PITTSBURGH, PA - APRIL 08: Andrew McCutchen #22 of the Pittsburgh Pirates celebrates teammates Josh Harrison #5 and Matt Hague #65 following his walk-off RBI single in the 9th inning against the Philadelphia Phillies during the game on April 8, 2012 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)
25 year-old center fielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Andrew McCutchen, signed a 6-year, $51.5 million contract this spring.
Yesterday he showed why he’s so valuable, hitting the game winning walk-off single off of the wall into deep center field – the second in as many games against the Philadelphia Phillies.
After traveling with a group of players and coaches covering their Winter Caravan, I know no other guy on the team deserved a long-term deal more than Andrew. He always makes for great images throughout the year and showed some of that in the first series of the year.
Here are some of my favorites of #22 Andrew McCutchen from the first couple games I covered…
PITTSBURGH, PA - APRIL 08: Andrew McCutchen #22 of the Pittsburgh Pirates celebrates following his walk-off RBI single in the 9th inning against the Philadelphia Phillies during the game on April 8, 2012 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PA - APRIL 08: Andrew McCutchen #22 of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits a walk-off RBI single in the 9th inning in front of Brian Schneider #23 of the Philadelphia Phillies during the game on April 8, 2012 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PA - APRIL 08: Andrew McCutchen #22 of the Pittsburgh Pirates wears a balloon hat that flew onto the field during the game against the Philadelphia Phillies on April 8, 2012 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)
