Andrew McCutchen has agreed to a one-year, $5 million deal to return to the Pittsburgh Pirates for the 2025 season. The 38-year-old, a five-time All-Star and 2013 NL MVP, is confident he can still be a valuable contributor to the team's efforts to reach the postseason.
The five-time All-Star agreed to a $5 million, one-year deal on Monday to stay in Pittsburgh for the 2025 season, confident he can still be a difference-maker for a team trying to get back toward postseason contention.
General manager Ben Cherington repeatedly said toward the end of last season the team wanted to find a way to keep the outfielder-turned-designated hitter who hit .232 with 20 home runs and 53 RBIs in 120 games last season. While McCutchen allowed there are certain aspects of getting ready for the season he doesn’t quite enjoy — like finding a rental home for his wife Maria and their four children during a two-month stay in Bradenton, Florida, Pittsburgh’s spring-training home — the drive that made him one of the biggest stars in the game while leading the club to three straight playoff berths from 20013-15 remains vibrant.
“I do think that’s going to help me a lot and help my legs out a lot,” he said. “And learning when I need to turn it off and turn it on. If I can do that I do think it can keep me on the field and I can be in the lineup for 120-plus games, because I do feel like I can produce.”
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