Pete Crow-Armstrong Wins MVP With Historic 40/40 Season
Pete Crow-Armstrong becomes the first Cub to join the 40/40 club and wins NL MVP unanimously, beating out Shohei Ohtani in a historic night for Chicago.
Pete Crow-Armstrong made history by becoming the first Chicago Cub to win both the 40/40 club and the National League MVP award in a single season. The 24-year-old outfielder's standout performance shocked many fans who anticipated a tight race with Shohei Ohtani. Crow-Armstrong demonstrated an exceptional level of offensive production, finishing the year with a .280 batting average and a .570 slugging mark.
He led the league in home runs with 45, steals with 41, runs scored with 119, slugging percentage, OPS, and OPS+. The Baseball Writers' Association of America unanimously awarded him the MVP, marking the first time since Kris Bryant in 2016 that a Cub has won this prestigious honor.
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