Pete Crow-Armstrong #52

Selected by the New York Mets in the first round (No. 19 overall) of the 2020 MLB Draft out of Harvard-Westlake High School in Los Angeles, California... signed with the Mets on June 25, 2020 and received a $3.359 million signing bonus, the slot value for the 19th overall selection... had committed to Vanderbilt but instead joined the Mets... was traded by the Mets to the Cubs at the Trade Deadline on July 30, 2021 in exchange for shortstop Javier Báez and righty Trevor Williams... became the Cubs' No. 5-ranked prospect according to MLB.com at the time of the trade... Crow-Armstrong had been rehabbing a season-ending injury to his right shoulder at the time of the trade and had played in only six games with the Mets... "I was like, 'What in the world?'" Crow-Armstrong told MLB.com after learning of the trade. "I didn't hear about this at all. I was just kind of surprised, freaking out, taken aback a little bit."... Crow-Armstrong's mother, Ashley Crow, is an actress who baseball fans know as the mom from the movie "Little Big League" and also appeared in "Minority Report" and "Heroes" ... his father, Matthew John Armstrong, is also an actor and has appeared in TV shows including “American Dreams,” “The Young and the Restless” and “American Horror Story.”.. his father grew up in Illinois as a Cubs fan... Cubs had considered Crow-Armstrong for the No. 16 pick in the 2020 Draft, but they ultimately used that selection on prep shortstop Ed Howard... Crow-Armstrong was 10-for-24 (.417) in six games with the St. Lucie Mets before the center fielder injured his non-throwing shoulder on a slide into third base, which led to surgery to repair a torn labrum... made his Cubs debut with Myrtle Beach on April 12, 2022, going 1-for-4 with a walk vs. Augusta... hit his first homer on April 19 at Delmarva, an inside-the-park home run... was among the 32 non-roster players the Cubs invited to Major League Spring Training in 2023... entered the 2023 season ranked as the Cubs' No. 1 prospect and the No. 28 prospect in baseball according to MLB.com... entered 2024 as the Cubs' No. 1 prospect and No. 15 overall

At Harvard-Westlake, Crow-Armstrong hit .514 in 10 games with one strikeout in 42 at-bats before his senior season was halted due to the Covid-19 pandemic... he batted .426 with three homers and five triples during his junior season... the same high school also previously produced big leaguers Jack Flaherty, Max Fried and Lucas Giolito.

2024

Began the season with Triple-A Iowa as the Cubs' top prospect... recalled by Chicago on April 24 after the Cubs lost Cody Bellinger to fractured ribs... got his first Major League hit, a go-ahead two-run home run at Wrigley on April 25, 2024 against Houston... Crow-Armstrong became the 25th Cubs player in the Expansion Era (since 1961) to hit a home run for his first career hit -- Christopher Morel (May 17, 2022), Ian Happ (May 13, 2017), Willson Contreras (June 19, 2016), Jorge Soler (Aug. 27, 2014) and Javier Báez (Aug. 5, 2014) were the last five to achieve that feat for the Cubs (Crow-Armstrong was traded for Báez in 2021)

2023

Was among the 32 non-roster players the Chicago Cubs invited to Major League Spring Training in 2023... entered the 2023 season ranked as the Cubs' No. 1 prospect and the No. 28 prospect in baseball according to MLB.com... Cubs promoted him to Triple-A Iowa on July 31, 2023 after he hit .289/.371/.527 overall with 14 homers, 19 doubles, five triples, 60 RBIs, 31 walks, 27 steals and 68 runs scored at Double-A Tennessee... stole 39 bags in 51 attempts... made his Major League debut on Sept. 11, 2023... appeared in 13 Major League games with the Cubs but did not record a hit in 14 at-bats

2022

Split his first full season between Myrtle Beach and South Bend, hitting .312 with 16 homers, 61 RBIs, 32 stolen bases, 20 doubles and 89 runs in 101 games, mostly in the Midwest League... was one of only two players in the Minors with at least 10 triples, 20 doubles, 15 homers and 30 stolen bases in 2022... earned a trip to the All-Star Futures Game at Dodger Stadium, playing for the National League squad... won a MiLB Gold Glove.... was voted a MiLB.com Organization All-Star for the Cubs... was a Midwest League post-season All-Star... Midwest League named him its Player of the Month for August... won Carolina League Player of the Week honors on May 1

2021

A labrum tear cut Crow-Armstrong's first professional season short... the Chicago Cubs traded SS Javier Baez, RHP Trevor Williams and cash to New York Mets for Crow-Armstrong on July 30, 2021... before the trade, he was 10-for-24 with four RBIs in 6 games for the St. Lucie Mets

2020

Did not play after the Draft as the 2020 season was canceled by the Covid-19 pandemic