Pete Crow-Armstrong (born March 25, 2002) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the

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organization.

Amateur career

Crow-Armstrong attended Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles, California, where he played baseball. In 2019, his junior year, he was named the '' Los Angeles Times'' Player of the Year after hitting .395 with three home runs, 23 RBIs, forty runs, and 47 hits over 34 games, striking out only seven times. That summer, he played in the 2019 Under Armour All-America Baseball Game. In 2020, his senior year, he was batting .514 before the baseball season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During his amateur career, Crow-Armstrong played for USA Baseball four times, playing on their 12U, 15U, and 18U teams. He committed to play college baseball at Vanderbilt University in the fall of 2017.

Professional career

New York Mets

Crow-Armstrong was considered one of the top prospects for the

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. He was selected in the first round with the 19th overall selection by the New York Mets. He signed with the Mets on June 25 for a bonus of $3.4 million. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the pandemic. To begin the 2021 season, he was assigned to the

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of the Low-A Southeast League. On May 18, it was announced that Crow-Armstrong would undergo surgery on his right shoulder for a glenoid labral articular disruption, ending his 2021 season. Over 24

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s prior to the injury, he hit .417 with four RBIs and two stolen bases.

Chicago Cubs

On July 30, 2021, Crow-Armstrong was traded to the

in exchange for Javier Báez and Trevor Williams. He was assigned to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans of the Low-A Carolina League to begin the 2022 season. He was promoted to the South Bend Cubs of the High-A Midwest League in late May. He was selected to represent the Cubs at the 2022

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. He was named a 2022 MiLB Gold Glove as one of the three best defensive outfielders in the minor leagues. On February 6, 2023, Crow-Armstrong was invited as one of the 32 non-roster players to be included in the Cubs' spring training camp. He was optioned to the Tennessee Smokies of the Double-A Southern League to open the 2023 season.

Personal life

Crow-Armstrong played Little League in the Sherman Oaks Little League. His parents, Matthew John Armstrong and Ashley Crow, are both actors.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Crow-Armstrong, Pete 2002 births Living people People from Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles Baseball outfielders Baseball players from California Minor league baseball players St. Lucie Mets players United States national baseball team players Myrtle Beach Pelicans players South Bend Cubs players Harvard-Westlake School alumni