Pedro Pagés Crushes One to Center while ESPN is Interviewing Center Fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong LIVE!
Pedro Pagés didn’t just hit a home run Sunday—he stole the entire show. In the middle of a Cubs-Cardinals rivalry game, the St. Louis catcher absolutely unloaded on a pitch, sending it 407 feet into the seats at 104.5 mph off the bat. And the best part? Pete Crow-Armstrong, Chicago’s gold-glove-in-the-making center fielder, was being interviewed live on ESPN when it happened.
So there’s Crow-Armstrong, trying to give thoughtful answers on national TV, when suddenly he’s tracking a ball to the fence—only to watch it sail out of Busch Stadium like it had a plane ticket. Talk about bad timing for an interview…and great timing for Cardinals fans.
The blast was Pagés’ eighth of the season and just another reason why he’s becoming a name to watch in MLB circles. It gave the Cardinals an early lead against their most bitter rivals, a lead they held onto in a 3-2 win that kept them squarely in the postseason conversation.
The homer was one of the keys to the Cardinals victory on Sunday versus the Cubs. It not only gave the Cardinals the series win, it kept them 3.5 games out of the Wild Card. Nolan Gorman and Sonny Gray were two other stars of that game.
Just Another Notch in the Back-and-Forth in this Cards-Cubs Rivalry
If you’re looking for a microcosm of this rivalry—swagger, drama, and just the right amount of humiliation for the other side—Pagés delivering a moonshot while the Cubs’ rising star gets caught in the crossfire is about as good as it gets.
Fun Fact ~ Pete Crow-Armstrong is the son of Ashley Crow who played Sandra Bennet on Heroes (wife to Horned Rimmed Glasses guy Noah Bennet) AND played Billy Heywood’s mom Jenny in Little Big League. Pete’s dad was also a Hollywood actor, but he’s a Cubs fan so…
