FORMER I-CUB PETE CROW-AMRSTRONG JOINS 40/40 CLUB
Prior to the 2026 Major League Baseball season, just six players were part of the 40 home run, 40 stolen base club. On September 24, former Iowa Cubs outfielder and current Chicago Cub Pete Crow-Armstrong stole his 40th base of the season vs. Miami to become the seventh player to
Prior to the 2026 Major League Baseball season, just six players were part of the 40 home run, 40 stolen base club. On September 24, former Iowa Cubs outfielder and current Chicago Cub Pete Crow-Armstrong stole his 40th base of the season vs. Miami to become the seventh player to join the prestigious club. He is also the first Chicago Cub to have such season.
PCA, 24, played in parts of two seasons with the I-Cubs including 34 games in 2023 and 26 games in 2024. Over his 60 games, he batted .264 (66-for-250) with 52 runs, 16 doubles, 11 home runs, 36 RBI and 20 stolen bases.
Crow-Armstrong was selected in the first round (19th overall) of the 2020 First-Year Player Draft out of Harvard-Westlake High School by the New York Mets. He played just six games in the Mets organization before being traded the Cubs in 2021 along with Trevor Williams in exchange for Javier Baez. Across Low-A Myrtle Beach and Advanced-A South Bend in 2022, PCA batted .312 (132-for-423) with 89 runs scored, 46 extra-base hits, 61 RBI and 32 stolen bases. He was named an MiLB.com Organization All-Star and represented the Cubs in Futures Game.
Pete continued to rise up the prospect rankings in 2023, the year in which he made his first stop in Des Moines and made his Major League debut. He batted .289 (86-for-298) with Double-A Knoxville before joining the I-Cubs on Aug. 1. He played just 32 games with Iowa before making is Major League debut on Sept. 11 at Colorado.
His 40/40 season adds another milestone to a journey that brought him through Des Moines. The player that roamed Center Field at Principal Park is now part of one of the most exclusive clubs in Major League Baseball.