Pirates star Andrew McCutchen received salutes from a few fellow Pittsburgh-area sports heroes on Sunday after the 15-year veteran and franchise great reached his latest career milestone.
With a single into left field in his first at-bat against the Mets, the 36-year-old McCutchen notched the 2,000th hit of his illustrious career, doing so in the city where the former NL MVP blossomed into one of the game’s best during his first nine MLB seasons.
Shortly after the hit, the Pirates aired a video featuring Steelers legend Ben Roethlisberger, Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby and former Pirates second baseman Neil Walker congratulating Cutch on his big day.
