Pete-Crow Armstrong, a 20-year-old outfielder who the Cubs acquired from the Mets in the Javier Báez deal last summer, will be the Cubs’ sole representative in the annual MLB Futures Game, which will be played at Dodger Stadium Saturday, July 16.
Crow-Armstrong, who was the Mets’ No. 1 pick in the 2020 draft, is batting .315./382/.523 (74-for-235) combined between Low-A Myrtle Beach and High-A South Bend this year. He’s struggled a bit since his promotion to South Bend, but is still hitting for power there (.455 SLG).
Josh ranked Crow-Armstrong as his No. 2 Cubs prospect in his mid-season update last month, and he’s the No.