This week’s pause to the MLB regular season schedule can’t end soon enough for the Chicago Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong, “the Windy City Wunderkind.”
It has been a heck of a first half for the Cubs and their 23-year-old All-Star center fielder.
Cubs’ Young All-Star Outfielder Didn’t Take Long to Join MLB Elite
At the All-Star Game break, Chicago led the National League Central thanks largely to Pete Crow-Armstrong’s breakout season.
Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Chicago Cubs celebrates his second solo home run against the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field in Chicago on July 4, 2025. Daniel Bartel/Getty Images
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Don has covered pro baseball for several decades, beginning in the minor leagues as a radio broadcaster in the NY Mets organization. His Ice Chips & Diamond Dust blog ran from 2012-2020 at uticaod.com. His baseball passion surrounds anything concerning the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and writing features on the players and staff of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Don currently resides in southwest Florida.
