Cubs ace Justin Steele’s season ended earlier than he would have hoped. That hasn’t stopped him from watching nearly every game and being one of the team’s biggest supporters.

The left-hander took to X on Wednesday morning to praise the Cubs’ baserunning after their 8-3 win on Tuesday against the Nationals.

The Cubs stole 3 bases on Tuesday, but that’s not the only baserunning highlight Steele was referring to. After Pete Crow-Armstrong stole his 20th base of the season, he played a game of “chicken” with Nationals third baseman José Tena, turning a play that should have been a routine out into another baserunner for the Cubs – and eventually two runs instead of one.

The Cubs’ baserunning has been a strength of theirs this season. Entering play on Thursday, the Cubs rank third in baseball with 80 stolen bases this season. Swiping bags isn’t Chicago’s only baserunning strength, but it certainly has helped launch them to have the second-best run-scoring offense in the league.

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Marquee Sports Network’s Taylor McGregor asked Matt Shaw during an exclusive one-on-one interview Wednesday what his biggest takeaway was from how the Cubs run the bases and put pressure on opposing teams.

“My biggest takeaway is that we’re really good at it,” Shaw told McGregor. “We take a lot of time, effort and focus into being a good baserunning group. I think that’s what makes us different, is just the amount of time, effort and consistency we put in on the baserunning side of things. I think we do an awesome job of it.”

To be a good baserunner, you don’t need to have speed, but it certainly does not hurt. The Cubs, led by Pete Crow-Armstrong, have plenty of it.

The 23-year-old center fielder is having a breakout 2025 campaign and could be poised to start the All-Star game for the National League. He seemingly accomplishes something in each game that places him on an elite list in baseball history.

And if it’s not that, he’s making game-changing plays in the field.

Steele believes if the season ended today, Crow-Armstrong would be the NL MVP. It’s not crazy to think that it’s a possibility – Cubs pitcher Matthew Boyd echoed a similar sentiment on Foul Territory earlier this week. He’s currently on pace for a 40/40 season, and would be the first Cubs player to ever accomplish that feat.