Cubs’ Crow-Armstrong Becomes MLB’s Seventh 40-40 Player

Pete Crow-Armstrong stole second base against the Miami Marlins on Thursday to become the seventh player in MLB history with at least 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a season. The 24-year-old Cubs center fielder drew a full-count walk off Tyler Phillips in the first inning, then broke for second on the first pitch to Seiya Suzuki and finished with a head-first slide. The crowd gave a standing ovation; he raised his helmet. The Cubs account posted "40. STOLEN. BASES." He is the first Cub to join the club and had 45 home runs at the milestone, making him one of only three players ever to post 40-40 with 45 or more home runs, alongside Shohei Ohtani and Alfonso Soriano, per Sarah Langs. ESPN's Jesse Rogers noted he is the third-youngest to reach the mark, behind only Alex Rodriguez and Jose Canseco. Crow-Armstrong signed a six-year extension at the start of the season and remains under contract through 2032. He is slashing .280/.374/.577 with a .951 OPS, second in MLB behind Yordan Alvarez, and holds a 10.6 Fangraphs WAR nearly double Ohtani's 6.8. Three regular-season games remained. No contested facts identified across coverage.