Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong faced backlash for his controversial outburst against a Chicago White Sox fan at Rate Field over the weekend.
Crow-Armstrong, who landed on the outfield track after slamming into the outfield wall trying to make a leaping catch, was heckled by a fan as he tried to get up. The Cubs outfielder shouted profanities at her before walking away:
“You suck my fu**ing di** bit**.”
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Crow-Armstrong addressed the controversial incident on Monday and apologized for his outburst, saying that he regrets his choice of words.
“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 kinda of words regularly, especially referring to them.
“So I’m just bummed out by the word choice and that a bunch of little kids go and probably find their way to social media and see that as well.”
The Cubs outfielder admitted that he let his emotions get away in the moment due to his intensity on the field.
“But I am intense on the field, and in a moment like that I let it get away from me a little bit. But again poor word choice.”
White Sox fan addressed controversial Pete Crow-Armstrong incident at Rate Field
The White Sox fan who heckled Pete Crow-Armstrong was reportedly at the game for her engagement party. She admitted shouting at the Cubs outfielder during the game, according to the Chicago Sun Times.
“I said he sucked, and then he said words that I don’t want to repeat, you shouldn’t say to a woman,” she said. “And then both my brothers were up there against the fence, too.’’
She revealed that her fiancé tried to calm her but Crow-Armstrong’s outburst enraged him.
“He tried to calm me,’’ she said, “but then he heard what PCA said to me, so he started booing him, too.’’
Cubs manager Craig Counsell acknowledged Crow-Armstrong’s “mistake” and admitted it’s difficult to handle a “really emotional situation” but called it a “requirement of the job.”
Edited by Chaitanya Prakash
