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Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong delivered a three-homer performance Saturday against the Cincinnati Reds, bolstering his candidacy for the National League’s Most Valuable Player award. The 24-year-old All-Star also recorded a single and scored a run in the fourth inning during the contest.
Crow-Armstrong is mounting a serious challenge to Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, who claimed the NL MVP honor in each of the two preceding seasons. Ohtani has been unavailable to pitch since July 3 due to left knee soreness and a right biceps injury, limiting him to designated hitter duties with the Dodgers.
The Cubs center fielder demonstrated his two-way excellence with both elite defense and increased offensive consistency at the plate. Crow-Armstrong launched a 435-foot drive to right-center in the first inning for his eighth career leadoff home run, all coming this season. He connected again in the second with a two-run shot along the right field foul pole for his 35th homer of the year.
Facing Cincinnati’s right-hander Tony Santillan in the seventh with runners on first and second, Crow-Armstrong drove a 444-foot blast to center field as the Wrigley Field crowd of 39,597 chanted “M-V-P! M-V-P!” The performance marked his first career three-homer game and fifth such effort this season across 11 career multihomer contests.
Against left-handed pitching this season, Crow-Armstrong entered Saturday batting .303 with nine homers and 31 RBIs, a substantial improvement from his 2025 performance of .188 with seven homers and 27 RBIs against lefties. He collected his first three hits Saturday off Cincinnati left-hander Andrew Abbott.
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