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Chicago Cubs catcher Pete Crow-Armstrong is \u201cgrateful\u201d after being selected by the fans as an MLB All-Star. To reciprocate the appreciation, he ventured into territory athlete don’t typically venture into these days.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Armstrong huddled with Cubs fans on Waveland Avenue before their game against the Cleveland Guardians, per Jomboy Media. He hung out with a group of fans called the ballhawks who were attempting to catch a ball coming at them.<\/p>\n

Suddenly, Armstrong emerged in full uniform to grab the ball.<\/p>\n

The Cubs are 51-35 and are in first place in the National League Central. They are 3.5 games ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers with the All-Star break around the corner.<\/p>\n

As for Armstrong, he is on a roll. He is batting .268 with 89 hits, 21 home runs, 64 RBIs, and 22 stolen bases.<\/p>\n

Already, there are talks about Armstrong as a NL MVP candidate. This year will mark his first All-Star game appearance as he joins alongside teammate Kyle Tucker.<\/p>\n

Pete Crow-Armstrong meeting Cubs fans where they’re at<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The sight of Armstrong mingling with Cubs fans in such a setting is refreshing. Refreshing because it is a throwback to baseball of yesteryear when fans and players got to bond.<\/p>\n

During the golden age of baseball in New York (1940’s-1960’s), fans were able to mingle with their idols in places such as restaurants, subway trains, etc.<\/p>\n

Also players had to work in the winter time to compensate for their salaries. So a Dodgers fan in Brooklyn would run into Jackie Robinson working in an appliance store around the holiday season.<\/p>\n

Willie Mays would famously play stickball with kids in Harlem when he was playing with the New York Giants.<\/p>\n

For the Cubs, their famous \u201cbleacher bums\u201d would frequent Ray’s Bleacher’s, a bar just by Wrigley Field in the 1960s after games. While there, they would encounter players such as Fergie Jenkins, Ron Santo, Billy Williams, etc.<\/p>\n

So Armstrong is bringing that tradition back, even for a day.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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