As Andrew McCutchen tipped his batting helmet in appreciation to the standing ovation from the PNC Park crowd on Sunday, Pittsburgh Pirates fans were once again met with the same question they've had to face in each of the previous two seasons: Could this be the final home at-bat of McCutchen's Pirates career?
The outfielder-turned-DH was selected by the Pirates in the first round of the 2005 MLB Draft and made his Major League debut with them two years later. After spending the first nine seasons of his MLB career in Pittsburgh, he was traded to the San Francisco Giants after the 2017 season and spent time with the New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Brewers before returning to the Pirates on a one-year, $5 million free agent contract in 2023.