Pete Crow-Armstrong stands alone in MLB history as the first player ever to win MVP, a Gold Glove, and post a 40/40 season in the same year. The Chicago Cubs star was voted the unanimous 2026 National League MVP, capping one of the most impressive years in baseball history.
PCA’s 2026 season will be tough to top for any player, as the 24-year-old finished the year tied for the league lead with 45 home runs and stole 41 bases, making him only the seventh player in MLB history with a 40/40 season. He was previously named the Fielding Bible Defensive Player of the Year, Players Choice Player of the Year, Gold Glove winner in center field, Platinum Glove winner, Hank Aaron Award winner in the National League, and on Thursday night, Pete Crow-Armstrong was crowned the unanimous MVP.
Cubs fans, do not take PCA for granted, and celebrate a truly historic season. Crow-Armstrong didn’t just have the best year in franchise history; his accolades put PCA into truly immortal territory.
Again, Crow-Armstrong is now the first and only player in MLB history with a 40/40 season, a Gold Glove, and MVP in the same year.
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Shohei Ohtani and Brice Turang finished second and third, respectively.
Meanwhile, Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman received some down-ballot votes and finished No. 9 in MVP voting.
