Andrew McCutchen signs 1-year contract with Pittsburgh Pirates

PITTSBURGH — Andrew McCutchen has re-signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The team announced Monday that McCutchen will be back for the 2025 season on a one-year contract.

The 38-year-old designated hitter/outfielder expressed multiple times last year that he wasn’t ready to retire yet, and that he wanted to stay with the Pirates.

“It was important for me and for everyone within our organization that Andrew remain in a Pirates uniform. It is where he belongs,” said Pirates Chairman, Bob Nutting. “In my conversations with Andrew, he made clear his strong desire to help the team in every way he can, both on the field and in the clubhouse. I am glad he is back.”

In 2024, McCutchen hit 20 home runs with a .232 batting average and .739 OPS. He will enter the 2025 season ranked fourth in Pirates history in home runs, fifth in extra base hits (609) and walks, sixth in RBI, ninth in games played, 10th in hits, stolen bases and at-bats and 11th in runs scored.

The Pirates originally selected McCutchen with the 11th overall pick of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft out of Fort Meade (FL) High School.

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