Andrew McCutchen homers to pass Roberto Clemente for 3rd place in Pirates history

Andrew McCutchen raised his right arm toward the sky as he circled the bases Wednesday afternoon at PNC Park, celebrating his three-run home run against the Miami Marlins.

This one was special enough to require a curtain call.

McCutchen hit his 241st home run with the Pittsburgh Pirates, moving past Hall of Fame right fielder and franchise icon Roberto Clemente for third place in franchise history. McCutchen now trails only Ralph Kiner (301) and Willie Stargell (475) among Pirates home runs leaders.

The 325th homer of McCutchen’s 17-year major league career came after Ke’Bryan Hayes hit a leadoff single and Oneil Cruz drew a full-count walk, as he hit a 405-foot shot on a 1-1 splitter by Marlins right-hander Cal Quantrill to give the Pirates a 4-0 lead with one out in the fifth inning.

McCutchen, 38, ranks in the top 10 in Pirates history with 846 walks (fifth), 626 extra-base hits (sixth), 843 RBIs (sixth), 1,721 hits (ninth), 6,075 at-bats (ninth), 1,638 games (ninth) 186 stolen bases (10th) and 956 runs (10th).

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— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) June 11, 2025

Kevin Gorman is a TribLive reporter covering the Pirates. A Baldwin native and Penn State graduate, he joined the Trib in 1999 and has covered high school sports, Pitt football and basketball and was a sports columnist for 10 years. He can be reached at [email protected].