Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong Apologizes for Expletive-Filled Exchange with Woman in Outfield
"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,” he said
Pete Crow-Armstrong is apologizing after his heated exchange with a fan Credit: Michael Hirschuber/Getty NEED TO KNOW Pete Crow-Armstrong apologized for using vulgar language toward a fan in the outfield The center fielder got into a heated exchange with a woman in the fifth inning of the Cubs' 9-8 loss against the White Sox Crow-Armstrong expressed regret over his word choice, saying, "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" Chicago Cubs star Pete Crow-Armstrong is apologizing after a heated exchange with a fan during Sunday's Crosstown Classic went viral, saying he regrets his “choice of words. " On Sunday, May 17, the 24-year-old got into an expletive-filled argument with a woman during the fifth inning of the Cubs' 9-8 loss against the Chicago White Sox. Crow-Armstrong was heckled by the woman, who sat just behind the fencing, and in return threw a vulgar and explicit phrase her way, as seen in a video circulating on social media.
(Warning: the video contains NSFW language. ) A day later, Crow-Armstrong apologized while talking to media. “I think I just regret my choice of words the most and who that affects in my life, directly and indirectly,” the center fielder said, according to the Associated Press .
“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,” he continued. After the exchange went viral on social media, Crow-Armstrong said he's learned his lesson.
“That's something I should be aware of at all times, that there will be cameras and such on me,” the Los Angeles-born player said. “I'm not always going to let stuff like that fly either. It's just about being a little more respectful and maybe killing somebody with kindness instead of matching their level of intent.