PHILADELPHIA–Andrew McCutchen has played in 673 games at PNC Park, but he’s never stepped foot in the visiting dugout.
He’s never dressed in the visiting clubhouse and never worn anything other than black and gold on that field.
“No reason to,” McCutchen said. “Now I have a reason.”
After spending the first nine seasons of his Major League career reviving baseball in Pittsburgh, McCutchen will return to the city as a guest.
The five-time All-Star used to walk across the Roberto Clemente Bridge on his way to work. Since Clemente’s death on the last day of 1972, it’s possible only Hall of Famer Willie Stargell meant more to Pittsburgh’s baseball history.