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Cubs clinch second straight playoff berth as Crow-Armstrong reaches 40-40

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The Chicago Cubs clinched a second consecutive postseason berth with a victory over the Miami Marlins, securing a return trip to the playoffs on the same afternoon Pete Crow-Armstrong completed a 40-home run, 40-stolen base season.

Crow-Armstrong stole his 40th base to join Major League Baseball’s 40-40 club, capping what the Chicago Sun-Times described as “one of the all-time seasons in baseball history.” MLB.com and AP also linked the outfielder’s milestone day with the Cubs’ playoff-clinching win.

Chicago will have two teams in the postseason. The White Sox also clinched a place in the Wild Card Series, according to ABC7 Chicago, while The New York Times listed both the Cubs and White Sox as headed to the playoffs.

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