PITTSBURGH, PA (SNN-TV) – A familiar face will be in Bradenton at LECOM Park this spring, as Andrew McCutchen is returning to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The 36-year-old, who was named the 2013 NL MVP when he was playing in Pittsburgh, has agreed to a one-year deal worth $5 million with the Pirates for the upcoming season. A summer of milestones is likely ahead for McCutchen, who needs 52 more hits to achieve 2,000 in his career, eight more doubles to reach 400 and 13 more homers to reach 300.
The Pirates drafted McCutchen with the 11th overall pick in 2005 and promoted him to the big leagues in 2009.
In 2017, the Pirates swapped McCutchen to the Giants for outfielder Bryan Reynolds, reliever Kyle Crick and international bonus dollars. Later the same year, the Giants flipped him to the Yankees. McCutchen has since played for the Phillies and Brewers. Last year, he batted .237 for Milwaukee, with a .316 on-base percentage. McCutchen joins the Pirates at a time when Pittsburgh is listening to offers for Reynolds