The Pittsburgh Pirates officially announced the news we heard last week. Outfielder Andrew McCutchen has returned to the team on a one-year contract. He was drafted by the Pirates, and spent the 2009-2017 seasons with the team. No corresponding move has been announced yet. The Pirates plan to run his press conference on their pages for Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and the team’s official site.
Welcome home Cutch!
We have signed Andrew McCutchen to a one-year contract for the 2023 season. pic.twitter.com/ozU47E4Pm5
— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) January 20, 2023
McCutchen is coming off a 2022 season with the Milwaukee Brewers where he had a .237/.316/.384 line in 580 plate appearances. He had 1.1 WAR according to Baseball-Reference. He put up 1.4 WAR with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2021, with better walk and power numbers than the 2022 season.
More on this announcement later.
I’ll include a link to the press conference when it becomes available. It starts at 3:30 PM. Here’s a video just posted by the Pirates
It was time for us to bring Cutch home. pic.twitter.com/JFFGeVMblS
— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) January 20, 2023
Live press conference:
