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Axios
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Cutch goes beast mode during furry convention
Pirates great Andrew McCutchen loves posting about furries, and appears to get some good karma when he does. The intrigue: Since 2014, McCutchen has periodically posted the word "furries" on his social media when Anthrocon, a furry convention, is in town. McCutchen then typically turns into a beast at the plate. By the numbers: Through 2023, Cutch played 19 home games when Anthrocon was in Pittsburgh. He blasted four home runs with a .392 batting average in that span. Yes, but: McCutchen went 1-11 with three walks and six strikeouts during Anthrocon-adjacent home games last year.
Hindustan Times
29-06-2025
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
McCutchen and Reynolds hit game-breaking doubles as Pirates pull away for 9-2 win over Mets
Jun 29, 2025 09:20 AM IST PITTSBURGH — Andrew McCutchen and Bryan Reynolds hit consecutive two-run doubles during a six-run eighth inning Saturday as the Pittsburgh Pirates pulled away for a 9-2 victory over the New York Mets. HT Image The Pirates led 3-2 when Ke'Bryan Hayes singled in a run before McCutchen and Reynols broke open the game. Hayes also had an RBI single in a three-run second that put Pittsburgh ahead 3-1. The game was delayed for 89 minutes during the top of the second with the Mets leading 1-0. The Pirates lifted starter Bailey Falter after the wait. However, the Mets stuck with Paul Blackburn when play resumed and he gave up five straight singles to start the bottom of the second. Mets manager Carlos Mendoza removed Blackburn after the fifth hit. Mendoza didn't stick around much longer, as he was ejected in the fourth by plate umpire Roberto Ortiz for arguing balls and strikes. Braxton Ashcraft relieved Falter and allowed one run in 2 2/3 innings. The Pirates will try to sweep the three-game series Sunday. The Mets have lost 12 of their last 15 games. McCutchen, Hayes, Joey Bart and Nick Gonzales each had two hits for the Pirates. New York got two hits apiece from Pete Alonso and Brandon Nimmo. The Mets struck quickly when Francisco Lindor led off the game with a double and scored on Juan Soto's single. They cut their deficit to 3-2 on Nimmo's RBI single in the fifth. The Mets put the leadoff man on base in the eighth, trailing 3-2, but Caleb Ferguson got Tyrone Taylor to hit into a double play and Brett Baty to ground out. McCutchen played in his 2,200th career game and is the active MLB leader. The series concludes Sunday with Mets RHP Frankie Montas making his second start of the season, facing RHP Mike Burrows . MLB: /hub/MLB This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text. Stay updated with the latest sports news, including latest headlines and updates from the Olympics 2024, where Indian athletes will compete for glory in Paris. Catch all the action from tennis Grand Slam tournaments, follow your favourite football teams and players with the latest match results, and get the latest on international hockey tournaments and series.
Fox Sports
29-06-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
McCutchen and Reynolds hit game-breaking doubles as Pirates pull away for 9-2 win over Mets
Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andrew McCutchen and Bryan Reynolds hit consecutive two-run doubles during a six-run eighth inning Saturday as the Pittsburgh Pirates pulled away for a 9-2 victory over the New York Mets. The Pirates led 3-2 when Ke'Bryan Hayes singled in a run before McCutchen and Reynols broke open the game. Hayes also had an RBI single in a three-run second that put Pittsburgh ahead 3-1. The game was delayed for 89 minutes during the top of the second with the Mets leading 1-0. The Pirates lifted starter Bailey Falter after the wait. However, the Mets stuck with Paul Blackburn when play resumed and he gave up five straight singles to start the bottom of the second. Mets manager Carlos Mendoza removed Blackburn (0-3) after the fifth hit. Mendoza didn't stick around much longer, as he was ejected in the fourth by plate umpire Roberto Ortiz for arguing balls and strikes. Braxton Ashcraft (2-0) relieved Falter and allowed one run in 2 2/3 innings. The Pirates will try to sweep the three-game series Sunday. The Mets have lost 12 of their last 15 games. McCutchen, Hayes, Joey Bart and Nick Gonzales each had two hits for the Pirates. New York got two hits apiece from Pete Alonso and Brandon Nimmo. The Mets struck quickly when Francisco Lindor led off the game with a double and scored on Juan Soto's single. They cut their deficit to 3-2 on Nimmo's RBI single in the fifth. Key moment The Mets put the leadoff man on base in the eighth, trailing 3-2, but Caleb Ferguson got Tyrone Taylor to hit into a double play and Brett Baty to ground out. Key stat McCutchen played in his 2,200th career game and is the active MLB leader. Up next The series concludes Sunday with Mets RHP Frankie Montas (0-0, 0.00 ERA) making his second start of the season, facing RHP Mike Burrows (1-2, 4.45). ___ AP MLB: recommended
Yahoo
27-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Pirates Nearing Major Trade Decision on $131 Million All-Star
Pirates Nearing Major Trade Decision on $131 Million All-Star originally appeared on Athlon Sports. If Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen is indeed in the final months of a long career, it sounds like he'll end things where they all began. Advertisement The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal reported on Friday that Pittsburgh considers McCutchen and ace Paul Skenes as their only two "untouchable" players. McCutchen, who turns 39 in October, has spent the last three seasons as the Pirates' DH and part-time right fielder. It's unclear if McCutchen would request a trade to a contender and if the Pirates would grant that wish. The five-time All-Star is hitting .259 with eight home runs, 28 RBIs, and a .744 OPS for the last-place Pirates. Rosenthal added that the Pirates could move starting pitcher Mitch Keller, who signed a five-year, $77 million extension after the 2023 season. Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchenRick Osentoski-Imagn Images It's been a long journey for McCutchen, the Pirates' No. 11 pick in 2005 who debuted four years later. McCutchen is easily one of the greatest players in Pirates history; his 43.2 bWAR ranks 12th entering Friday. Advertisement McCutchen has not committed to playing in 2026. However, one would reasonably believe that the Pirates would do what the Miami Heat did with Udonis Haslem and continuously offer him one-year contracts. Unlike Haslem, though, McCutchen regularly suits up. He's played in 71 of Pittsburgh's 82 games, and his 0.7 bWAR is tied for ninth among Pirates players. Related: Yankees End Anthony Volpe Era in Risky Paul Skenes Trade Idea This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 27, 2025, where it first appeared.
Chicago Tribune
14-06-2025
- Sport
- Chicago Tribune
Chicago Cubs ride Matthew Boyd's strong start — and another pickoff — and Dansby Swanson's HR to a 2-1 win
Matthew Boyd gave up eight hits in six innings in his previous start and on Saturday, the Pittsburgh Pirates' Andrew McCutchen tagged him for a first-inning home run. Boyd had enough of that. The Chicago Cubs lefty retired the next 14 in a row. The 15th hitter, Tommy Pham, walked to lead off the sixth, and Boyd promptly picked him off first. The Cubs went on to a 2-1 win in front of a Wrigley Field crowd of 39,554. 'You just keep pitching,' Boyd said of his approach after the home run. 'Whether it's a home run or a walk or even a strikeout or something good. 'You just go out and keep doing what you expect of yourself when the ball is in your hand. McCutchen is a real good hitter. I made a mistake and he was ready for it.' Added Cubs manager Craig Counsell: 'The second guy in the game hits a home run and then he pitched really, really well. Matt continues to do an excellent job.' Dansby Swanson, who was hitting .193 against left-handed pitchers, hit a two-out solo home run against Pirates southpaw reliever Ryan Borucki to give the National League Central-leading Cubs (43-28) what turned out to be the winning run. Daniel Palencia notched his sixth save, and the bullpen lowered its ERA to 0.90 in the last 28 games. Boyd (6-3, 2.79 ERA) came up with his third pickoff in as many games and has six for the season. Rick Sutcliffe (1985) and Bill Hands (1970) are the only other pitchers in Cubs history to pick off runners in three straight games. Boyd, who faced just 19 batters in six innings, said he developed the move at age 9 when Bellevue College coach Mark Yoshino taught it to him at a camp, and he hasn't changed it much since. 'Mark joked that if you don't like someone, you hit him and then pick him off,' Boyd said. 'I'm not going to try that at the big-league level. 'But it (the pickoff) is something I've always had in my career ever since I was little.' Counsell appreciates the pickoffs as well as Boyd dominating after the McCutchen home run. 'His last outing was against a team that decided to be aggressive,' Counsell said of the Philadelphia Phillies. 'They made a decision on trying to be aggressive because in a previous start or two, he threw a lot of first-pitch strikes. 'That's just adjusting as a starter from game to game, not falling into a pattern. … We're always keeping an eye on it.' The Pirates (29-43) have played the Cubs tight in this four-game series as the Cubs won 3-2 Thursday and lost 2-1 Friday in 10 innings. Ian Happ's sacrifice fly in the third inning brought home Nico Hoerner to tie Saturday's tight game. Swanson was happy he could be a difference-maker in the game after belting his 13th home run of the season. 'My first couple of at-bats I was missing some good pitches, which can be frustrating in its own right,' Swanson said. 'It was a big swing in a big situation.' It was the second day in a row a young Pirates starter was able to confound the vaunted Cubs offense. Paul Skenes, 23, blanked the Cubs on four hits with five strikeouts in five innings Friday. On Saturday, Mike Burrows, 25, gave up one run on five hits with eight strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings in his first appearance against the Cubs. The Cubs have scored just eight runs in their last four games and hope to snap out of that Sunday when they face Mitch Keller, who comes in with a 1-9 record and a 4.15 ERA. But as long as they are playing close, low-scoring games, they want to come out on top. 'That's part of the schedule,' Counsell said. 'You expect to play close games. You are not going to play 8-3 games every day. The bullpen, the defense, the baserunning, you count on those things. You have different clubs in your bag, so to speak.' Reliever Drew Pomeranz pitched a scoreless eight but felt back tightness, and the Cubs will monitor him. Left-hander Shota Imanaga threw four innings in an Arizona Complex League game and gave up three hits and struck out four in his second appearance since going on the injured list May 5 with a left hamstring strain. The Cubs will see how he responds to Saturday's outing before drawing up a game plan for his next rehab appearance. 'He has to get his arm in game shape,' Counsell said. 'He needs mound time. He needs conditions of the game. He needs to ramp up for now and health-wise for the future. 'The amount of down time and out-of-game competition — you have to follow certain steps because he missed too much time and game action.' Reliever Porter Hodge threw 14 pitches in a scoreless inning in a rehab assignment for Iowa on Friday, and Cubs officials said he felt good. Counsell said Hodge, on the injured list since May 18 with a left oblique strain, is in line for another appearance Tuesday.
