Watch: Pirates announcers spoke an Andrew McCutchen HR into existence

It’s always fun when an announcer seemingly wills a highlight into existence. The Pittsburgh Pirates’ broadcast team appeared to do just that in their team’s Saturday contest against the Philadelphia Phillies at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Superstitious Pirates fans may be inclined to thank announcers Greg Brown and Kevin Young for at least one run during Pittsburgh’s 4-1 win.

McCutchen led off the bottom of the sixth inning against Phillies starter Christopher Sanchez. Young predicted that McCutchen would do “something” to break the monotony of what was then a scoreless contest. Brown seconded his partner’s call.

“I almost feel like Andrew McCutchen’s about to do something. He’s dressed like a superhero today,” said Young.

“Uh huh, I like your call,” Brown replied.

One pitch later, the pair then switched it up and put a classic announcer’s jinx on Sanchez. The Pirates’ broadcast duo brought up how the Phillies All-Star has been extremely stingy in giving up home runs this season.

“Did we talk about Sanchez, how he never gives up home runs? I think we mentioned it earlier. I thought we did,” Brown pondered.

“We might have discussed it at one point. It might have came up,” responded Young.

As fate would have it, McCutchen smashed Sanchez’s very next pitch 431 feet to left-center field into the Pirates’ bullpen.