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 pinch a instrumentality during Sunday’s nonaccomplishment to nan Chicago White Sox.

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

PCA was heard saying, "suck my f---ing d--- b----," during nan relationship pinch nan instrumentality successful nan outfield.

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Pete Crow-Armstrong #4 of nan Chicago Cubs stands connected platform successful a crippled against nan 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 nan astir and who that affects successful my life," Crow-Armstrong said Monday afternoon, per ESPN. "Directly aliases indirectly, I don't deliberation that immoderate of nan women successful my life would deliberation I would opportunity those kinds of words regularly. I'm conscionable bummed retired astir nan connection prime and a bunch of small kids going to societal media and seeing that arsenic well."

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

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While respective group appeared to talk to Crow-Armstrong, a female heckled him, starring to his pointed response. The relationship was captured connected camera, and Crow-Armstrong could beryllium heard very clearly.

"I saw nan cameras successful my face, it’s not for illustration I didn’t," he admitted. "I’m decidedly alert of nan truth that it has blown up."

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MAY 16: Pete Crow-Armstrong #4 of nan Chicago Cubs rounds nan bases aft hitting a 2 tally location tally against nan Chicago White Sox during nan 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 he is "intense connected nan field," but he admitted, "I deliberation I fto it get distant from maine a small bit."

Cubs head Craig Counsell besides hopes that his prima outfielder learned from nan situation.

"Pete made a correction pinch his prime of words," Counsell said. "He's alert of that. ... It's nan reality of this job. Fan interactions happen. You want to effort and support them affirmative moreover erstwhile they're not."

MLB wasn’t looking into nan incident contempt it going viral, ESPN added.  

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

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MAY 17: Pete Crow-Armstrong #4 of nan Chicago Cubs reacts aft getting deed by a transportation successful nan eighth inning against nan 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 nan franchise and each those successful nan clubhouse, Crow-Armstrong is hoping he tin move guardant by "killing personification pinch kindness alternatively of matching their level of intent."

I don't want to fto that deter from nan competitiveness I consciousness retired connected nan field. Channeling successful a different measurement would astir apt beryllium my adjacent task," he said.

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