SEATTLE — Andrew McCutchen has been around long enough to understand 17 at-bats was far too small a sample to judge a 10-year big leaguer.
Still, those 17 at-bats came in his first week with the Yankees and included just one hit: a single.
So when the 31-year-old launched a two-run homer in the third inning of the Yankees’ 4-0 win over the Mariners Friday night off lefty James Paxton, the team’s new right fielder was asked if he had been frustrated.
“No frustration because overall I was having good swings, taking good passes on balls and grinding out at-bats,’’ said McCutchen, who followed Gleyber Torres’ two-run homer in the second.