Chicago Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong had heated words for White Sox fan

A misjudged ball by Pete Crow-Armstrong at the outfield fence allowed the Chicago White Sox to tie the game up at 4-4 in the fifth inning of Sunday’s game.

Crow-Armstrong, who took considerable abuse from White Sox fans this weekend, took an earful from a Southside fan after missing the opportunity to end the inning with the lead intact.

Broadcast cameras caught Crow-Armstrong jawing back at the White Sox fan.

Armstrong had a rough outing on Sunday, going 0-for-3 at-bat in the Chicago Cubs‘ 9-8 loss to the White Sox in front of 38,608 fans at Rate Field.

PCA nearly makes a great catch up against the fence in center but can’t come up with it, ends up hearing from #WhiteSox fans and chirping back. #CrossTown #Cubs pic.twitter.com/auEjjBfuvc

— Josh Frydman (@Josh_Frydman) May 17, 2026

PCA nearly makes a great catch up against the fence in center but can’t come up with it, ends up hearing from #WhiteSox fans and chirping back. #CrossTown #Cubs pic.twitter.com/auEjjBfuvc

— Josh Frydman (@Josh_Frydman) May 17, 2026

Following the game, Crow-Armstrong told reporters after the game that he felt like taking “expletive” back to the fan.

“Some lady decided to start talking (expletive) and I felt the need to say it back,” Crow-Armstrong said, via Jesse Rogers of ESPN.

Clearly, he’s dealing with some frustration in the early season.

Armstrong’s defense has been strong this season, and he made a great play earlier in the game, but his mistake in the fifth inning was costly for the Cubs, who dropped two games to the White Sox in the three-game series.

Crow-Armstrong earned two hits in 11 at-bats in the series. He entered Sunday batting .234 with five home runs and 20 RBIs.

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Chicago Cubs/Chicago White Sox rivalry is back

White Sox catcher Edgar Quero, who has had troubles at the plate of his own this season, hit the two-run walk-off blast in the 10th inning. He told CHSN after the game that winning the series over their crosstown rival meant a lot for the young team.

“We know we’re young players, a couple young boys right here, but we’re playing good baseball, and we’re gonna keep pushing,” Quero said.

The White Sox’s surprising start has brought out the best and worst of the fan base, and that’s a great thing for Chicago. White Sox fans made their presence loud this weekend, and they got in the minds of the Cubbies. The The White Sox are 24-22 and kept pace at one game back from the Cleveland Guardians for first place in the AL Central.

The White Sox, up two games for the final spot in the wild-card race, will have an important series starting on Monday against the Seattle Mariners, who are 2.5 games back from the White Sox.

The Cubs are now 29-18 before starting a three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday. The Cubs lead the Brewers by 1.5 games for the NL Central. PCA might want to clear his head and reset before the series.

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