Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen left Wednesday's exhibition against the Orioles with an apparent injury.
As McCutchen grounded out to end the top of the eighth inning, he appeared to stumble out of the batter's box after slipping on home plate. He didn't run out the grounder and walked very gingerly back to the dugout.
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He told reporters later that he was all right
#pirates McCutchen says he is ok. "I'm walking. I'm standing." He slipped on plate and left as precaution.
— Rob Biertempfel (@BiertempfelTrib) April 2, 2015#pirates @TheCUTCH22 said he left game to play it safe rather than push through. "I think I've made the team (already)."
— Rob Biertempfel (@BiertempfelTrib) April 2, 2015McCutchen sat out 12 days of camp in March while dealing with lower body soreness, but the 2013 National League MVP has been mostly healthy throughout his career. He went on the disabled list for the first time last year after a pitch by the Diamondbacks' Randall Delgado broke a rib.
McCutchen batted .314/.410/.542 last year with 25 home runs and 83 RBIs in 2014.