Even Pete Crow-Armstrong wasn’t supposed to hit a home run on a pitch like this.
Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Logan Henderson threw a solid changeup that dipped out of the bottom of the strike zone.
In a stat that circulated afterward, Henderson had never allowed a home run on his changeup when it was thrown out of the bottom of the strike zone.
Until Thursday night.
That’s when the Chicago Cubs‘ superstar PCA decided to have liftoff.
Crow-Armstrong is the MVP favorite for many reasons. This home run was just the latest example why.
Pete Crow-Armstrong Home Run Video
It’s best just to watch this highlight to appreciate how special this moment was for Crow-Armstrong.
Pete Crow-Armstrong gets the scoring started with his 39th homer of the season! pic.twitter.com/rFRlvMzOQJ
— MLB (@MLB) September 3, 2026
He had to go down to get it. And he got it alright.
Crow-Armstrong somehow launched an absolute missile to dead center on this pitch. It’s an astounding swing.
As the post from MLB’s social team notes, it’s the 39th homer of the season for Crow-Armstrong, who continues to put together a magical season all over the field.
Maybe even more notable is the stat that was shared by MLB stats guru Sarah Langs. She notes that Crow-Armstrong has hit 32 home runs since the beginning of June, which is the most in baseball by seven homers.
Pete Crow-Armstrong now has 32 homers since the start of June
That’s seven more than anyone else in MLB in that span https://t.co/CqOVEDsaU3
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) September 4, 2026
MVP Case for PCA
At this point, no one is really even arguing that Crow-Armstrong should be the National League MVP.
Shohei Ohtani is special, as always, but the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ two-way superstar isn’t even pitching right now.
By pretty much every Wins Above Replacement statistic, Crow-Armstrong is worth a couple wins more than Ohtani this season.
PCA is the best defensive centerfielder on the planet, which couples with the fact that he’ll likely end up with a 40 homer, 40 steal season on the offensive side.
Everything Crow-Armstrong does on a baseball field is pretty much better than anyone else can do.
That seems likely to earn him an MVP award.
He’s even getting himself featured in the Wall Street Journal. The Thursday print edition of the major financial newspaper featured a story that broke down how PCA’s season turned around when he changed his batting stance — both bringing his feet closer together and lowering his hands.
Everyone wants a piece of the Crow-Armstrong story. Everyone, that is, except for opposing pitchers. Henderson looked like he had a hard time believing that PCA hit a home run on that pitch on Thursday night. But he better believe it. Crow-Armstrong is every bit as impressive as he seems.
Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong Crushes Near-Impossible Homer, Adds to Crazy Stat