Andrew McCutchen wants to make a good first impression on his Giants teammates. As spring training creeps up on us, McCutchen is getting his swings in, no matter who throws him batting practice.
McCutchen took to Twitter Friday looking for a local high school coach willing to throw batting practice.
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Ask and you shall receive. The power of Twitter came through for the five-time All-Star in this case.
North Allegheny High School pitching coach Sean Holliday was ready to put up the L screen and warm up his arm.
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The new Giants right fielder showed up to the field and sent his thanks to Holliday and the North Allegheny baseball team.
All this could have been avoided if Giants reliever Derek Law was around. Seriously.
McCutchen is 1-for-1 off Law in his career and has walked once.