Chicago Cubs All-Star centerfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong made some inflammatory comments regarding Los Angeles Dodgers fans in an interview with Wayne Drehs of Chicago Magazine, calling them not “baseball fans.”
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“I love Chicago more and more,” Crow-Armstrong says. “The people are great. They aren’t just baseball fans who go to the game like Dodgers fans to take pictures and whatever. They care.”
Crow-Armstrong grew up in Los Angeles, but his dad was a Cubs fan, doubled down his comments about Dodger fans in an interview on the “Foul Territory” Podcast.
“I didn’t really get a chance to back that statement up with that has nothing to do with Doc, that has nothing to do with Shohei, any of the players over there,” Crow-Armstrong said on the “Foul Territory” Podcast. “I love Mookie Betts; I look up to him like crazy. Freddie has only ever been great to me. If anything, those are the guys that have given those fans a reason to be fans. I grew up going to Dodgers games when they weren’t always good, when they had Mannywood pop up, but they (the fans) go in phases. All fans fight and stuff, but I remember putting the Giants fan in a coma. That stuck with me as a kid. Just little things. Sitting in the stands, just nasty stuff goes on. I didn’t always experience that at other ballparks. But like I said, that has nothing to do with who is on the field for them. I love playing against them, and I love what they’re doing right now, because they’re creating a dynasty, but I want to take them down too.”
An All-Star in 2025 because of his great first half, hitting .265 with an OPS of .846 and 25 home runs in the first 95 games, he failed to remain hot post All-Star break — hitting .216 with a .634 OPS and six home runs in the next 62 games.
Pete Crow-Armstrong and the Chicago Cubs won’t have to wait long to face the Dodgers
Oct 11, 2025; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong (4) reacts after flying out against the Milwaukee Brewers in the seventh inning during game five of the NLDS round for the 2025 MLB playoffs at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-Imagn Images
Crow-Armstrong won’t have to wait long for his comments to come back and bite him, as the Cubs will travel to Los Angeles for a three-game series from April 24-26. The only other time in 2026 the Cubs will play the Dodgers is in August, from Aug. 3 to Aug. 5 in Chicago.
Feb 12, 2026; Mesa, AZ, USA; Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong (4) works out during spring training camp at Sloan Park. Mandatory Credit: Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images
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