Team USA Manager Mark DeRosa: Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong Is 'the Best Defender in the Game'

Team USA manager Mark DeRosa: Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong is 'the best defender in the game'

ORLANDO, Fla. — Center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong left an impression on Team USA manager Mark DeRosa this past spring, when DeRosa was on site as an MLB Network analyst watching him play for the Cubs.“I went in with one expectation, and I walked away like, ‘Oh, my God, I love this kid,’ ” DeRosa said.Going into the winter meetings this week, Crow-Armstrong and Cubs left-hander Matthew Boyd were publicly committed to Team USA for the 2026 World …

Team USA manager Mark DeRosa: Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong is ‘the best defender in the game’

ORLANDO, Fla. — Center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong left an impression on Team USA manager Mark DeRosa this past spring, when DeRosa was on site as an MLB Network analyst watching him play for the Cubs. “I went in with one expectation, and I walked away like, ‘Oh, my God, I love this kid,’ ” DeRosa said. Going into the winter meetings this week, Crow-Armstrong and Cubs left-hander Matthew Boyd were publicly committed to Team USA for the 2026 Worl…