star center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong was reportedly fined an undisclosed amount of money for his interaction with a Chicago White Sox fan on Saturday.
Crow-Armstrong, 24, was heckled by a fan after making a play during the fifth inning of the teams 8-3 loss to the He had a vulgar response to the female heckler.
“You suck my fâ-ing dâk b—-,” Crow-Armstrong told the female fan.
The fine for Crow-Armstrong is undisclosed, ESPN reported. He said he regretted his actions on Monday.
“I think I just the most and who that affects in my life, directly and indirectly,” Crow-Armstrong said. “I dont think that any of the women in my life would ever think that I would use those kind of words regularly, especially referring to them.
“So Im just bummed out about the word choice, and that a bunch of little kids go and probably find their way to social media and see that as well.”
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Cubs manager Craig Counsell said he spoke with Crow-Armstrong and called fan interactions as part of the job.
“He made a mistake, and weve got to move on from it,” Counsell said before Chicago’s 9-3 loss to Milwaukee. “Its a reality of this job. It happens. Fan interactions happen. You want to try to keep them positive, even when theyre not. Sometimes when its a really emotional situation, its difficult, but its still a requirement of the job.”
Crow-Armstrong is one of the best defensive center fielders in baseball and made his first All-Star team last season. Last season, Crow-Armstrong hit .247 with 31 home runs and 95 RBI.
This season, Crow-Armstrong has not had the same success. In 49 games, he has hit just .229 with five home runs and 20 RBI.
The Cubs (29-20) will take on the (28-18) in the final game of their three-game series on Wednesday at 7:40 p.m. ET.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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