A 9-year-old boy named Toren Mehta caught Andrew McCutchen's 300th career home run last month, so the Pittsburgh Pirates gave him the VIP treatment at PNC Park.
back on April 14. Still, he was able to recover the home run ball, thanks to a fan who was willing to give it back to him after the game.
Toren Mehta, a 9-year-old boy, gifted McCutchen the keepsake after his father, Vinay, caught the ball.Once the Pirates learned about Toren's condition, the organization decided to give him the VIP treatment. Toren was a guest of honor at PNC Park on Saturday, throwing out the first pitch before the Pirates' game against the
Toren also got a custom Pirates jersey, spent batting practice with the team and got to watch the game from owner Bob Nutting's personal suite. Naturally, Toren reunited with McCutchen and got to meet several other Pittsburgh players as well. With Toren in the crowd again, McCutchen went 1-for-4 at the plate. The Pirates defeated the Braves 4-1, improving to 6-3 across their last nine contests.Toren was the lucky fan at Citizens Bank Park who caught and gifted back Andrew McCutchen’s 300th career home run ball. Following this memorable moment, the Pirates heard Toren’s story - the 9-year-old has been battling acute leukemia since October 2022.
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