Overview
- During Sunday’s Crosstown Classic, Pete Crow-Armstrong walked to the outfield fence after a missed catch and shouted an explicit sexual insult at a heckling White Sox fan, in a clip that spread widely online.
- On Monday, he told reporters he regrets his word choice and said he was concerned kids would see the video, though he had earlier said he answered because a fan was talking trash.
- Cubs manager Craig Counsell called it a mistake and said players must keep fan interactions positive even in emotional moments.
- As of Monday, MLB had announced no fine or suspension and Crow-Armstrong was listed to start against the Brewers, while viral posts claiming punishment were false.
- The woman told the Chicago Sun-Times her group planned to heckle as part of an engagement-party outing, a rivalry setting that helps explain how the exchange escalated.