Financial details reported on Pete Crow-Armstrong extension with Cubs

Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong has reportedly reached agreement on a long-term contract extension, and we’re learning details of the deal.

Crow-Armstrong is entering his fourth MLB season after a breakout 2025 campaign, and he’ll do so locked up for the foreseeable future with the North Siders.

According to MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand and ESPN’s Jeff Passan, Crow-Armstrong’s new deal will be for six years and will pay him $115 million, buying out his arbitration years and bringing him to free agency at the age of 30.

The average annual value of $19 million makes him the third-highest paid player on the Cubs in terms of yearly salary, trailing only Alex Bregman and Dansby Swanson.

The star outfielder dazzled the baseball world during the 2025 season, racking up an impressive 6.0 Wins Above Replacement thanks to surging power and his incredible defense.

He was rewarded with his first career Gold Glove and his first career All-Star Game start, and finished in the top-10 of National League MVP voting.

Though he struggled down the stretch, Crow-Armstrong still hit 31 home runs and drove in 95 RBI’s while stealing 35 bases, slashing .247/.287/.481.

Crow-Amstrong hit a pair of home runs for Team USA during the recent World Baseball Classic, slashing .263/.333/.632 for the tournament. He drove in six RBI’s for the American squad, which finished as a runner-up to Venezuela. ‘