Pittsburgh Pirates' outfielder Andrew McCutchen says MLB has changed the baseballs this season which has impacted the home run rates.

Baseballs are seeing increased drag during flight this season, The Athletic found in a review of MLB's available data. According to The Athletic's review, there has been more drag on baseballs in 2025 than in any of the other nine seasons that MLB has tracked this data, causing baseballs to come an average of four feet shorter than usual.

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The Pirates continued their recent surge, winning for the fifth time in six games, and concluded a nine-game homestand with six wins. The Marlins have lost eight of their last 10.

June 11 - Andrew McCutchen hit a milestone three-run homer to support a solid start from Bailey Falter and lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-2 win over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday afternoon.

Greene (9-4) is trying for his 10th win when he takes the hill for the Reds in his 25th start of the season. He has produced a 2.83 ERA in 143 1/3 innings pitched, with 162 Ks. The righty last got ...

Andrew McCutchen tied Roberto Clemente for third place on the Pittsburgh Pirates’ all-time home run list at 240 with a two-run shot off San Diego’s Randy Vásquez in the third inning.

That fall came as Andrew McCutchen got a hit, and you could see the legendary Pirates outfielder visibly shaken after the incident. McCutchen posted on X (formerly Twitter) after the game and the ...