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Crow-Armstrong won a Gold Glove in 2025, his third season with the Cubs, when he batted .247 with 31 home runs, and 95 RBIs. Despite slumping at the plate after the All-Star break, the Southern California native became the first Cubs player with 30 or more homers, stolen bases (35) and doubles (37) in a season and only the second Cub after Sammy Sosa to go deep 30 or more times and swipe 30 or more bases.<\/p>\n
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Jed Hoyer, the Cubs president of baseball operations, stopped short of calling Crow-Armstrong the new face of the franchise. Yet Hoyer said the outfielder will not only help the NL Central-favorite Cubs win, but strengthen their brand and win over fans.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a top-10 selling jersey for a reason, because who his is as a person and who he is as a player.” Hoyer said. \u201cThe more kids around the country, not just in Chicago \u2026 wearing Cubs uniforms the better.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Cubs added veteran third baseman Alex Bregman in the offseason via a $175 million, five-year contract in free agency after winning 92 games last season and then falling to Milwaukee in the NL divisional round.<\/p>\n
Chicago also has signed second baseman Nico Hoerner, another of its three 2025 Gold Glover winners, to a six-year contract. The team has yet to formally announce the deal, marking another major commitment for the franchise, because it was pending a physical.<\/p>\n
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Crow-Armstrong, joined by his parents on Friday, embraces leading the Cubs deeper into the postseason \u2014 and to increased prominence.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the national representation is important,\u201d he said. \u201cIt’s something that I\u2019m going to take a lot of pride in being responsible for. I\u2019ve got good people to learn from so I\u2019m set up to succeed here.”<\/p>\n
Crow-Armstrong was selected by the New York Mets in the first round of the 2020 amateur draft. He was traded to the Cubs in the Javier B\u00e1ez deal in July 2021, then made his major league debut in 2023, going 0 for 14 in 13 games. He struggled early in 2024 before batting .289 with seven homers and 30 RBIs in his last 57 games.<\/p>\n
Although the Cubs didn\u2019t draft Crow-Armstrong, Hoyer considers the outfielder a \u201chomegrown\u201d talent the team wants to see reach superstar status.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI think the most important thing is this is a player we wanted to make a commitment to,\u201d Hoyer said. \u201cWe had five years of control, but honestly felt that wasn\u2019t enough.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd like I said, he\u2019s really a great person to invest in. It made sense to do this now and make sure that he was wearing a Cubs uniform for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n
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