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DENVER – When asked about handling the Cubs’ extra-innings loss Saturday, knowing where the team sat in the standings, rookie Pete Crow-Armstrong’s mind went to a conversation with manager Craig Counsell in spring training.
“All he wanted from me was to have the trust in me to go make the next play,” Crow-Armstrong said.
It was a request Crow-Armstrong has carried him all year, through the ups and downs of his own performance. It helped form the foundation for a strong second half from the still-improving 22y-year-old.