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NEW YORK – Cubs third base coach Quintin Berry wasn’t sure what kind of reaction to expect from center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
This spring, Berry and first base coach Jose Javier, who work with Cubs outfielders, took a plan to Crow-Armstrong to improve his first step. Instead of standing flat-footed, they wanted him to add a little bit of bounce, almost like an infielder.
“He knows how good he is,” Berry said in a conversation with the Sun-Times. “And he knows he’s been probably one of the best center fielders his whole life.