Pete Cro-Armstrong becomes the first MLB player to achieve 40-40... Cubs confirmed to advance to postseason

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Cheon Byeong-hyuk = Pete Cro-Armstrong, a slugger for the Major League Baseball (MLB) Chicago Cubs, joined the long-awaited '40 home runs and 40 stolen bases' club and led his team to the fall baseball season.

Cro Armstrong recorded 1 hit, 1 walk, and 1 stolen base in 3 at-bats in the home game against the Miami Marlins held at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA on the 25th (Korean time).

Cro-Armstrong, who had hit 45 home runs and 39 stolen bases the day before, walked in the bottom of the first inning and immediately succeeded in stealing second base.

With this, Cro-Armstrong became the first member of the Cubs team and the seventh in Major League history to become a member of '40-40'.

Before Cro Armstrong, Jose Canseco (1988), Barry Bonds (1996), Alex Rodriguez (1998), Alfonso Soriano (2003), Ronald Acuña Jr. (2023), and Shohei Ohtani (2024) achieved '40-40'.

Ohtani recorded 54 home runs and 59 stolen bases in the 2024 season, creating the first '50-50' club.

Cro-Armstrong, who is considered one of the top center fielders in the major leagues, performed outstandingly in defense this season and virtually booked himself the National League Most Valuable Player (MVP) award.

On this day, the Cubs, who won 2-1 with starting pitcher Matthew Boyd pitching 7 innings and allowing 1 run, recorded 88 wins and 71 losses, confirming their advancement to the postseason for the second year in a row and enjoying double fortunes.