Cubs star Pete Crow-Armstrong shared a wild theory during a recent appearance on Kristin Cavallari’s “Let’s Be Honest” podcast.
Cavallari prompted Crow-Armstrong to share an unpopular opinion, and he immediately launched into his conspiracy that Babe Ruth never existed.
While Crow-Armstrong seemed to be sharing this theory in a somewhat joking manner, he seemingly took a dig at the level of competition Ruth faced during his career from 1914-35.
“This is gonna be crazy,” he acknowledged. “Babe Ruth never existed is one that I like. I heard some pitcher with the Mariners … I think he did some podcast on Zoom where he was going down the rabbit hole with somebody about how Babe Ruth never existed.
“We always talk about how the game is evolving, people might as well have been like underhanding the ball to that guy,” he continued. “And he’s regarded still as one of the best players ever. Might as well dive further into it and be like, well, maybe he just never existed.”
Crow-Armstrong made reference to a 2024 interview with then-Mariners pitcher Tayler Saucedo, who claimed that because he’s only ever seen one video of Ruth, he doesn’t believe he really existed.
Ruth’s career ended in 1935, meaning there are still people alive who saw him play, and video was a newer concept when he was at the height of his powers, which explains why there is little footage of his career.
His esteemed career was well-documented, however, even without the heavy presence of video that we have today.
PCA was seemingly questioning Ruth’s prowess more than his existence, while Saucedo went in the other direction.
