Pete Crow-Armstrong's Impossible Homer: Why His Monster June is Tearing Up the League
You guys seeing this? Pete Crow-Armstrong, the Cubs center fielder, hit a ball so wild off the foul pole Wednesday night, even HE shook his head rounding first base. It was that close, that questionable! After a crew-chief review, the call stood: HOME RUN. And just like that, this dude is on an absolute tear, with a homer for a third straight game. That's absurd, even for a guy who wasn't sure it was fair!
The Streak is REAL, Even if the Ball Barely Was!
Crow-Armstrong smacked a 2-2 sweeper from Rockies lefty Sean Sullivan way high over the right-field line. Everyone, including PCA himself, watched, holding their breath. He even gave a subdued high-five to his third-base coach, Quintin Berry, and raised a hand to his teammates like, "Hold up, let's see." Replays zoomed in, showing the ball *possibly* grazing the outer edge of that yellow pole. He later admitted, "I couldn’t tell. It was so dark." But after watching it on an iPad, he said, "it looked like it nicked it. I’ll take it." You bet he'll take it! That blast pushed Chicago to an 8-1 lead in their 8-6 win. It was his third consecutive game with a long ball, a career first. This isn't a fluke, though. He's got four bombs in his last five games, including the first three game-opening homers of his career, one in San Francisco and two right in this series against the Rockies.
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June's Hottest Bat and He's Not Slowing Down
This foul pole special is the latest chapter in what's been an absolutely SCORCHING June for Crow-Armstrong. He's up to 15 home runs on the season now, with EIGHT of those coming this month alone. Think about that for a second. Eight dingers in June! That ties him with Hunter Goodman of the Rockies, Nick Kurtz of the A’s, and Jackson Chourio of the Brewers for the Major League lead in homers this month. In 15 games in June, this guy is slashing an insane .406/.435/.906. Add to that 14 extra-base hits, 11 RBIs, 12 runs, and four stolen bases. Oh, and he already snagged the National League’s Player of the Week honors for the first week of June. Plus, in the opening game of this series, he pulled off the 13th cycle in Cubs history, and the first in reverse order! He told reporters, "The work that I’ve been doing all year, I think it’s starting to come around a little bit." But he’s staying grounded, saying, "I don’t want to get too comfortable with any of that, because it’s been a month stretch of good baseball for me and I’ve got a lot more good baseball to play to help this team win."
What's Next for Us? Keep Fighting, Mariners!
While Pete Crow-Armstrong is out there putting on a show and getting lucky with foul poles, our Mariners are still battling. We watched the Baltimore Orioles beat us 5-3, a tough one at home. It’s early in the season, and every game, every pitch, matters. We gotta tighten things up and keep pushing. Let's rally behind Cal Raleigh and Julio Rodriguez and keep that T-Mobile Park energy going strong. Every win, every hustle play, builds momentum. Stay tuned, Emerald City, we’ve got more baseball to play!
This article was created with AI assistance and reviewed by Seattle On Tap editorial staff. Always verify information with official team sources.