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Pittsburgh Pirates Legend Moves into Top 10 on Great List in Team History

The Pittsburgh Pirates suffered a tough loss on Friday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks but legend Andrew McCutchen moved into the Top 10 of this impressive all-time list.

Brady Farkas

Pittsburgh Pirates designated hitter Andrew McCutchen (22) celebrates in the dugout after scoring a run against the St. Louis Cardinals during the third inning at PNC Park. on July 22.
Pittsburgh Pirates designated hitter Andrew McCutchen (22) celebrates in the dugout after scoring a run against the St. Louis Cardinals during the third inning at PNC Park. on July 22. / Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
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The Pittsburgh Pirates suffered a tough loss against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night at Chase Field. The 4-3 defeat left the Pirates at 52-51 and left them at 2.5 games back in the National League wild card race.

Despite the loss, the game was an eventful one for Pirates legend Andrew McCutchen. The former MVP went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI. In doing so, he joined the Pirates Top-10 with regards to the franchise's all-time hits list.

Per Jon Drekker on social media:

Here's a crazy thing to think about with Andrew McCutchen entering the Pittsburgh Pirates top ten hits list. The order of that top ten hasn't changed since Willie Stargell passed Bill Mazeroski in September of 1978. The Pirates have had the same top ten for nearly 46 full years

Signed to a one-year deal this past offseason, McCutchen also hit his 300th career homer this season. He's hitting .227 this year with 13 homers and 28 RBI. He's also added three stolen bases and has provided valuable leadership for a young and growing team.

In the 16th year of his career, McCutchen now has 2,123 hits. He's accumulated some of that through stops in San Francisco, Milwaukee, Philadelphia and New York (Yankees) as well. With Pittsburgh, he has 1,638 career hits.

McCutchen is a five-time All-Star, a four-time Silver Slugger and a Gold Glover as well. He has said that he's open to returning in 2025 as well for what would be a 17th big league season.

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Brady Farkas

BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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