{
  "id": 19883602,
  "title": "Pete Crow-Armstrong Wins MVP With Historic 40/40 Season",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/pete-crow-armstrong-wins-mvp-with-historic-40-40-season",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-13T23:19:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/pete-crow-armstrong-wins-mvp-231924427.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [
    "Pete Crow-Armstrong wins first-ever Cubs MVP",
    "Sets historic 40/40 club record with 45 homers",
    "Unanimous award from Baseball Writers' Association"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}