Crow-Armstrong heated – Pete Crow-Armstrong said a fan began “talking shit” after he missed a tough catch in right field during the Cubs’ 9-8 loss to the White Sox, and he responded on the field afterward.
A difficult moment for Pete Crow-Armstrong quickly turned heated at the ballpark Sunday, after the Chicago Cubs’ 24-year-old got into a fiery exchange with a fan following a missed chance in the 9-8 loss to the Chicago White Sox.
In the bottom of the fifth inning, White Sox third baseman Miguel Vargas sent a ball toward right field.. Crow-Armstrong moved in to try for the tough play but couldn’t come up with it. ending up on the grass.. That’s when a fan stepped in with her take on the play, prompting Crow-Armstrong to respond.
Crow-Armstrong later addressed the interaction in a quote shared on X.. “Pete Crow-Armstrong on his interaction with a fan after missing on a tough catch in right center today: ‘Some lady decided to start talking shi– and I felt the need to say it back. ‘” Jesse Rogers wrote. quoting Crow-Armstrong after Sunday’s game.. Crow-Armstrong’s words were also displayed in the accompanying quote: “Some lady decided to start talking shit and I felt the need to say it back.”
The tension wasn’t only about the missed catch.. The fan in question was wearing a Cubs jersey. a detail that could have been confusing for other supporters watching from the stands.. Crow-Armstrong has been working to find his footing this season. and the exchange landed against a backdrop of a .234 batting average along with five home runs and 20 RBIs before Sunday’s game.
Still, the Cubs carried forward after the defeat and sit at 29-18 following the loss. Despite the 9-8 result, Chicago remains first in the NL Central, and the team begins a new series against the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday.
The sequence of events connects tightly: Crow-Armstrong missed the ball in right field off Miguel Vargas in the bottom of the fifth. ended up on the grass. then the fan’s reaction on the spot triggered Crow-Armstrong’s response afterward.. With the Cubs staying atop the NL Central at 29-18 after the 9-8 loss. the incident became the emotional footnote to a game that still didn’t shake Chicago’s standing heading into Monday against Milwaukee.
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