Andrew Stefan McCutchen (born October 10, 1986), nicknamed "Cutch" is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB).

McCutchen was drafted by the Pirates in the first round (11th overall) of the 2005 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2009. He has been selected for the All-Star Game the past five seasons (2011–15), and was the NL Most Valuable Player in 2013. McCutchen is under contract with the Pirates through the 2017 season, with a team option for 2018.

McCutchen was born in Fort Meade, Florida to Lorenzo McCutchen and Petrina Swan. Andrew also has a sister. Young Andrew lived with his mother while his father attended Carson-Newman University in Jefferson City, Tennessee, where Lorenzo played running back on the football team. Lorenzo gave up his dream of making the NFL to be close to his son, and returned to Fort Meade in 1989. But Petrina would not marry him unless he became a church minister, which he did. The two married on August 1, 1992.

McCutchen was eligible to play varsity baseball as an eighth grader at Fort Meade High School. He batted .591 that year. During McCutchen's varsity career, he batted .474, with his average for his senior season .709 with 16 home runs and 42 RBIs. He also played football and ran track. McCutchen was one of the top football recruits in the state of Florida but opted for a career in baseball. He was also a part of a state title-winning 4 × 100 m relay his freshman year of high school.

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