Current Cubs All-Star Shows Love to Former Cubs All-Star
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Four seasons ago, the Chicago Cubs and New York Mets made a trade that would change the course of both franchises.
Chicago sent shortstop Javier Baez and Trevor Williams to New York in return for 19-year-old centerfield prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong.
Fast forward to Tuesday, and both Crow-Armstrong and Baez started in centerfield for their respective All-Star teams.
Crow-Armstrong had the chance to speak about Baez and what it meant to be in the same All-Star game four years after being traded for each other.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JULY 14: Pete Crow-Armstrong #4 of the Chicago Cubs meets with the media at the MLB All-Star Game at Truist Park on July 14, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JULY 14: Pete Crow-Armstrong #4 of the Chicago Cubs meets with the media at the MLB All-Star Game at Truist Park on July 14, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Matt Dirksen/"I'm proud of him," Crow-Armstrong said in a video posted to X by Marquee Sports Network. "He doesn't need that but I'm really happy to see what he's done with Detroit. He's really deserving of it, and he's earned it."
"It's not easy to go play a new position and that ballpark, that outfield is huge, so being able to be considered the best AL centerfielder of the first half is a huge testament to his work. I don't know what that's looked like, but it doesn't just happen, so yeah, I think it's really cool."
'He's really deserving of it, and he's earned it.'
PCA gives his flowers to Javy Báez for being named the starting AL center fielder 👏 pic.twitter.com/xzPh2sPieC — Marquee Sports Network (@WatchMarquee) July 14, 2025
Baez has certainly put in the work after being considered one of baseball's worst players in each of the last two seasons. Last season may have been the worst of Baez's career, as he had a .184 average with just six home runs, 37 RBIs and a minus-1.1 WAR.
This season has been the complete opposite, as he has a .275 average with 10 home runs, 39 RBIs and a 2.1 WAR at the All-Star break. All those stats are the reason why Baez was the opposing centerfielder to Crow-Armstrong in the All-Star Game on Tuesday.
The two had a chance to catch up for a brief moment prior to Tuesday's game and had a chance for a photo opportunity four years after being traded for one another.
Things always have a way of working themselves out. pic.twitter.com/lafV1be4KQ — Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) July 15, 2025
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