I’d say Andrew McCutchen should know better, but he’s had a heck of a career and will give him a pass.
That said, this baserunning error was really, really bad.
Bryan Reynolds was on third and McCutchen was on second. A Carlos Santana grounder led to Reynolds being caught in a rundown, but McCutchen was at third.
Now: The correct move is for McCutchen to stay put at third. But when Reynolds was heading his way — and was tagged out — McCutchen started running back to second.
He was tagged out too. Oof. Not the best of moments here, and quite the TOOTBLAN:
The award for 2023's first TOOTBLAN goes to the Pittsburgh Pirates pic.twitter.com/yjGYAFXbXr
— Alex Fast (@AlexFast8) April 5, 2023
Not good.