Pete Crow-Armstrong has secured a historic contract extension.
The Chicago Cubs and the All-Star outfielder agreed to a six-year, $115-million deal that starts in 2027, sources told Jeff Passan of ESPN.
The reported pact is the largest extension handed out in Cubs history.
Crow-Armstrong’s deal is also the biggest contract in MLB history with no club options for a player with five years of control remaining, according to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, who adds that performance escalators for 2031 and 2032 could increase the value to $133 million.
The reported contract buys out four arbitration-eligible seasons and two years of free agency, which allows Crow-Armstrong to potentially hit the open market before his age-31 season.
The soon-to-be 24-year-old is coming off a breakout 2025 campaign where he hit 31 home runs with 35 stolen bases and 5.4 fWAR in 157 games, earning his first-career All-Star selection and Gold Glove. He also became the first Cubs player to record at least 30 homers, 30 doubles, and 30 steals in a single season.
Crow-Armstrong was acquired by the Cubs in a 2021 trade with the New York Mets. New York dealt him to Chicago for three-time All-Star infielder Javier Báez and veteran pitcher Trevor Williams.
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