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Pete Crow-Armstrong Is Fastest Chicago Cubs Player To Join Elite Club

Pete Crow-Armstrong made franchise history for the Chicago Cubs with his home run against the Milwaukee Brewers.
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Pete-Crow Armstrong has been a sensation for the Chicago Cubs, and in the midst of an NIL MVP campaign, he's pulled off a historical feat.

As evidenced by a standing ovation at Crow-Armstrong's first at-bat Thursday against the Milwaukee Brewers, his emergence as a star has been critical for the Cubs shaping up as World Series contenders.

That standing ovation was the prelude to Crow-Armstrong making franchise history.

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The team's leader in home runs proceeded to hit his 20th of the season at Wrigley Field in the bottom of the first.

With that, Crow-Armstrong didn't just become the first MLB player to reach 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases this season.

As reported by the Chicago Sun-Times, in 73 games, Crow-Armstrong became the fastest Cub to ever reach the 20-20 mark.

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He edged out previous record-holder Sammy Sosa, who, per team historian Ed Hartig, set the bar for fewest individual games (96) in 1994 and team games (100) in 1995.

Crow-Armstrong broke both records in the team's 74th game of the 2025 campaign.

In addition, he joined an elite list of players in MLB history who reached the 20-20 club. Crow-Armstrong's 73 games are tied for the fourth-fastest in a single season with Ken Williams, who reached that metric in 1922.

The two-run homer brought his RBI total to 60, one shy of Seiya Suzuki's team-leading 61.

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Crow-Armstrong entered play on June 19 with a .270/.307/.550 slash line, a 142 OPS+, 19 homers, and 23 stolen bases.

His stolen bases are the third-most in baseball, and he's on pace to shatter his record of 27 last season.

The 23-year-old is on track to achieve a career best in nearly every metric this season, already doubling his 10 home run output in 2024.

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MADDY HUDAK

Maddy Hudak is the deputy editor for Tulane on Sports Illustrated and the radio sideline reporter for their football team. Maddy is an alumnus of Tulane University, and graduated in 2016 with a degree in psychology. She went on to obtain a Master of Legal Studies while working as a research coordinator at the VA Hospital, and in jury consulting. During this time, Maddy began covering the New Orleans Saints with SB Nation, and USA Today. She moved to New Orleans in 2021 to pursue a career in sports and became Tulane's sideline reporter that season. She enters her fourth year with the team now covering the program on Sports Illustrated, and will use insights from features and interviews in the live radio broadcast. You can follow her on X at @MaddyHudak_94, or if you have any questions or comments, she can be reached via email at maddy.hudak1@gmail.com

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