Has Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong been suspended for NSFW exchange with fan?
Parody accounts have had a field day with the incident.
Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong was at the center of controversy this week after video showed him getting into a vulgar exchange with a White Sox fan. But has it risen to the level of MLB discipline? So far, it's not looking that way ā despite the best efforts of fake and parody accounts on social media.
Following the Cubs' 9-8 loss to the White Sox, Crow-Armstrong explained that he talked trash back to a fan who heckled him after he missed a leaping attempt at Miguel Vargas' double. There was another exchange where Crow-Armstrong had choice words for a fan from the on-deck circle. That has led to several fake accounts on social media claiming that MLB issued a multi-game suspension for the Cubs star.
A parody account on Twitter/X claimed that MLB suspended Crow-Armstrong for 10 games, and the tweet had 276,000 views at time of publish. Again, none of that is true. If MLB is planning to discipline Crow-Armstrong for what happened on Sunday, the league hasn't announced it yet.
Crow-Armstrong is listed in the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Brewers. #Cubs lineup for game 48/162- Nico Hoerner 2B Michael Busch 1B Alex Bregman 3B Ian Happ LF Seiya Suzuki RF Michael Conforto DH Carson Kelly C Pete Crow-Armstrong CF Dansby Swanson SS Shota Imanaga SP ā Jacob Zanolla (@jacobzanolla) May 18, 2026 We'll have to see if MLB takes any action ā whether it be a fine or something more ā but for now, the Cubs outfielder has already moved on from that altercation at Rate Field. This article originally appeared on For The Win: Has Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong been suspended for NSFW exchange with fan?