All-Star Love Story: How Pete Crow‑Armstrong Met His Girlfriend at Vanessa Hudgens’ Wedding.y1

While the Chicago Cubs are pinning their hopes on Pete Crow-Armstrong’s breakout 2025 season, the 23-year-old outfielder has the baseball world on edge for a different reason. Many fans have been talking about how…happier than usual he has been lately. It turns out, behind his All-Star form is an incredible love story—and it started in an unlikely place: Vanessa Hudgens and Cole Tucker’s wedding in Tulum.

Pete Crow-Armstrong revealed in a recent interview that he met his current girlfriend, Hailey Lavelle, a creative in the entertainment industry, on the night of their wedding at a Mexican beach resort. He was unprepared for the “fateful event”—in fact, he felt a little out of place among the Hollywood and sports guests.

“I was just going to come to congratulate Vanessa and Cole. I didn’t think my life would change that night,” PCA recalls, flashing a smile that Cubs fans rarely see.

The first moment, he says, came when the two happened to be standing next to each other at the bar before kickoff. “A mutual friend introduced us. We were supposed to say a few polite words—but it lasted the rest of the night. From that moment on, I knew I had to find a way to see her again.”

Teammates say he’s always been an “all-baseball, all-the-time” player—working to the point of exhaustion, thinking about the game at all times. But this year, he seems more balanced, lighter, and more confident.

A teammate whispered to a reporter:
“It’s weird. He’s playing better, but he’s more relaxed. There’s definitely a reason—and now we know what it is.”
Not only that, the Cubs coach also said half-jokingly:

“We don’t know what got Pete so jumpy at the start of the season… but it’s clearly not a new bat.”

Hailey is not a social media star or someone who seeks the MLB spotlight. This makes fans even more curious. According to sources close to her, she is the type of person who is quiet, smart and “knows how to keep PCA’s feet on the ground”—which is very difficult for a young player who has just had his first All-Star season.

“She made me realize that there are things outside of baseball that are worth appreciating, and that’s something I never understood before,” Crow-Armstrong admitted.

PCA is having the best season of his career. He has quicker reflexes, is no longer haunted by small mistakes, and seems to enjoy the sport in a healthier way. Those close to him say Hailey is the “secret reason.”

In the locker room, teammates call it the “Tulum Boost.”

Will this love story that began at a Mexican wedding become a lasting chapter in PCA’s life? Or is it just a beautiful chapter in a brilliant All-Star season?

Crow-Armstrong just smiles when asked:

“Tulum changed everything. And I think it’s just the beginning.”
A lingering, cryptic answer—enough to keep the MLB world watching…very closely.