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McCUTCHEN CONTINUES HOT STREAK
Check out McCutchen’s stats and video highlights on his player profile on MLB.com.
McCUTCHEN DAZZLES IN DEBUT
Highly anticipated Pirates rookie Andrew McCutchen scores three runs,
raps two hits, and adds an RBI and a steal in his first game with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Watch the highlights from McCutchen’s night by clicking below.
PAST McCUTCHEN VIDEOS ON MLB.COM
Pirates’ McCutchen a future star
Pittsburgh Pirates’ prospect Andrew McCutchen hit an All-Star double,
playing in both the Futures Game and Triple-A All-Star Game.
McCutchen on being ready to play
Pirates prospect Andrew McCutchen wants to contribute in Pittsburgh and help get the club on the path to success
McCutchen Makes McLouth Trade Possible
Andrew McCutchen’s time is now.
With the trade of all-star Nate McLouth to the Atlanta Braves, center field for the the Pittsburgh Pirates is an open for position. Who will fill the spot is undecided.
But what has been decided is that McCutchen’s progress made the McLouth trade possible and that the rookie will fill one of the Pirates three outfield positions moving forward.
In two days, McCutchen has gone from Triple-A star to an everyday player in Major League Baseball.
McCutchen will don his first Authentic On-field cap as a member of the Pirates today in a matinee game against the New York Mets.
“I’m really excited,” McCutchen told MLB.com. “I really haven’t been able to kind of sit back and think about it.”
What are the Pirates expectations of McCutchen?
“He’ll stay within his abilities and drive balls gap-to-gap and collect doubles and triples and draw walks and be an impact base runner or play impact defense,” Huntington said. “If he just plays within himself, he has a chance to do some exiting things.”
VIDEO: HUNTINGTON TALKS ABOUT THE McLOUTH TRADE AND McCUTCHEN
BURNING UP THE BULLPEN
The Red Sox have fulfilled many of their most diehard fans’ biggest wish. On Sunday, Boston called-up flamethrower Daniel Bard from Triple-A.
Bard’s popularity lies with his electric stuff. His fastball regularly sits in the high 90s range and has even topped three digits.
“I’m obviously excited,” Bard told MLB.com. “It’s something I’ve worked for my whole life, and I couldn’t be happier. Now that I’m here, I’m just trying to help the team win.”
The noise coming out of Beantown isn’t just hype either. Filling the closer role with Pawtucket in 11 games this season, the 23-year-old right hander has allowed just two earned runs and six hits in 16 innings of work.
He hasn’t been scored against since April 25.
“It seems like the right time,” said Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein. “He’s been throwing really well. He made some strides with the last stages of his development in recent weeks, so we felt like the time is right.”
“If he attacks the strike zone, he’s going to have success,” said skipper Terry Francona. “It’s hard to get around it. He’ll give up a hit or a home run every once in a while, but his stuff is too good. He handles the running game. There’s not a lot of moving parts for a young pitcher that throws that hard.”
McCutcheon Update:
One step away from making the Pittsburgh Pirates active roster directly from Spring Training, prospect Andrew McCutchen has struggled with inconsistency in Triple-A. McCutchen’s average has dropped to .261 for the season but to a pedestrian .235 in his last 10 games.
His struggles at the plate have been exaggerated with aggressive pitching. When behind in the count, McCutcheon’s average plummets to .133.
McCutchen’s Season Stats – Indianapolis (Triple-A)
AVG – .261; 2B – 5; 3B – 8; HR – 1; RBI – 11; BB – 12; SO – 10; OPS – .790
New Era Presents the Call-Up 