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McCutchen has ‘more to do’ in Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH — Andrew McCutchen’s decision to stay in Pittsburgh was not about pity. Or nostalgia. Or to enjoy a Farewell Tour or to chase of a specific milestone or reach a specific date. That’s simply not how McCutchen’s mind works. The end will come soon enough. The 37-year-old Pirates icon knows this. He would just prefer to not think about it. It’s better that way. So maybe the $5 million, one-year deal the five-time All-Star outfielder/designated hitter agreed to Wednesday will be his last. Maybe it won’t. There will come a time when he will retire as a Pirate. That ...

McCutchen stays with Bucs

He agrees to 1-year deal By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Andrew McCutchen isn’t going anywhere. The Pittsburgh Pirates star is remaining in his adopted hometown after agreeing to a one-year contract worth $5 million, a person with knowledge of the deal told The ...

Bucs bolster rotation, agree with lefty Perez

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates added another veteran left-hander to fill out their starting rotation, agreeing Monday with Martín Pérez on an $8 million, one-year deal. The agreement with the 32-year-old, who won a World Series with Texas in November, is pending a physical, a person with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal wasn’t final. Pérez becomes the second left-handed starter to join Pittsburgh in recent weeks. The Pirates acquired Marco Gonzales from Atlanta for $100,000 on Dec. 5, a trade ...

Rangers’ Scherzer to miss start of ’24

The Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Max Scherzer had surgery for a herniated disk in his lower back and will miss a significant portion of next season. The 39-year-old right-hander, a three-time Cy Young Award winner, had surgery Thursday after injections and other less-invasive treatments didn’t relieve the pain. He is due $43,333,334 in the final season of a $130 million, three-year contract he signed with the New York Mets. Scherzer, who was removed from the roster during the World Series because of back discomfort, had surgery Thursday, general manager Chris Young said ...

Bucs own their regional TV home

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates have become joint owners of SportsNet Pittsburgh, giving the club a regional network presence after AT&T SportsNet’s agreement expired at the end of the 2023 regular season. The deal, announced Wednesday, begins on Jan. 1 and makes the Pirates co-owners of the network along with the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins. Daily operations of the network will be operated by New England Sports Network. NESN is owned by the Fenway Sports Group, which also owns the Penguins. The deal calls for SportsNet Pittsburgh to carry over 150 Pirates games during the ...

Sports at a glance

Bucs sign ex-Brewers 1B The Pittsburgh Pirates are in agreement with free agent first baseman Rowdy Tellez on a new one year deal that was announced on Monday. It is worth $3.2 million and he can earn up to $800,000 with performance bonuses. Tellez has spent the past two and a half seasons in the NL Central as a member of the Brewers. He connected on 35 home runs for the Brew Crew as recently as 2022. His power numbers evaporated last season, as he slumped to 13 longballs through 351 trips to the plate. His slugging percentage fell from .461 to a middling .376 mark. Overall, ...