Cubs CF Pete Crow-Armstrong regrets the words he used during a heated exchange with a fan
CHICAGO (AP) — Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong said Monday that he regrets the words he used during a heated exchange with a fan. The incident occurred in the fifth inning of Sunday's 9-8 loss to the crosstown White Sox at Rate Field. Crow-Armstrong was getting up from the warning track after making an unsuccessful attempt to haul in Miguel Vargas' two-run double when he was heckled by a woman standing beyond the fence.
The 24-year-old Crow-Armstrong responded with a vulgar message punctuated by an expletive. “I think I just regret my choice of words the most and who that affects in my life, directly and indirectly,” Crow-Armstrong said. "I don’t think that any of the women in my life would ever think that I would use those kind of words regularly, especially referring to them.
“So I’m just bummed out about the word choice, and that a bunch of little kids go and probably find their way to social media and see that as well. ” Cubs manager Craig Counsell said he spoke with Crow-Armstrong about what happened. “He made a mistake, and we’ve got to move on from it," Counsell said before the Cubs' series opener against Milwaukee.
“It’s a reality of this job. It happens. Fan interactions happen.
You want to try to keep them positive, even when they’re not. Sometimes when it’s a really emotional situation, it’s difficult, but it’s still a requirement of the job. ” Crow-Armstrong is one of Chicago's biggest stars after hitting .