Pete Crow-Armstrong hit what has to be the most satisfying home run of the season.
On Friday, Crow-Armstrong was facing former MLB pitcher Wily Peralta in a Triple-A game between PCA’s Iowa Cubs and Peralta’s Indianapolis Indians. Crow-Armstrong, who was a first-round pick by the Chicago Cubs in 2020, had been having a big series against Indianapolis with six hits and two home runs in the prior three games. Perhaps Peralta wanted to send a message to Crow-Armstrong, because he threw at the 22-year-old outfielder twice.
Crow-Armstrong’s manager Marty Pevey was ejected for defending his player. Then on the next pitch, Crow-Armstrong blasted a home run to right field.
Tonight's @IowaCubs game just gave us the very definition of poetic justice.
Wily Peralta throws behind Pete Crow-Armstrong on consecutive pitches, Marty Pevey gets tossed defending his player, and then PCA hits the next pitch a million feet.
What a moment at Principal Park. pic.twitter.com/UqKB7FpDT7
— Mark Freund (@MarkFreundTV) May 25, 2024
Crow-Armstrong sure enjoyed his trip around the bases — for a good reason.
PCA played in 13 games for the Cubs last season and 23 this season, but he has spent equal time in Triple-A with the Iowa Cubs this year. He’s showing the kind of power — and grit — that the Cubs probably love to see.
