LOS ANGELES – Harvard-Westlake’s Pete Crow-Armstrong was selected by the New York Mets with the 19th overall pick of the 2020 Major League Baseball Draft. 

Crow-Armstrong, 18, heard his name called in the first round of a Major League Baseball draft, at a time when there is no Major League Baseball being played.  

“I really don’t remember anything after I got picked. For like a good 10 minutes, it all jut happened so fast,” said Crow-Armstrong.  

Yet this day of celebration has felt bittersweet. 

“You know there’s a lot of other things going on in this world that are much bigger than the MLB Baseball Draft,” he said. 

For the Harvard-Westlake alum, the past three months have been a rollercoaster. His momentum has been undeniable. A star outfielder for his high school squad and Team USA, he was committed to play for the reigning NCAA Championship program, Vanderbilt, next season. 

And then, another curveball came that would put his college plans on hold. 

The pros came calling and Crow-Armstrong knew he had to answer. 

Now, he is fired up and ready to work his way up in the New York Mets farm system. 

He hopes to win on the field and help create change off of it. He is highly aware of the issues facing society, and he is eager to use a bigger platform as a professional athlete to make his voice heard.  

“My goal is to spread as much positivity as I can and then I want to join in the fight with these other Major Leaguers and these other pro athletes as quick as I can,“ he said.

Once there's a plan in place for MLB to resume, his first stop will be with the Met’s minor league affiliate in Port St-Lucie, Florida.