Pete Crow-Armstrong Regrets His "Poor Word Choice," and the Impact on Women and Young Fans - Bleacher Nation

Pete Crow-Armstrong regrets the words he used during an altercation with a fan at the Cubs and White Sox Crosstown Classic finale. He says he is most troubled by the choice of words and how they affect people in his life directly or indirectly, especially women. He notes that women in his life would not expect him to speak that way regularly. He also regrets that the incident may be seen by little kids who encounter it on social media. He describes himself as intense on the field and says he let the moment get away from him, while also citing a lack of awareness about who was watching. He adds that he does not want to represent his clubhouse in that manner.

"“I think I just regret my choice of words the most and who that affects in my life, directly or indirectly. I don't think that any of the women in my life would think I would say those kinds of words regularly, especially referring to them. So I'm just bummed out about the word choice, and that a bunch of little kids probably find their way to social media and seeing that as well .... I am intense on the field. In a moment like that, I think I let it get away from me a little bit. But, again, poor word choice, and a lack of awareness, too, when it comes to who's watching it. I don't want to represent the other guys in this clubhouse that way, because mostly everybody in here is the opposite of that.”"

"Players are not robots and they don't have to sit there and take it from anyone and everyone without saying a word back. However, the specific thing that PCA said to her was not good. I felt like it crossed a line, and it turns out that PCA himself agrees, and he wanted to make sure he got that across in his further comments on the incident."

"Nobody loves that this happened, but it's an opportunity for a younger player to learn and grow. I respect that he handled it in the way he has, and addressed it publicly in this way. It would be very easy to just hang this on “clapping back” and leave it there. But we've normalized so many nasty things that we say to one another that I appreciate PCA acknowledging that, no, certain things are not OK to say to another person."

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