ESPN.com · Sep 1, 2018
McCutchen: 'Surreal feeling' to don pinstripes
NEW YORK -- Andrew McCutchen admitted Saturday afternoon that he was nervous as he put on his pinstripes for the first time, officially starting the once-hoped for New York Yankees phase of his career.
"I feel like a lot of baseball players want to throw on the pinstripes for who knows how long, just to say you did it," the 10-year veteran said. "It's a really surreal feeling for it to actually come to fruition."
As he addressed reporters ahead of Saturday's game against the Detroit Tigers, the former National League MVP was capping 48 of the wildest hours of his career. He went on to appear atop Yankees' batting order, leading off and playing right field.