Pete Crow-Armstrong's refined approach continues impressing Cubs manager Craig Counsell
<p>Before this season, <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs" >Cubs</a> center fielder <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/07/25/cubs-pete-crow-armstrong-mvp-paul-skenes-pirates-cy-young-ian-happ-matthew-boyd-shota-imanaga" ><b>Pete Crow-Armstrong</b></a><b> </b>had walked 53 times in 293 career games.</p><p>He’s already at 59 walks with 50 games left in 2026.</p><p>Crow-Armstrong walked three times Sunday, including twice against former Cy Young Award winner <b>Gerrit Cole</b>. Over the three trips to the plate that ended with walks, Crow-Armstrong saw 25 pitches.</p><p>Manager <b>Craig Counsell </b>said Crow-Armstrong had “excellent” at-bats, swinging at and taking the right pitches.
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<p>Before this season, <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs" >Cubs</a> center fielder <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/07/25/cubs-pete-crow-armstrong-mvp-paul-skenes-pirates-cy-young-ian-happ-matthew-boyd-shota-imanaga" ><b>Pete Crow-Armstrong</b></a><b> </b>had walked 53 times in 293 career games.</p><p>He’s already at 59 walks with 50 games left in 2026.</p><p>Crow-Armstrong walked three times Sunday, including twice against former Cy Young Award winner <b>Gerrit Cole</b>. Over the three trips to the plate that ended with walks, Crow-Armstrong saw 25 pitches.</p><p>Manager <b>Craig Counsell </b>said Crow-Armstrong had “excellent” at-bats, swinging at and taking the right pitches. That started with his first at-bat, when he saw 10 Cole deliveries and successfully challenged on a 3-2 slider to reach base.</p><p>“The first at-bat is great,” Counsell said. “You throw up a 10-pitch walk on a starter for a game, it’s almost like you’ve taken an inning away from him.
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- <p>Before this season, <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs" >Cubs</a> center fielder <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/07/25/cubs-pete-crow-armstrong-mvp-paul-skenes-pirates-cy-young-ian-happ-matthew-boyd-shota-imanaga" ><b>Pete Crow-Armstrong</b></a><b> </b>had walked 53 times in 293 career games.</p><p>He’s already at 59 walks with 50 games left in 2026.</p><p>Crow-Armstrong walked three times Sunday, including twice against former Cy Young Award winner <b>Gerrit Cole</b>. Over the three trips to the plate that ended with walks, Crow-Armstrong saw 25 pitches.</p><p>Manager <b>Craig Counsell </b>said Crow-Armstrong had “excellent” at-bats, swinging at and taking the right pitches.
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