on
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for a big "secret" before unveiling his new haircut. McCutchen is active on
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and
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, often posting and engaging with fans. In 2020, McCutchen spawned his alter ego, "Uncle Larry," after Fox Philadelphia sports anchor Howard Eskin confused McCutchen for 1970s
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running back Lawrence McCutcheon. McCutchen appeared as Uncle Larry during a May 2020 episode of MLB Network's Intentional Talk, sporting sunglasses, a wig, and a half-unbuttoned jersey. The Uncle Larry gig spawned a rash of merchandise, including t-shirts, a bobblehead, and a trading card in 2021 Topps Allen & Ginter. McCutchen proposed to his longtime girlfriend Maria Hanslovan on the December 11, 2013, episode of ''
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''. On November 27, 2017, McCutchen and his wife announced the birth of their first child, Steel, a son. On December 24, 2019, McCutchen and his wife announced the birth of their second son, Armani, and on October 25, 2021, it was announced on Instagram that Maria gave birth to their first daughter, Avé. On March 9, 2024, a second daughter, Italia, was born. They reside in
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. McCutchen, the son of a minister, is a
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. In May 2021, McCutchen provided
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for an episode of the
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television show ''
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''. He voiced "a cool, card-playing dog" who helps the main characters find an autographed
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of their favorite player, voiced by
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.


See also

* List of Pittsburgh Pirates award winners and league leaders *
List of Major League Baseball single-game hits leaders In baseball, a Hit (baseball), hit is credited to a Batting (baseball), batter when he reaches first base – or Extra-base hit, any subsequent base – Safe (baseball), safely after hitting a fair ball, without the benefit of an Error (baseball) ...
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List of Major League Baseball career hits leaders Listed are all Major League Baseball players who have reached the 2,000 hit (baseball), hit milestone during their career in MLB. Pete Rose holds the Major League record for most career hits, with 4,256. Rose and Ty Cobb, second most, are the only ...
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List of Major League Baseball career home run leaders This is a list of the 300 Major League Baseball players who have hit the most career home runs in regular season play (i.e., excluding playoffs or exhibition games). In the sport of baseball, a home run is a hit in which the batter scores by ci ...


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