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Javier Báez and Pete Crow-Armstrong Face Off in 2025 MLB All-Star Game
15 Jul
Summary
- Báez and Crow-Armstrong were traded for each other in 2021
- Báez has revived his career in 2025, hitting .275 with 10 home runs
- Crow-Armstrong emerged as an All-Star for the first time in 2025
The 2025 MLB All-Star Game will feature a unique reunion as former Chicago Cubs teammates Javier Báez and Pete Crow-Armstrong take the field as the starting center fielders for the American League and National League, respectively.
Nearly four years ago, Báez and Crow-Armstrong were traded for each other at the 2021 trade deadline. Now, they've both established themselves as All-Stars, with Báez reviving his career in Detroit and Crow-Armstrong emerging as a star in Chicago.
Báez, nicknamed "El Mago" or "The Magician," played for the Cubs from 2014 to 2021 before being traded to the New York Mets. He then signed a six-year, $140 million contract with the Tigers, and in 2025, the 32-year-old is hitting .275 with 10 home runs and a .752 OPS in 79 games. Meanwhile, the 23-year-old Crow-Armstrong made his MLB debut in 2023 and is now an All-Star, hitting .265 with 25 home runs and 27 stolen bases in 95 games.
The two players share a similar style of play, with flashy defense, fearlessness on the bases, and a free-swinging approach at the plate. Báez, who has started the All-Star Game at three different positions, is now making his first appearance in center field, a position he last played in his childhood.
