“He’s got it all. He catches the ball like Andruw Jones did when he was 19.”
That’s a direct quote from Bobby Cox, the 10-time Gold Glover Jones’ Manager, speaking about Andrew McCutchen. To be compared (by a guy who’s been in baseball since the 60s) to arguably the best center fielder who ever played is quite the compliment, and also setting some astronomical expectations; however, when you see McCutchen fly out there, you get an idea where Cox is coming from. McCutchen goes back on the ball as good as anyone in the game, closes gaps with ease, and is an absolute freak of an athlete— he’s most definitely got some Gold Gloves in his future.
Is catching it with your eyes open just too easy, Cutch?
McCutchen’s glove was impossible to find anything on, aside from the fact that it’s a black Nike with a Trap web like Matt Kemp’s (which I used for the feature). However, this is not the same glove, and McCutchen even has the Swingman logo custom-embroidered on the thumb (see below).
Unfortunately, there is nothing like McCutchen’s glove on the market.
Per usual with regards to Oakley-wearing MLBers, McCutchen has a custom version of the Oakley Radar Pitch. Here’s how you’d make his with the Oakley Custom Builder (just like you see in the feature photo):
- Frame: Plasma
- Lens: Persimmon Pitch
- Icon: Team Yellow
- Earsock: Black
McCutchen does plenty of accessorizing on the ballfield. He wears a Phiten sleeve (white at home and black away) as well as a Phiten Tornado titanium necklace. The sleeve is extremely popular throughout the pros and has the MLB logo and Phiten logo on opposite sides of the wrist—unfortunately, this looks to be an MLB-only style, though there are plenty of Phiten sleeves available.
Interestingly enough, we recently caught McCutchen wearing a Power Balance Volt wristband as well—somewhat of a conflict of titanium interest, no? Either way, the Volt is also worn by Matt Kemp, and is available online.
Here are the links:
No glove link—sorry.
Oakley Custom Builder (check out the specs above for McCutchen’s version)
Phiten Sleeve (McCutchen’s are solid colors unlike some of the two-tone versions at this link)
Phiten Tornado Necklace (McCutchen’s is the black/gold version)
I believe his glove is a asia exclusive check nikebaseball.jp to see the different models and global.rakuten.com/us/ to purchase
Terry, I appreciate you reading the site. Thanks for trying to contribute but the glove is not available at Rakuten. Neither are Ichiro’s cleats or anything remotely similar. If you do find anything more specific, post a comment and I’ll check it out.
The glove you have at the top is nike BF1489 on sale from Tagako sports for $521. The one with the swingman is same glove w/ fastback and different web which are options if you look on the nikebaseball.jp website and use the glove customized tool. The cleats are also at Tagaki but only in black not the special like Ichiro
You said Rakuten and now you’re saying Tagako. I googled Tagako and there is no website by that name, nothing at all actually by that name. There is a site called Tagaki that sells hot water heaters. There is also no “glove customized tool” on nikebaseball.jp. I really have no idea what you’re referencing and without a specific link there’s just nothing for me to do here.
Hey Mike,
Just saw a picture of Andrew McCutchen a couple days before the the allstar game his Oakleys were a bit different
Frame: Matte Black or Polished Black
Lens: Persimmon Pitch
Icon: White
Ear Sock: White
Not sure if this is the exact type of sleeve he wears, but here’s a link to Phiten’s MLB collection for their sleeves (all solid colors): http://www.phitenusa.com/p-341-mlb-power-sleeve-mlb-authentic-collection.aspx#
You might want to update McCutchen’s profile with all the Evoshield products he wears considering he is their spokesman now.