Pete Crow-Armstrong’s greatness continues to force history talk
What can you say about Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow Armstrong that hasn’t already been said?
It’s at the point where crowing (pun intended) about his greatness and the greatness of his 2026 season is downright repetitive. But what else can you do when “PCA” keeps doing great things, historical things?
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Saturday’s 3-home run, 6-RBI, 4-for-6 game against the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field was yet another “Well, we have to talk about this stuff again” game for the 24-year-old star.
This was Crow-Armstrong’s ninth career game with 10 or more total bases—two more than any player under 25 since 1900. It also puts him just behind elite Cubs company—Billy Williams, Sammy Sosa, Hank Sauer, and Ernie Banks—when it comes to single games with 10+ total bases.
He’s also become one of just three players in MLB history to post 12 or more home runs, 6 or more stolen bases and 16 or more walks in a single calendar month. The other two were Babe Ruth and Willie Mays.
With the 3-homer performance on Saturday, he also became the first Cub with at least 4 hits, 3 home runs, and 6 RBIs in a Wrigley Field game since George Mitterwald in 1974.
He’s also now tied with Rick Monday for second on the Cubs all-time single-season leadoff home run list (8), four behind Alfonso Soriano.
A crazy-good season for PCA
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It’s indeed a crazy season for him—a second straight career year for the three-year veteran.
On the season so far, Crow-Armstrong has 36 home runs, 89 RBIs, and 32 stolen bases. He’s slashing an impressive .282/.377/.567 with an OPS of .944 and boasting a 9.0 WAR. With 26 games left to go in the regular season, it’s possible that he could become the franchise’s first-ever 40-40 player. Oh yeah, and he’s also become the betting favorite to win National League MVP honors.
There are several contributing factors to his extended, almost cartoonishly-excellent season. Maybe first and foremost is his sudden patience at the plate and his willingness to take walks rather than hack at everything in an effort to force a hit. This year’s 71 walks in 608 plate appearances more than triples his 29 walks last season in 647 plate appearances. And, as expected, being able to wait on the right pitches eventually gets a hitter better pitches to hit.
Saying and doing all the right things
Making his feats even more endearing to Cubs fans, though, is PCA’s insistence on shining the light of positivity right back on his teammates and on the fans.
“This is the best place to play,” He told reporters after Saturday’s game. “You hear it from everybody. People love coming to play here on the road. We’re lucky enough to do it 81 games out of the season. All the MVP chants are cool, but it’s cooler when we sing the song after a win like today.”
The Cubs will be leaning heavily on Crow-Armstrong in the postseason, counting on him to get the team up on the board as well as prevent runs with his elite outfield defense. At this point, it almost seems obvious that he’s ready for that kind of pressure.
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