As had been reported by many earlier Monday, and posted here, Cubs outfield prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong has been called up from Triple-A Iowa. He will wear uniform No. 52 and be available for tonight’s game against the Rockies.
Outfielder Alexander Canario, who was called up September 1 and went 0-for-1, has been optioned back to Iowa, where he’ll finish the 2023 season.
Crow-Armstrong was the Mets’ No. 1 pick in 2020 and the Cubs acquired him in July 2021 from them in the trade that sent Javier Báez and Trevor Williams to New York.
In 107 games split between Double-A Tennessee and Triple-A Iowa this year, PCA is batting .