Pete Crow-Armstrong has entered rarefied air.
With a stolen base on Thursday afternoon against the Miami Marlins, the Chicago Cubs outfielder has joined the 40/40 club with 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases on the season.
Crow-Armstrong, 24, becomes the third player in the past four seasons to achieve the feat, following Shohei Ohatani in 2024 and Ronald Acuna Jr. in 2023. The Los Angeles native is just the seventh player in history to reach the dual marks. Alphonso Soriano (2006), Alex Rodriguez (1998), Barry Bonds (1996) and Jose Canseco (1988) are the other members of the group.
In his fourth big league season, Crow-Armstrong is widely expected to win National League Most Valuable Player. Entering into Thursday, he was batting .280 with 172 hits, a league-leading 169 runs, 45 home runs, also an NL best, and a .949 OPS, another league best.
Because of poor weather expected on Sunday, the Cubs will wrap up their regular season on Saturday against the Boston Red Sox. The two teams are set for a Friday double-header to make up for Sunday’s game.
The Cubs are headed to the playoffs for a second consecutive season.
