Andrew McCutchen collects 400th career double
Andrew McCutchen may need to create some additional space on his trophy shelf.
Less than two weeks after collecting career hit No. 2,000 at PNC Park against the Mets, McCutchen hit his 400th career double Saturday in Miami against the Marlins.
The ground-rule double down the right field line in the top of the sixth inning off of Steven Okert was McCutchen’s 300th in a Pirates uniform and his first since May 31.
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— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) June 24, 2023
McCutchen ranks seventh all-time in doubles by a Pirate, with Pie Traynor immediately above him on that list with 371.
The Pirates trailed Miami, 2-0, at the time of McCutchen’s double.
Then, in the eighth, McCutchen hit career double No. 401, a grounder down the third base line off of Marlins reliever Dylan Floro.
McCutchen, who entered Saturday with 44 walks on the year — eighth across baseball — had added two more ahead of his first double.
The next major milestone within McCutchen’s grasp will be 300 home runs; he currently has 296 over his 14-year career.
Justin Guerriero is a TribLive reporter covering the Penguins, Pirates and college sports. A Pittsburgh native, he is a Central Catholic and University of Colorado graduate. He joined the Trib in 2022 after covering the Colorado Buffaloes for Rivals and freelancing for the Denver Post. He can be reached at jguerriero@triblive.com.
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