Adding that swing above the zone to his proven power below the zone, Crow-Armstrong became the first player to homer on one pitch at least 3.9 feet off the ground and another less than .9 feet off the ground in the same season in the Statcast era (since 2015), according to mlb.com.

Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning, Seiya Suzuki added a solo shot in the sixth, and the Chicago Cubs held on for a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Chicago Cubs star Pete Crow-Armstrong has taken his game to another level during the 2025 MLB regular season. He showed signs of figuring things out in the second half of the 2024 campaign and has built upon that in a major way this year.