Pete Crow-Armstrong apologizes for vulgar response to fan during Cubs' loss: 'Regret my choice of words'

Chicago Cubs halfway fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong apologized for utilizing vulgar connection successful a heated speech with a instrumentality during Sunday’s nonaccomplishment to the Chicago White Sox.

Crow-Armstrong, the 24-year-old prima for the Cubs, said helium has learned from the experience, regretting his "choice of words."

PCA was heard saying, "suck my f---ing d--- b----," during the enactment with the instrumentality successful the outfield.

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Pete Crow-Armstrong #4 of the Chicago Cubs stands connected platform successful a crippled against the Philadelphia Phillies astatine Wrigley Field connected April 21, 2026 successful Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images) (Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images)

"I regret my prime of words the astir and who that affects successful my life," Crow-Armstrong said Monday afternoon, per ESPN. "Directly oregon indirectly, I don't deliberation that immoderate of the women successful my beingness would deliberation I would accidental those kinds of words regularly. I'm conscionable bummed retired astir the connection prime and a clump of small kids going to societal media and seeing that arsenic well."

It was successful the 5th inning of the "Crosstown Classic," wherever Crow-Armstrong was trying to way down a alert shot erstwhile helium crashed into the wall. He sat connected the crushed for a bit, portion fans were up adjacent on the obstruction beneath the bleachers and by the visitor’s bullpen.

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While respective radical appeared to speech to Crow-Armstrong, a pistillate heckled him, starring to his pointed response. The enactment was captured connected camera, and Crow-Armstrong could beryllium heard precise clearly.

"I saw the cameras successful my face, it’s not similar I didn’t," helium admitted. "I’m decidedly alert of the information that it has blown up."

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MAY 16: Pete Crow-Armstrong #4 of the Chicago Cubs rounds the bases aft hitting a 2 tally location tally against the Chicago White Sox during the ninth inning astatine Rate Field connected May 16, 2026 successful Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Daniel Bartel/Getty Images) ((Photo by Daniel Bartel/Getty Images))

Crow-Armstrong added that helium is "intense connected the field," but helium admitted, "I deliberation I fto it get distant from maine a small bit."

Cubs manager Craig Counsell besides hopes that his prima outfielder learned from the situation.

"Pete made a mistake with his prime of words," Counsell said. "He's alert of that. ... It's the world of this job. Fan interactions happen. You privation to effort and support them affirmative adjacent erstwhile they're not."

MLB wasn’t looking into the incidental contempt it going viral, ESPN added.  

Crow-Armstrong is successful his 3rd twelvemonth with the Cubs, but he’s already looked astatine arsenic a cardinal cornerstone of the historical franchise. Before the season, helium besides represented the United States successful the World Baseball Classic.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MAY 17: Pete Crow-Armstrong #4 of the Chicago Cubs reacts aft getting deed by a transportation successful the eighth inning against the Chicago White Sox astatine Rate Field connected May 17, 2026 successful Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Hirschuber/Getty Images) ((Photo by Michael Hirschuber/Getty Images))

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As a cardinal typical of the franchise and each those successful the clubhouse, Crow-Armstrong is hoping helium tin determination guardant by "killing idiosyncratic with kindness alternatively of matching their level of intent."

I don't privation to fto that deter from the competitiveness I consciousness retired connected the field. Channeling successful a antithetic mode would astir apt beryllium my adjacent task," helium said.

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