Pete Crow-Armstrong became the seventh player in MLB history with a 40-40 season, as he stole his 40th base of the season Thursday, the same day his Chicago Cubs clinched a playoff berth.
Crow-Armstrong, who is tied for the MLB lead with 45 home runs, joins Jose Canseco (1988), Barry Bonds (1996), Alex Rodriguez (1998), Alfonso Soriano (2006), Ronald Acuna Jr. (2023) and Shohei Ohtani (2024) as the only players to collect at least 40 homers and 40 steals in a season.
The favorite for National League Most Valuable Player walked to lead off the first inning against the visiting Miami Marlins and promptly stole second base.
He was stranded at third that inning, but the Cubs (88-71) went on to beat the Marlins 2-1 to lock in their NL wild-card playoff spot with three games to go.
Crow-Armstrong, 24, has played in all 159 games for the Cubs this season and batted .280 with 107 RBIs. His 45 long balls are tied with Philadelphia’s Kyle Schwarber for the major league lead.
